Medicinal marijuana


Students get higher education at cannabis college

Oakland University in California offers a curriculum pot heads around the country find irresistibly alluring — an education based on the lucrative medical marijuana industry, writes Jason Motlagh.

America opens its first pot cafe

America’s first “pot cafe” has opened its doors in Portland, Oregon. Certified medical marijuana can get their dose of Mary Jane from the “budtenders”, as well as food, should the munchies strike. Trippy.

The cannabis classification wars spark up in the US

The real dangers (or lack thereof) of cannabis use are being hotly debated in the UK, and now the issue has hit the US, with the American Medical Association pushing for a review into the drug’s status as a Schedule I drug.

Guy Rundle: Dope reform a sign of Obama’s worth and intent

Barack Obama has transformed the US overnight, from a country with one of the harshest anti-dope regimes, to one with some of the most liberal in the world.