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Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

Stoner selections: Regular show is perfect for an evening on the couch

Stoner selections: Regular show is perfect for an evening on the couch

Neelofer Lodhy April 17, 2014

It’s about that time of year again, and I don’t mean spring. This year, the world-wide “holiday” known to all reefers and stoners as 4/20, falls on the Christian holiday of Easter Sunday. After...

Taking a look at marijuana in the law and in the movies

Taking a look at marijuana in the law and in the movies

Jonathan Nelson April 17, 2014

Pot continues to be just as hot topic in Hollywood as it is on Capitol Hill. In the mid-1930s, marijuana began cropping up in films around the same time that the government was taking legislative steps...

Illustration by: Sarah Cascadden

Students unsure about legalizing recreational marijuana in California

A.J. Circhirillo March 24, 2014

Morgan Tilford, a senior majoring in communication studies, played for CSUN’s men’s basketball team last year. But he did not return this season to play for the Matadors because of a recurring...

Photo Illustration by Charlie Kaijo / Daily Sundial

LA city council will vote to ban medical marijuana dispensaries

Laura Davis February 16, 2012

The Los Angeles City council will vote this month for a ban on all L.A. county medical marijuana dispensaries and collectives until they are legalized by the Supreme Court. Dozens of illegal pot...

Students across the country use illegal and legal substances to concentrate in college.  A CSUN student, who preferred to stay anonymous, said he takes a hit before sitting down to study. Photo Illustration by Tessie Navarro / Visual Editor

Using drugs to get through school

Kristin Hugo December 7, 2011

Drug users are often stereotyped as party goers or addicts, but what might be surprising is that some students, like one CSUN senior – who chose to remain anonymous – actually use drugs to help them...

Gov. Jerry Brown signed off on a bill intended to reaffirm local authorities power to create and enforce local ordinances restricting the establishment, location and operation of storefront dispensaries. The law will go into effect January 1, 2012. Photo Credit: Kat Russell / Daily Sundial

Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries

Kat Russell September 18, 2011

Local law enforcement now have the authority to regulate the operation and locations of marijuana collectives in California, according to a bill signed Aug. 31. AB 1300 will go into effect Jan....

Program designed to treat marijuana use

Krista Daly May 16, 2011

It’s been over 30 years since Greg Wilkin graduated from CSUN and a lot has happened since he walked the campus as a college student. Recently, Wilkin, decided to take a negative experience and transform...

Fibers related to marijuana still illegal to grow in the U.S.

Kristopher A. Fortin May 3, 2011

It looks like marijuana, but it’s not. It’s hemp. To the unfamiliar eye, hemp can be easily confused with marijuana just as hemp fabric is mistaken for cotton in clothing. Underneath the confusion,...

Smokeout Festival 2010 photos

Armando Ruiz October 18, 2010

This year’s Cypress Hill Smokeout Festival brought together a variety of music fans from all walks of life with one common interest in mind: decriminalizing marijuana. The festival featured three stages...

Even if marijuana was legalized in the state of California, strict child regulation and education is the responsibility of parents

Alexandra Brell February 2, 2010

Last week, the Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance that will shut down hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries within the next few months. Medicinal marijuana use is legal, but any move...

Legalizing marijuana can reduce crime, increase revenue for state

Madeline Wolff  November 9, 2009

Marijuana legalization is an issue that has been present in California politics for years. Just now, however, it is coming to a head, as the possibility of its full legalization looms before us in...

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