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This places The Oregonian alongside The Denver Post in providing serious coverage of marijuana, because it's an economically and culturally important crop, and a super fun drug to watch cartoons and stuff on.
As interest groups from varied perspectives attempt to influence drug policies, media coverage of the marijuana issue is an important component of the national discourse on drug use.
Newspaper coverage related to marijuana has been shaped generally by its status as an illicit substance and by the established patterns of reporting criminal behavior, a staple of news content in North American media (Bright et al. 2008, Young 2005).
He beamed at an elaborate ceremony on Thursday, complete with a military band, bused-in dignitaries, and ample national and international coverage, to burn the tons of marijuana seized earlier in the week.
Thanks for your coverage of the complicated problems related to marijuana and assumed child neglect.
Research exploring how marijuana use is framed in news reporting suggests that while there have been examples of a balanced and 'deliberately non-sensationalist' approach to issues such as cannabis reform (Lenton 2004), media coverage generally contributes to the 'symbolic shaming' of marijuana users (Cross 2007).
Judging by recent coverage, Japan is in the midst of a marijuana epidemic that is ensnaring everyone from students to suburban housewives and sumo wrestlers.
The Post anticipates that the business and culture of marijuana will be Colorado's biggest story this year, and has put Baca at the helm of its coverage.
Not medical marijuana — marijuana.
