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Now in Colorado: Members-Only Pot Clubs

BYO pot, and light up indoors

(Newser) - America is now home to at least two pot clubs. The Colorado toking emporiums are members-only establishments, reports the AP , which was on hand for yesterday's 4:20pm opening of Club 64 in Denver. Some 200 people paid the $29.99 monthly members fee, which gets them access to...

Bieber Smokes Pot Constantly: Report

Insiders say he 'doesn't listen to anybody'

(Newser) - Stardom may be going to Justin Bieber's head. Sources close to the young rocker tell the New York Daily News that he has a significant pot habit, and "doesn't listen to anyone anymore." Bieber "doesn't seem to care and does whatever he wants,"...

Marijuana Basically Already Legal in California

Shift in attitudes 'shocking,' says lieutenant governor

(Newser) - Pot may not technically be legal in California, but the stigma against it is already long gone in the state, reports the New York Times . With medical marijuana legal since 1996 and even former a Republican governor—Arnold Schwarzenegger, of course—having decriminalized possession of small amounts of the drug,...

Obama on Pot: 'We've Got Bigger Fish to Fry'

He says government won't prioritize going after users in WA, CO

(Newser) - Can potheads in Washington and Colorado toke up without fear of the DEA? Maybe. ABC News released an excerpt from President Obama's interview with Barbara Walters today in which the president indicates that cracking down on marijuana use in states where it's legal isn't a "top...

Smugglers Launch Pot Over Border With Cannon

But a citizen finds them first

(Newser) - The catapult didn't work so well. Nor did driving over the border fence with a makeshift ramp. Now Mexican drug smugglers have resorted to cannons, authorities say. Smugglers used a pneumatic cannon to shoot containers of pot over the border into an Arizona field, reports the Yuma Sun . It...

Now Banned in Amsterdam: Smoking Pot at School

Kids will just have to take their weed elsewhere

(Newser) - It's kind of amazing that this wasn't illegal already: Students will no longer be able to smoke pot in Amsterdam's schools, the city's mayor announced today. Just as amazing: It's the first city in the Netherlands to introduce such a ban, reports the AP . A...

Now Maine Kids in Hot Water Over Pot-Laced Treats

9 high schoolers suspended

(Newser) - Two time zones away from the pair of Colorado students who foisted pot-laced brownies on their unsuspecting college peers on Friday, some Maine high schoolers were allegedly chowing on marijuana cookies. Some of the students who ate the cookies ended up in the nurse's office, and nine Cape Elizabeth...

Marijuana Now Legal in Colorado
Marijuana
Now Legal in Colorado
Dec 10, 2012 7:50 PM CST

Marijuana Now Legal in Colorado

Governor had til Jan. 5 to make it so, but saw no point in waiting

(Newser) - Feeding unsuspecting classmates pot brownies still isn't legal in Colorado, but smoking pot for your own recreational use now is, after Gov. John Hickenlooper today took the purposely low-key procedural step of declaring the voter-approved change part of the state constitution. Hickenlooper, a Democrat, opposed the measure but had...

Students Feed Pot Brownies to Unsuspecting Class

Pranksters face prison time after classmates, professor sickened

(Newser) - Today in pranks gone wrong : Two University of Colorado students are facing some pretty serious prison time after confessing to bringing pot brownies into their history class on Friday morning and feeding them to their unsuspecting peers. Thomas Ricardo Cunningham, 21, and Mary Elizabeth Essa, 19, were arrested Saturday night...

White House Considers Legal Fight Over Pot

It might sue Colorado and Washington over legalization: NYT

(Newser) - Top Justice Department and White House officials are meeting to figure out how to respond to marijuana initiatives that decriminalized possession in Washington and Colorado states, reports the New York Times . Options for the feds include bringing cases against low-level users, filing lawsuits against states to prevent them from setting...

Poll: If State Legalizes Pot, Feds Should Be Cool With It

But Americans still split on legalization itself

(Newser) - It's now legal to smoke pot while watching a Lord of the Rings marathon in Washington state, but questions persist over how the pot-prohibiting federal government should react. A new USA Today /Gallup poll clarifies how Americans feel about two of the biggies: Respondents remain split on the issue...

It's Official: Pot Now Legal in Washington

But big questions remain about distribution, federal laws

(Newser) - As of 12:01 this morning, it's 4:20 all the time in Washington state. Kind of. Initiative I-502 has gone into effect , decriminalizing possession of marijuana, but many questions remain about how the new law will take effect, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . “We’re in uncharted water...

11K Hospitalized Over Artificial Pot Last Year

Third of ER visits from 12- to 17-year-olds: federal report

(Newser) - Nearly 11,500 people were hospitalized last year after taking synthetic drugs meant to imitate marijuana, a new federal report finds. A third of those sent to the ER were kids ages 12 to 17, while 35% were 18- to 24-year-olds. Some 59% of the cases among those aged 12...

California Drivers Prefer Pot Over Booze
California Drivers Prefer
Pot Over Booze
study says
Nov 21, 2012 1:11 PM CST

California Drivers Prefer Pot Over Booze

Study finds drivers twice as likely to have drugs than alcohol in system

(Newser) - In California, driving under the influence of marijuana is more common than driving under the influence of alcohol, a new survey finds. Of 1,300 drivers who were tested on a Friday or Saturday night, 14% had drugs in their systems and, for 7.4%, that drug was marijuana—compared...

UN Official Urges Feds to Challenge Pot Legalization

Anti-drug chief wants AG to keep it illegal

(Newser) - Voters in Washington state and Colorado have approved some of the world's most relaxed marijuana laws, and the chief of the UN drug watchdog agency isn't happy about it. Raymond Yans, head of the International Narcotics Control Board, tells the AP he hopes Attorney General Eric Holder "...

If Pot Makes You Psychotic, Blame Your Genes
If Pot Makes You Psychotic,
Blame Your Genes
study says
Nov 20, 2012 8:31 AM CST

If Pot Makes You Psychotic, Blame Your Genes

Genetic marker may predispose users to psychotic episodes: study

(Newser) - While most marijuana smokers don't suffer drug-linked psychotic episodes, some do—and the difference may come down to genetics. Users with a particular genetic marker face twice the risk of psychosis associated with the drug, a study finds; those with the marker who smoke pot daily are seven times...

Pot-Machine Maker: Dudes, Stop Buying Our Stock

Medbox shares soar 3,000% after story

(Newser) - Need more evidence that marijuana is going mainstream? A company that makes pot-dispensing machines had to put out a news release today asking investors to chill, reports MarketWatch . Shares of Medbox were selling at $4 on Monday but jumped to $215 yesterday—a staggering 3,000% increase—because the company...

Prosecutors Drop 220 Pot Cases in Washington State

... thanks to Tuesday's vote on legalization

(Newser) - Meet the 220 people happiest that Washington state voted to legalize small amounts of marijuana: the folks who faced criminal charges before Tuesday's vote but are now having those charges dismissed. Local authorities said yesterday they were dropping the 200-plus misdemeanor cases even though legalization doesn't take effect...

Colo., Wash. Face Showdown With Feds Over Legal Pot

New state measures fly in face of federal law

(Newser) - Colorado and Washington state are now chill with citizens having a little pot—but the drug is still very much illegal in Uncle Sam's eyes, leaving states to chart a difficult path. When it comes to medical marijuana, the feds have tended to crack down on large operations and...

Wash., Colo. Vote to Legalize Recreational Pot
 Wash., Colo. 
 Vote to Legalize 
 Recreational Pot 
BALLOT MEASURES
Nov 7, 2012 7:00 AM CST

Wash., Colo. Vote to Legalize Recreational Pot

But Oregon says no

(Newser) - Marijuana-related measures were on the ballot in six states and the weed's supporters scored major victories in Washington, Colorado, and Massachusetts. A look around the landscape:
  • Washington state has voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use, Bloomberg reports. The measure allows people over 21 to buy up to an
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