South Dakota tribe to open nation’s 1st pot resort
The Santee Sioux tribe has already proven its business acumen, running a successful casino, a 120-room hotel and a 240-head buffalo ranch on the plains of South Dakota.
District of Columbia adds race to debate on legalizing pot
A debate over legalizing marijuana in the nation’s capital is focusing on the outsized number of arrests of African Americans on minor drug charges.
Pot advocate says travels show legalization works
Rick Steves smokes the occasional joint, but he’s not arguing for marijuana legalization in Oregon just because he likes to get high.
Group seeks ballot initiative to legalize marijuana
A group has filed a petition seeking a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Mississippi.
Alaska TV reporter quits on air to promote pot
A television reporter quit her job on live TV with a big four-letter flourish after revealing she owns a medical marijuana business and intends to press for legalization of recreational pot in Alaska.
Miss. legalizing marijuana extract as medicine
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill to legalize a marijuana extract to be used as medicine under tightly controlled circumstances.
Poll: Three-fourths of Americans say marijuana will be legal
Three-fourths of Americans say it’s inevitable that marijuana will be legal for recreational use across the nation, whether they support such policies or not, according to a public opinion poll released Wednesday that highlights shifting attitudes following the drug war era and tough-on-crime legislation.
Miss. jury finds Tex. minister guilty in drug case
A Mississippi jury has found a 71-year-old Texas minister guilty of possession with intent to distribute 200 pounds of marijuana.
Legal pot sales begin amid doubt in Colo.
A gleaming white Apple store of weed is how Andy Williams sees his new Denver marijuana dispensary.
Two booked after pot package found at post office
JACKSON — Authorities in Jackson say two men are facing charges after officers intercepted a package packed with marijuana at the downtown Jackson post office.
ACLU study: Pot arrests more likely for blacks
Black people are arrested for possessing marijuana at a higher rate than white people, even though marijuana use by both races is about the same, the American Civil Liberties Union reports in a new study.
Froma Harrop: Legal pot means more for states, less for gangs
The good things that should happen after marijuana is legalized are happening in Colorado. In November, voters in Colorado — and Washington state — legalized