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ATLANTA — A government survey shows more teens are now smoking pot than cigarettes. SEE ALSO: Why Obama Missed Wisconsin The Centers for Disease Control…

Meriden, Conn., police and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) were called, after a 4-year-old special needs preschooler pulled out marijuana to share with his classmates at snack time. SEE ALSO: Bank Robber Shoots Himself In The Foot (VIDEO) The child’s teacher at Hanover Elementary School told investigators that she witnessed the child pulling […]

WASHINGTON — The White House has rejected several petitions calling for the legalization of marijuana including one that would stop the federal government from interfering with individual states’ marijuana laws. The government has recently began shutting down marijuana dispensaries in California and has pledged to continue to do so. California Votes Down Marijuana Legalization Measure […]

Hundreds of New York parents are entangled in child neglect cases after being found with or admitting to using small amounts of  marijuana. Despite the fact that these parents face little or no criminal charges, New York’s child welfare agency is pursuing these incidents and in some cases taking children from their homes. In one […]

VIA CNN: A marijuana bust along the U.S.-Mexico border revealed 30 pounds of the drug stuffed into framed pictures of Jesus Christ, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said Wednesday. “This is not the first time we have seen smugglers attempt to use religious figures and articles of faith to further their criminal enterprise,” […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The U.S. Senate passed a bill Sunday that clears the way for the District government to allow medical marijuana use and to spend local tax dollars to help low-income women pay for abortions. More than a decade ago, D.C. voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure that would allow for the possession, […]

If you like to smoke pot, D.C.’s a bad place to live. D.C. leads the nation with the highest arrest rate, according to the Marijuana Policy Project’s most recent report. The MPP’s report says 677 out of every 100,000 city residents are picked up and charged, which beats out New York (481) and Kentucky (479). […]