Marijuana Industry

Seattle's mayor has made a clarion call for marijuana legalization as his state prepares to vote on the issue in November.

Supporters of a Colorado marijuana legalization and regulation initiative Wednesday turned in nearly double the number of signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot.

A Colorado marijuana legalization initiative looks almost assured of making the November ballot after organizers handed in a final 12,000 signatures. They only need 2,400 valid ones.

The Colorado Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol initiative hit a bump in the road Friday, falling just short of the number of valid signatures needed to make the November ballot. But it still has 15 days to make up the shortfall.

And then there were two. It's official: Colorado will vote on marijuana legalization in November, joining Washington state.

The Colorado Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has put up its first billboard. Ironically, it's above a liquor store.

The Colorado Democratic Party has endorsed Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act.

If grand jury indictments earlier this month are any indication, there's not enough real crime in Pitt County, North Carolina, to keep cops and prosecutors busy. The most common grand jury charge: possessing marijuana with intent.

The new national drug strategy is out and it looks very much like the old national drug strategy, retaining the seemingly eternal 60:40 split between law enforcement and interdiction on one hand and treatment and prevention on the other.

Oaksterdam University is bouncing back from the federal raid two weeks ago, but Richard Lee is stepping down to prepare for legal troubles and campaign for drug law reform.