Marijuana
Here Are Pa.’s First Permitted Medical Marijuana Growers
The Department of Health announced the recipients of the state’s first 12 permits for medical marijuana growers this afternoon. Two permits were awarded in each […]
LISTEN: Chief Philadelphia Public Defender Slams Racial Disparities in Marijuana Arrests
The latest episode of Pushback, the podcast co-produced by Philly Mag and WURD, is now available. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, or […]
Wolf: I’ll Protect Medical Marijuana Patients from Jeff Sessions
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf isn’t happy with a letter that surfaced this week from Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The letter, which Sessions sent to congressional leaders […]
Researchers Are Growing Pa.’s First Legal Hemp in 80 Years
The state just got a little greener. For the first time in 80 years, hemp was planted (legally) on Pennsylvania soil last week – in Lehigh […]
LISTEN: What’s the Next Step in Philly Marijuana Reform?
The latest episode of “Pushback,” the podcast co-produced by Philly Mag and WURD, is now available. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, or […]
Senate Bill Would Make Weed Legal in New Jersey
A Democratic senator has introduced a bill that would make recreational marijuana use legal in New Jersey. Sen. Nicholas Scutari is behind a bill that, […]
Poll: More Than Half of Pa. Voters Want to Legalize Weed
More than half of Pennsylvania voters – 56 percent – want to legalize marijuana, according to a new survey from Franklin & Marshall College. According to […]
While There’s Money and Hope in Cannabis, Technologists Beware
Just about everything we know about cannabis comes from tales told. While there is scant science to back up the claims of marijuana’s health benefits, […]
NA Poe Is Back on the Street, but Judge Says No More Pot Parties
Just over a week after he was arrested during a pot party raid in the Frankford section of Northeast Philadelphia, marijuana advocate NA Poe, whose […]
Sure, Legalize Pot — but Stop Pretending It’s Harmless
Philadelphia is awash in marijuana smoke. Take the Frankford El or the Broad Street Subway and the smell floods your nostrils. Walk downtown and the […]
NA Poe Pot Party Building Is a “Death Trap,” Says City
Gideon Rettich is a master woodworker in Philadelphia, but he’s not going to be able to get into his studio for a while. You see, […]
NA Poe Hires Chuck Peruto, Who Says Poe Was “Face, Not Brains” of Pot Party
Well, the case surrounding NA Poe‘s raided pot party just got a little more interesting. Poe, whose real name is Richard Tamaccio, has retained Chuck […]
Kenney: Pennsylvania Should Just Legalize Weed Already
On Saturday, Philadelphia police arrested 22 people at a pot party held by marijuana activist NA Poe – proving that the war on drugs is […]
NA Poe Arrest Shows the War on Drugs Is Alive and Well in Philadelphia
The last time I saw cannabis crusader NA Poe on Saturday night, he was busy attending to the details of his big pot party going […]
I Was at N.A. Poe’s Pot Party Saturday Night Right Before It Got Raided
On Saturday evening, hundreds of people showed up at a warehouse space in Northeast Philadelphia for one of marijuana activist N.A. Poe‘s legendary pot parties […]