Tag Archives: marijuana

• News

  Activists divided over Colorado marijuana club

  Not all of Colorado’s marijuana advocates are celebrating after the state’s first members-only marijuana club opened New Year’s Eve.
• News

  Obama: Enforcing pot laws in states that have legalized it not a top priority

  President Barack Obama says federal law enforcement agencies have “bigger fish to fry” than prosecuting marijuana users in Colorado and Washington where pot is now legal.
• News

  Marijuana officially legal in Colorado

  The recreational use of marijuana officially became legal Monday in Colorado, a little more than a month after voters in the state passed an amendment that changed the law.
• News

  Supporters celebrate pot being officially legal in Washington

  As midnight hit, smokers hit their pipes and joints to celebrate the day marijuana became officially legal in the state of Washington.
• Health / News

  Child at center of medical marijuana debate

  A seven-year-old cancer patient is at the heart of a new debate over the use of medical marijuana.
• Crime

  Man hauled more than 100 kilos of marijuana to Davenport

  A Muscatine, Iowa man responsible for distributing more than 100 kilos of marijuana in our area was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.
• News

  Iowa legislators pursue legalizing medical marijuana

  Iowa leaders are considering bills that would decriminalize medical marijuana.
• News / Politics

  Washington and Colorado legalize recreational marijuana

  Colorado’s governor warned it’s too soon to “break out the Cheetos” since they must still navigate federal laws before citizens can legally buy and sell cannabis.
• Crime

  Burlington man arrested carrying more than 2 pounds of marijuana

  Police said a man they arrested at the Burlington Train Depot was carrying more than two pounds of marijuana at the time of the arrest.
• Crime

  Davenport shots fired was alleged drug deal gone bad

  Police said they fielded several 911 calls after a man who thought he was being cheated in a drug deal fired shots at the alleged dealers as they ran from him.
• Health

  Study: Pot use may increase risk for testicular cancer

  Marijuana may double the risk of testicular cancer among young men, particularly tumors that are more severe, according to a new study.
• Crime

  Local men sentenced for dealing marijuana in Davenport

  Two Illinois men will spend time in a federal prison after they were convicted of conspiracy to distribute significant amounts of marijuana in Davenport, Iowa.