Opinion
Legal pot is tested and safer for consumers. But the Department of Cannabis Control’s failure to address lab fraud and tainted items undercuts the legal market.
July 26, 2024
California
A judge on Thursday signed off on an agreement that would essentially allow Charles Lynch’s record to be wiped clean in 72 days.
Feb. 8, 2024
Letters to the Editor
The Times’ investigation of pesticides in marijuana rings an alarm about the drug that should never have gone silent.
June 20, 2024
World & Nation
All the justices who have voted in favor said decriminalization should be restricted to possession of marijuana in amounts suitable for personal use.
June 25, 2024
Two years ago Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize marijuana. As in California, it hasn’t worked out as planned.
June 13, 2024
In a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy, the Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
May 16, 2024
The federal government’s plan to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug will allow important medical research into how cannabis can help or hurt users.
May 10, 2024
Politics
The Biden administration soon will take a big step toward bringing federal policy on weed more in line with what the public says it prefers.
May 4, 2024
Taking cannabis out of the most-dangerous-drug category is almost literally the least the federal government can do on the subject. Further work is needed to catch up with Americans’ knowledge and practice.
May 1, 2024
Movies
The mysteries of Kubrick’s final film have only deepened in the 25 years since its premiere. Star Nicole Kidman breaks down her experience, both on camera and behind the scenes.
July 16, 2024