The Maryland legislation 'fails to establish a well-regulated system that allows patients to cultivate their own medicine or safely obtain it from a licensed dispensary,' said Mike Liszewski, policy director with Americans for Safe Access, a national medical marijuana advocacy group

A year ago today, Oakland's pioneering Oaksterdam University was raided by DEA agents. Its vocal founder, millionaire activist Richard Lee, also saw his home raided, and subsequently he stepped down as leader of the school, allowing ownership of it and the associate marijuana dispensary, Coffeeshop Blue Sky, to be split among several employees

By mid-April, Capital City Care plans to begin selling four strains of medical marijuana from its 2,000-square-foot perch on North Capitol Street. Two more licensed dispensaries are slated to open shortly thereafter

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Closed; Patients Left with Few Options

Ordinance would include sales tax, location limits, ban on vending machines

San Diego law enforcement officials have written us that they’re only interested in criminals hiding behind medical marijuana law. So why are two, rural San Diego, CA residents in their 60s in court this week on drug charges for a pretty small pot grow in their back yard?

San Diego plans to make medical marijuana available to patients through the installation of vending machines at local dispensaries

Machines would be protected by high-tech security

Earlier this week, while more than 200 citizen lobbyists were meeting face-to-face with their Congressional legislators in Washington, D.C. to change federal policy on medical cannabis, a series of events occurred in Florida, making that state the next political battleground on this issue

A poll released Wednesday found that a majority of California voters favor the legalization of marijuana

Veterans and other Americans who qualify for medical marijuana could relax and take their medicine if the federal government gets with the program

We'd like to see federal legislation that would treat marijuana like an ordinary prescription drug

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Monday gave a public coming out event for a bill designed to stop federal government interference with medical marijuana patients and providers in states where it is legal

Californians support legalizing pot in greater numbers than ever -- and they want the federal government to cool it with the crackdowns on medical marijuana dispensaries

Two new bills introduced Monday by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) aim to help medical marijuana patients defend themselves in court and open up new avenues of scientific research into the drug by forcing the federal government to recognize marijuana’s potential for medical value

Americans for Safe Access has expanded the Nevada County chapter of the national organization into the Truckee area

Flanked by more than 150 advocates from around the country, Oregon Democrat Earl Blumenauer on Monday put forward his legislation allowing states to legalize medical marijuana in an effort to end the confusion surrounding federal pot policy

Medical-marijuana advocates lobbying Congress this week got powerful new allies to help them make the case for getting federal prosecutors to back off: labor leaders

After medical marijuana dispensaries were put in jeopardy of a ban last July, the Los Angeles City Council voted 8-4 to approve its own medical marijuana measure to appear on the May ballot

An HIV-positive medical marijuana patient seeks legalization