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Radley Balko column for The Washington Post: "Incredibly, a spokesperson for the Harris County Sheriff’s Department told a local TV station that 'the deputies did everything as they should.' And so there you have it. Holding a woman down and forcibly penetrating her vagina to search for pot is official [...]

The retail pot sales figures for June 2015 also saw their largest-ever month-over-month increase, adding credibility to 2014 trends that hinted at marijuana sales spiking in Colorado tourism’s high seasons of summer and winter. [...]

The online drug market continues to evolve in the wake of the Silk Road crackdown. Researchers say sales total $300,000 to $500,000 a day, with marijuana and ecstasy the most popular [...]

Summer and fall are prime times to be outdoors, which means hitting the trails hard with a “Smoker Supply Kit” for the highest of hikes. [...]

While it's not the most consistent strain on the market, the lushly green hybrid UK Cheese provides a racy mental edge tempered by a heavy body high. [...]

ResponsibleOhio's legalization proposal met the state's signature requirements to qualify for the Nov. 3 ballot, the state's elections chief determined Wednesday. [...]

A Mother Jones investigation on police requests for armored combat vehicles showed the most frequently-cited rationale was to fight drugs. At least seven departments explicitly cited marijuana in their vehicle requests, tying pot with methamphetamines for the drug that shows up most often in the documents. [...]

Pot edibles in Colorado may soon come labeled with a "stop sign" symbol, according to a draft of new rules released Wednesday by state marijuana regulators. The state may also ban the word "candy" from being used by manufacturers. [...]

Jeff Mizanskey, a 62-year-old Missouri man sentenced to life in prison without parole for non-violent marijuana offenses, will be released from the state's maximum-security prison in Jefferson City in less than a month, according to his son. [...]

Author Neal Pollack explores the Rockies: 'The Bud+Breakfast felt like a halfway house for people who need to transition into the reality of legalized marijuana, but not everyone wants to spend their holiday getting stoned on a couch with strangers.' [...]