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There were a few years when the War on Drugs, at least concerning marijuana, seemed to be over. It took decades for popular opinion to change, but ultimately a majority of Americans came to see marijuana policies as a waste of resources at best and a civil rights travesty at worst. Activists...

She worked in sales and marketing; her friend taught high school English. They retired and settled into their golden years. "Retirement was nice but certainly it left you lighter in the pocketbook," Barbara Diner, a 30-year veteran of the cable television and telecommunications, says...

To some purveyors of that green, leafy and legal-in-Colorado substance – as well as its edible, drinkable and fellow byproducts – the term "pot shop" makes them cringe. You also can add "weed," "marijuana," "dope" and other monikers to a list of terms that makes them as uncomfortable as those...

In case you missed it, Washington State's marijuana regulations are going to change significantly on June 23rd thanks to Governor Inslee having signed SB 5131 into law last month. If you hold a Washington State marijuana production, processing, or retail license from the Washington State...

A few years ago, I received a call from a family member who wanted to know where they could get medical cannabis for a friend suffering from severe chronic pain and Alzheimer's disease. At the same time, a close friend of mine was facing a thousand dollar a month bill she couldn't afford to...

Please join us in thanking Mars-Hydro for renewing their sponsorship! They have been and continue to be a huge asset in helping us further our mission of spreading Cannabis Awareness to the world. 420 Magazine began life 24 years ago in an endeavor to end prohibition by creating a forum where...

Thanks for welcoming me to the forums I can see myself spending a lot of time here as there are so many knowledgeable people to learn from in this place. I am new to growing so it is great to see so many people showing their grows and sharing their experience and expertise. I am Aussie living...

During the lull between legislative sessions, the marijuana lobby is preparing its next big push to legalize pot in Indiana. These activists want you to believe their end goal is inevitable. The only question in their minds is how long they must wait for the rest of us backward Hoosiers (as...

Bill and Barbara Steele moved to this sleepy corner of Oregon to start their own winery after successful, high-powered business careers. Now, more than a decade later and with award-winning wine to show for their hard work, they are adding a new crop: marijuana. Oregon's legalization of...

In California, seniors are getting together to sample weed-laced lip balms, topical ointments, and tinctures in Mary Kay-style parties at their retirement communities. Baby boomers make up one of the fastest growing age groups to embrace marijuana. One study found a 71% increase in...

Pot gardening was back on the Town Council's agenda recently. Weed, that is, the controversial now legal-in-California recreational plant that alters one's reality for a time. California law gives any adult citizen the right to grow up to six marijuana plants where they live for personal use...

When she was 14, Sandra Andrade first learned about marijuana from her brother who had an outdoor garden. Today, the 36-year-old works at downtown L.A. dispensary Kushmart, where she helms the point-of-sale contact for those who want to purchase cannabis products. In weed industry terms, she's a...

With all the mayhem and malfeasance emanating from the Trump administration, it's hard to keep up with the myriad policies and practices that are doing harm to the nation. That's especially true at the Department of Justice, where Attorney General Jeff Sessions seems determined to turn back the...

With increasingly liberalized public attitudes and laws regarding marijuana, Inland communities have had to confront the question of how to deal with it. While most Inland governments chose not to permit medical marijuana businesses authorized by Proposition 215, the passage of Proposition 64...

Elise Warren came to Washington because she is tired of counting tens and even hundreds of thousands of dollars every morning before opening her store. That may sound like a fine problem to have, but for Warren, the manager of a legal marijuana dispensary in Corvallis, Oregon, operating a...

There's a crowd of a few dozen people mingling about the Capitol grounds in dark suits, striped ties, power dresses and sunglasses on a summer-like spring day in the nation's steamy capital. They look like they're ready for a Republican fundraiser, but they're actually marijuana business owners...

Unresolved trauma and conflict is the root of all disease. Substance abuse is a disease. Addiction is a component of disease. There is no gene that gives a person addiction. The pathway to addiction and substance abuse is a learned behavior. Scholars are studying how poor rural white people are...

Weber County Sheriff Terry Thompson continues to advocate for a costly, destructive and failed "war on drugs." He claims, in a written policy, that legalizing cannabis for medicinal use would "create thousands of victims." Has he not paid attention to the victims created by the...

The Canadian Liberal government is set to legalize marijuana on July 1, 2018, ending a 94-year-long prohibition on the plant. It's about time, but it's also time to de-stigmatize its use. People who literally oppose marijuana, at this point, just need to let it go. There is no need for the...

After a recent medical marijuana bill went up in smoke, a Tampa doctor, who treats patients with medical marijuana, is worried that people are confused about who can seek treatment. As voters in Florida patiently wait for state lawmakers to get their act together and create a framework to...