Medical Marijuana - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/medical_marijuana/?source=rss&aim=medical_marijuana en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST I stole my lover's pot while he was sleeping By Cary Tennis Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/21/stole_pot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/21/stole_pot/index.html?source=rss Oh my God, why did I do that? Do I have to confess? Obama's commendable change in federal drug enforcement policy By Glenn Greenwald Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/19/drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/10/19/drugs/index.html?source=rss New medical marijuana policy reflects sea change, both domestic and international, in drug policy. SCOTUS won't hear challenge to California medical marijuana law By Alex Koppelman Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/18/scotus_marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/18/scotus_marijuana/index.html?source=rss Two counties which had refused to comply with the law won't get any help from the Supreme Court -- at least, not yet. Teen sex cults! By Lynn Harris Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/26/teen_sex_cults/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/26/teen_sex_cults/index.html?source=rss Looks like the FDA has really lost it. The return of reefer madness By Maia Szalavitz Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/19/reefer_madness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/09/19/reefer_madness/index.html?source=rss The U.S. drug czar's office is running ads implying that smoking marijuana can lead to insanity. But pushing dubious science is no way to persuade teenagers not to do drugs. Holder says Feds will stop medical marijuana raids By Alex Koppelman Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/26/medical_marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/02/26/medical_marijuana/index.html?source=rss Breaking with previous policy, the Obama administration will look the other way in states that have legalized cannabis for medical purposes. Mom's a pothead By Cary Tennis Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/09/pothead_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/09/pothead_mom/index.html?source=rss Her 15-year-old says he'll move out if she won't stop smoking. Rehnquist's mixed legacy By Mark Tushnet Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/04/rehnquist_legacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/04/rehnquist_legacy/index.html?source=rss Historians will rank him as one of the 20th century's most important chief justices, but while William Rehnquist's court transformed constitutional law, he did not. A guide to Gonzales vs. Raich By Ryan Grim Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/07/supreme_court_and_pot/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/06/07/supreme_court_and_pot/index.html?source=rss What the medical marijuana ruling means for patients, the commerce clause, marital sex, Antonin Scalia's career and more. Cracking down on the terminally ill By Mark Follman Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/06/06/marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/06/06/marijuana/index.html?source=rss Today's ruling on medical marijuana may set the stage for a showdown between the feds and local law enforcement -- and it definitely means more pain for the chronically sick. Pot jury rebellion By Tim Grieve Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/02/07/pot_jury/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/02/07/pot_jury/index.html?source=rss Marney Craig and 11 other jurors convicted a California man on federal drug charges. But Craig says the feds deceived her -- and she's furious. The latest Bush hypocrisy By Arianna Huffington Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/09/16/war_on_drugs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/09/16/war_on_drugs/index.html?source=rss Gov. Jeb Bush calls for jail time for nonviolent drug offenders as his daughter gets sent to rehab. A nauseating ruling By Dan Shapiro Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/15/weed_love/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/15/weed_love/index.html?source=rss Clarence Thomas says marijuana has no medical use. Maybe he'd like to try my cancer Let them eat chemo By Daniel Forbes Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/15/marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/15/marijuana/index.html?source=rss Will the Supreme Court's ostrich-like ruling shut down the medical marijuana movement? Up in smoke By Daryl Lindsey Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/29/marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/29/marijuana/index.html?source=rss The U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to close down California's pot buyer's clubs. Doctor's orders: Get high By Chris Colin Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/01/31/marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/01/31/marijuana/index.html?source=rss A trip into the medical marijuana demimonde smokes out America's confusion about drugs, pleasure and morality. "Mom's Marijuana" By Dan Shapiro Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/11/30/moms_marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/11/30/moms_marijuana/index.html?source=rss When I was diagnosed with cancer, my mother just said yes to growing 11-foot pot plants in her backyard garden. Striking down medical marijuana By David Tuller Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/31/medical_marijuana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/31/medical_marijuana/index.html?source=rss San Francisco's pro-pot district attorney discusses the long-term implications of the Supreme Court's ruling. Portrait of a drug czar By Arthur Allen Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/30/czar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/30/czar/index.html?source=rss Gen. Barry McCaffrey drives his government office like a lockstep battalion, but some contend his ruthless schedule and egomaniacal ways are only hurting his effort to bring sanity to America's drug policy. Fighting "Cheech & Chong" medicine By Daniel Forbes Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/07/27/ondcp/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/07/27/ondcp/index.html?source=rss Did the White House drug office go too far in trying to stop the spread of medical marijuana initiatives? "Humanitarian cease-fire" in the war on drugs By Fiona Morgan Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/27/sheriff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/27/sheriff/index.html?source=rss A Maine sheriff wants the Legislature to let authorities dole out confiscated pot to people who need medicinal marijuana. Pot pol By Mark Gimein Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/10/13/draper_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/10/13/draper_bush/index.html?source=rss George W.'s Silicon Valley point man, Tim Draper, isn't quiet about legalizing marijuana. Casualties of the Marijuana War By Lowell Weiss Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/03/27/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/03/27/news/index.html?source=rss It isn't just cancer and AIDS patients who are suffering because of America's anti-pot hysteria. Hundreds of small-time users are in jail -- for life.