In this May 20, 2009 photo, Tom Romero packs one-eighth-ounce bags of medical marijuana at The Green Door dispensary in San Francisco. Since California became the first state to legalize the drug for medicinal use, the weed that the federal government puts in the same category as heroin and cocaine has become a major economic force. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
the associated press Angel Raich separates cannabis buds at her home Monday in Oakland, Calif. Raich is one of two people who sued then-U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, asking for a court order letting them smoke, grow or obtain marijuana without fear of arrest, home raids or other intrusion by federal authorities.
Packaging and a packet containing salvia divinorum is sold at novelty stores, smoke shops and adult video stores in some states. Salvia divinorum is native to Mexico and has been used for hundreds of years in indigenous healing rituals. Lawmakers in eight states have put restrictions on it while others are considering the same. (AP Photo)
the associated press Marijuana-flavored lollipops with names such as Purple Haze, Acapulco Gold and Rasta are showing up on the shelves of convenience stores around the country, angering anti-drug advocates.
A Boulder County Caregivers employee holds a handful of marijuana at the dispensary in Boulder, Colo. on Friday, July 24, 2009. Sixteen glass jars of marijuana are lined up behind the counter with names like Skinny Pineapple and Early Pearl Maui, ranging from $375 to $420 an ounce. It's all legal and it's all taxed. But this marijuana dispensary and nearly 60 others that are serving a growing number of medical marijuana users operate with little oversight by state or local authorities. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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