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Patient development representative Liz Elliott speaks to Evanston residents about the benefits of medical marijuana as well as instructions on obtaining a medical card. Pharmacannis now plans to open its Evanston dispensary in mid-November.

Evanston medical marijuana dispensary slated to open mid-November

October 18, 2015

Evanston’s medical marijuana dispensary will likely open in about one month after it receives deliveries of cannabis from two in-state cultivators, officials said. Representatives from Pharmacannis,...

A new Cook County policy will affect the marijuana enforcement in Evanston. Currently, the city charges offenders found in possession of 10 grams or more of marijuana, but under the new policy the county will not pursue charges for possession under 30 grams and will refer others to treatment programs instead of jail.

County to divert low-level drug offenders to treatment programs

April 22, 2015

Cook County will withhold prosecuting many low-level drug offenses, and instead will refer offenders to treatment programs, the state’s attorney announced Monday. The policy changes aim to keep nonviolent...

Acosta: Legal drugs can be more dangerous than illegal drugs

February 2, 2015

Imagine a sober society that has just been introduced to alcohol and, as they accept this new substance into their culture, they also accept the consequences. As alcohol becomes embedded in this once clear-headed...

Letter to the Editor: Northwestern should re-examine cannabis policies on Ski Trip

November 24, 2014

If you haven’t heard yet, cannabis is legal by Colorado state law and has been since the end of 2012. Since then, state officials, activists and private entrepreneurs have been busy creating a regulatory...

Weinberg senior and Students for Justice Palestine senator Moira Geary speaks on a resolution that denounces the theft of a banner hung by the group. The resolution was passed at Senate on Wednesday.

Senate passes resolution on Ski Trip marijuana policy, allocates B-status funding

November 20, 2014

Two emergency resolutions raised at Senate passed Wednesday night, one challenging Northwestern's policy on student marijuana use on Ski Trip and one condemning the overnight disappearance of a Students...

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