Melvin Blevins Jailed For Forcing 18-Month Niece To Smoke Weed

Melvin Blevins, 19 years old, has been arrested and sentenced to ten years in prison for video taping himself forcing his 18 month old niece to smoke marijana. The video tape was found inside a camera at a pawn shop in Ohio. Blevins is shown giving the little girl a glass...

Britain's Youngest Mother Grows Marijuana 'To Escape Stress'

A teenage girl once dubbed "Britain's youngest mom" has been caught growing marijuana in her home. Amy Crowhurst became Britain's youngest mom when she fell pregnant at the age of 12. Now 19 and the single mother of two from Crawley, West Sussex, Crowhurst admitted producing...

Mexico Makes Small-Scale Drug Possession Legal

Mexico today announced that they will make small-scale drug possession legal, so that means a small amount of marijuana, cocaine, heroine will now be legal to carry; this moves comes in the midst of a major war on drugs on Mexico's streets, but supporters say this was still a...

Another Victory For Marijuana Reformers

Source: Atlantic Monthly  Rhode Island -- In the latest advancement for marijuana law reformers, the Rhode Island state legislature today legalized medical marijuana stores in the state, overriding Gov. Don Carcieri's (R) veto.The new law will take effect immediately....

Melissa Etheridge: Medical marijuana should be legal

(CNN) -- Each day an estimated 6,000 Americans will try marijuana for the first time. It's the most common illicit drug in the United States with nearly 15 million people using it at least once a month. ...

Drug Czar's Pot-Potency Claims Go Up In Smoke

http://www.huffingtonpost.comBuzz up! A newly released report about marijuana potency undermines previous claims by the Office of National Drug...

Prison Term for a Seller of Medical Marijuana

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the owner of a marijuana dispensary to a year in prison, a sign that providers of medical marijuana still face the possibility of jail time despite the Obama administration’s promise not to prosecute them if they comply...

Supreme Court Hands Medical Marijuana Major Victory

The U.S. Supreme Court handed medical marijuana patients and advocates a resounding victory on Monday, refusing to hear a case brought by San Diego County, which has long chafed at implementing statewide medical marijuana laws. The state of California, in an effort to...