A letter responding to an editorial on ChicoER.com states that pot is not a medicine. The term

America’s most valuable harvest is cannabis, or as it’s more commonly known, marijuana.rnrn

According to the group Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, the Colorado Secretary of State announced Friday the group was 2,500 signatures short of qualifying the marijuana legalization measure for the 2012 ballot

President Obama’s live, online chat slated for Monday afternoon is intended to focus on issues raised during last week’s State of the Union address — but his online audience seems to be much more interested in marijuana policy.rnrn

Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday reiterated the Justice Department’s support for the Ogden memo, which in 2009 declared that the sale and use of medical marijuana in states where it’s legal are a low priority for federal prosecutors.rnrn

rnLast week, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration led a crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego, and two U.S. governors petitioned for the reclassification of of the drug and law enforcement officers who got fired. rnrn

Jennifer Budwig analysis of the economic impact that legal marijauna could have for Humboldt County California

The governors of Washington and Rhode Island last week sought to clear up the legal gray area created by the decriminalization of medical marijuana in their states by asking the federal government to reclassify the drug. California Govenor Jerry Brown ought to join them. rnrn

A new study out of the University of Colorado Denver suggests traffic deaths have dropped 9 percent and beer sales have declined by 5 percent in states where medical marijuana has been legalized

North Seattle Medical Collective features Cotton Head brand cannabis