The Seattle Times reports today on a scourge plaguing the pristine forests of Washington: Mexican drug cartels are cultivating vast marijuana plantations in remote areas of the state’s largest Indian reservations.  Reporter Amy Harris interviewed DEA agents, members of the State Patrol’s Narcotics Division, federal prosecutors, and various other law-enforcement officials, all of whom pontificated [...]

A state panel heard from a parade of experts Thursday as it began studying whether to legalize marijuana in Indiana or reduce criminal penalties on small amounts of the drug. The experts shared a common message: The prohibition against marijuana use in the United States has failed and Indiana and its citizens stand to benefit [...]