As Mason Tvert has told us, marijuana is safer. So if you want to have the best time possible this December 31 as you bring in a fresh 2010, maybe you should have a pot party instead of a beer bash.

Cliff Maynard of Pittsburgh has blazed a unique trail on the stoner art scene. The 37-year-old creates amazing mosaics using the humble medium of used roach papers from smoked joints.

According to multiple, well-placed sources (both inside the Washington state Legislature and those observing), Speaker of the House Frank Chopp, through a lack of political will and leadership, is the legislator most responsible for the death of marijuana decrim in the last sessi …

​Pot-phobic law enforcement officers in California are trying out an unsettling new tactic.

Noted activist and author Jack Herer, "The Emperor of Hemp," is fighting for his life after giving an impassioned speech at the Portland (OR) HempStalk festival Saturday, Sept 12.

​One by one, across California, the lights are winking out.

Medical marijuana dispensary operator Charles Lynch, 47, is facing a government-recommended five years in federal prison -- even though he meticulously followed state and local laws. Under federal law, Lynch could receive up to 100 years.

The trial of an Olalla man accused of exceeding the allowable limit for medical marijuana is finishing its second week, and is drawing attention from throughout the state.

The Washington state legislature is looking at a bill which would decriminalize adult marijuana possession in the Evergreen State. There are many, many reasons that reducing the penalties for marijuana is a good thing. But the biggest and best is:

WASHINGTON—The White House won't say it explicitly. Neither will the Drug Enforcement Administration. Yet there is a whiff in the air that U.S. policy is about to change when it comes to medical marijuana.

While his prowess in the pool got him a spot in Olympic lore, a controversial picture could put swimming superstar Michael Phelps in handcuffs.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a revealing interview with CNN, where she called on the public to actively voice their support for marijuana law reform.

Medical marijuana is an idea whose time has come. The recent overwhelming victory for legalizing medicinal pot in Michigan (63 percent in favor!) is the latest eloquent testimonial to that fact.