
Auburn in self-defense mode over scathing reports
Auburn is once again on the defensive amid allegations of wrongdoing going back to the 2010 national championship season. Two reports surfaced this ...

Kansas couple: Indoor gardening prompted pot raid
Two former CIA employees whose Kansas home was fruitlessly searched for marijuana during a two-state drug sweep claim they were illegally targeted, ...

Medical marijuana facility partners with rapper
A Michigan medical marijuana facility is partnering with a member of the Grammy-winning rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to cultivate and distribute a ...
UN official urges US to fight new marijuana laws
The head of the U.N. drug watchdog agency is urging U.S. federal officials to challenge the decriminalization of possessing small amounts of marijuana ...

Wash. and Colo. 'potrepreneurs' see opportunity
Kim Ridgway and her wife, Kimberly Bliss, can well envision the shop they plan to open — where they'll put the accessories, the baked goods and the ...

Ex-DEA heads, UN panel urge US to nullify pot laws
Eight former U.S. drug chiefs warned the federal government Tuesday that time is running out to nullify Colorado and Washington's new laws legalizing ...
Mass. woman sues FedEx over marijuana delivery
A Massachusetts woman has sued FedEx, claiming the company mistakenly sent her a package containing seven pounds of marijuana, then gave her address ...

Boxer Chavez Jr. suspended, fined over drug test
The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined and suspended boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Thursday over a failed drug test last year before a Mexican ...

Colorado task force ponders how to tax legal pot
Pot smokers in Colorado were the biggest winners in the vote that legalized the drug. Now state regulators are working out the details of exactly how ...

Legal pot in Colo., Wash. poses growing dilemma
It may be called weed, but marijuana is legendarily hard to grow. Now that the drug has been made legal in Washington and Colorado, growers face a ...
Discovery bets on 2 dope series about pot growers
Cupcake makers, pawnbrokers and storage container raiders have all had their moments in reality television's spotlight. Now the time may be right for ...
Synthetic marijuana linked to kidney damage
Health officials say synthetic marijuana has been linked to kidney damage in some teens and young adults. Sixteen people who smoked synthetic ...

Marijuana legalization raises safety questions
Marijuana may be coming out of the black market in Colorado and Washington state, but the drug, at least for now, will retain a decidedly underground ...

APNewsBreak: Effort building to change US pot laws
An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a hefty ...

3 hurt in hotel explosion near SeaWorld San Diego
A powerful explosion on Wednesday ripped through a hotel near SeaWorld San Diego from a room where authorities say a couple was extracting hash oil, ...
Court rejects bid to have marijuana reclassified
A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a petition to reclassify marijuana from its current federal status as a dangerous drug with no accepted ...

Future of Wash., Colo. pot farming still uncertain
Irrigation canals line Washington's Yakima Valley east of the Cascade Range, transforming a desert landscape into one of the most productive ...
Link between pot smoking and IQ drop challenged
A new analysis is challenging a report that suggests regular marijuana smoking during the teen years can lead to a long-term drop in IQ. The analysis ...
Kimmel's pot jokes earn invite from Calif. college
Humboldt State University in California has invited Jimmy Kimmel to deliver the school's commencement address after he joked about its marijuana ...

Colorado gets members-only clubs for legal pot use
With reggae music pumping in the background and flashing disco-style lights, members of the recreational pot club lit up in celebration of the new ...

Column: Gun debate revives enduring American fight
On the eve of a new year, a libertarian strain pulses through America — a get-government-out-of-my-personal-life sensibility that cuts across ...

Steroids loom in major-college football
With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, college football players are packing on significant weight — 30 pounds or more ...
Will cigarette makers jump into pot market?
Will the Marlboro Man light up a joint soon? The states of Washington and Colorado legalized possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana in ...