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  1. neighborhood news
    The Cannabis Crackdown BeginsThe Adams administration’s “Operation Padlock to Protect” gets underway.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  2. the city politic
    The Queens Native Tasked With Making Legal Weed WorkChristopher Alexander is building New York’s budding market from scratch.
    By Mychal Denzel Smith
  3. marijuana
    Chuck Schumer Is a Weed Warrior NowThe Senate majority leader is embarking on a noble but quixotic effort at federal legalization.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. business
    Who’s Getting Rich From Weed Legalization in New York?Legal protections for minority-owned businesses are robust, but due to the nature of the industry, large sums of cash could still flow to big firms.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. democratic party
    Democrats Have a Problem. ‘Workers, Wages, Weed’ May Be the Answer.The party needs a clear national brand with strong appeal to non-college-educated voters.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. early and often
    It’s Been a Historic Election for MarijuanaThe country is going to pot, but not in the way you think.
    By Charley Lanyon
  7. crimes and misdemeanors
    Canada Would Like Its 48,000 Pounds of Lobster BackAnd other weird crimes up north.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  8. weed
    Ohio Voters Defy Nick Lachey, Reject Legalized MarijuanaAdvocates say people are against creating a corporate “marijuana monopoly,” not legalization itself.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. bill de blasio’s new york
    The NYPD Probably Wants You to Think That de Blasio Smokes WeedMakes sense!
    By Caroline Bankoff
  10. bill de blasio’s new york
    Mayor de Blasio Says He Hasn’t Gotten High at Gracie Mansion, Specifically Once again: The last time he smoked weed was in college!
    By Caroline Bankoff
  11. weed
    Colorado Launches More Laid-back Marijuana PSAsMakes sense.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. weed
    Study Confirms What You Suspected About ColoradoThey love weed.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  13. weed
    Lawsuit Filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma Seeks to Harsh Colorado’s Mellow Not cool, guys.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  14. bill de blasio’s new york
    A Guide to NYC’s New Marijuana Policy Starting November 19, the NYPD will start making fewer arrests for possession of small amounts of pot.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  15. edibles
    Colorado Hates Happiness, Wants to Ban Pot BrowniesWe know who to blame …
    By Katie Zavadski
  16. high times
    What Obama Can Do to Loosen Marijuana Laws, Even Without CongressCan the stroke of an admitted stoner’s pen change drug policy forever? Yes, it can.
    By Katie Zavadski
  17. weed
    The New York Times Endorses Legal Weed“Repeal prohibition, again.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  18. weed
    Brooklyn District Attorney Finally Gets to Stop Prosecuting Small-Time Pot BustsKenneth Thompson has been working on this for a while.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  19. neighborhood news
    Prospect Heights Weed Farm Goes Up in SmokeThere was a fire.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  20. bill de blasio’s new york
    Weed Arrests Finally on the Decline in NYCLittle by little, after a peak of more than 50,000 people arrested in 2011.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. crimes and misdemeanors
    Brooklyn District Attorney Will Stop Prosecuting Small-Time Weed BustsAccording to a memo sent to the NYPD.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  22. weed
    President Obama Says Sensible Things About Marijuana Legalization“I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  23. weed
    New York Assemblyman Steve Katz’s Evolution on Weed Is Complete Sometimes it just takes an arrest to change your mind.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  24. weed
    Governor Cuomo Reportedly Set to Allow Medical Marijuana in New YorkA limited amount.
    By Delia Paunescu
  25. recreational drug use
    Colorado Is Now Officially the Chillest State in AmericaLegal sales of recreational pot began on Wednesday.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  26. crimes and misdemeanors
    ‘Subway Vigilante’ Busted for Selling PotThe eighties are back, sort of.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  27. crimes and misdemeanors
    3-Year-Old Girl Did Not Intentionally Bring Fourteen Bags of Weed to SchoolAn adult put the stash in her backpack and somehow forgot about it.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  28. daily lintel
    Here’s Some Weed Named After Jeremy Lin It’s about time.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  29. drugs
    Pat Robertson Is Pro-Pot, ManThe hateful evangelist is chilling out a little bit.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. drugs
    Six-Foot-Tall Marijuana Plants Discovered in the BronxBy the police, that is.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  31. crimes and misdemeanors
    NYPD to Leave at Least One ‘Weed Man’ Alone Times Square’s “Help! I Need Money for Weed!” guy has a judge on his side now.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  32. drugs
    Kids Still Dig MarijuanaMaybe more than ever.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. potting soil
    Miracle-Gro Tries to Figure Out How to Break Into the Pot BusinessMarijuana, that is.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. weed
    New York Spends a Lot of Money on WeedWell, arrests related to weed, anyway.
    By Julie Gerstein
  35. mine over matter
    The Chilean Miners Smoked Weed UndergroundThere was porn involved, too.
    By Mike Vilensky
  36. stoners
    Pothead Arrested for Asking a Perfectly Reasonable Question“I was just growing some marijuana, and I was just wondering how much trouble you can get in for one plant.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. genius plans
    Smart Drug Dealers Know Their Target AudienceThey had weed and cocaine; who could they sell it to? Ah, ‘Village Voice’ readers.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. jersey fresh
    Medical Marijuana Could Hit the Streets of New Jersey by SpringIt won’t get you super-high.
    By Mike Vilensky
  39. odd juxtapositions
    Police Prevent Hipsters From Breaking Each Other’s Faces/Helping the ChildrenNYPD raids a charity event.
    By Jessica Pressler
  40. white men with money
    George Soros Turning Against Obama?“If this president can’t do what we need, it is time to start looking somewhere else.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  41. white men with money
    George Soros Thinks This Could Be the Year the Female Condom Takes OffThe billionaire hedge-fund manager might have been disappointed by yesterday’s vote on pot, but is pinning his hopes on the FC2.
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. stoners
    George Soros: Legalize ItThe billionaire philanthropist lays out his reasons for why Prop 19 is a good idea.
    By Jessica Pressler
  43. bogus
    Hedge-Fund Executive Explores Other Growth OpportunitiesAn executive at a Connecticut hedge fund is arrested for cultivating a huge amount of pot.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. neighborhood news
    Store Clerk With a Heart of Gold Sold Bongs of GlassMohammad “Mo” Sohail was busted for selling drug paraphernalia the day before he showed compassion to a robber.
    By Dan Amira
  45. gossipmonger
    Is Michael Phelps Losing His Mojo?Why don’t people recognize him at Marquee anymore?
    By Katie Goldsmith