Jamie Lowell

Hash Bash will kick off Saturday at noon. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more on the celebration's sustained focus on expungement efforts for criminal offenses related to cannabis possession.

The Ann Arbor Jazz and Blues Festival, the Hash Bash, the White Panther Party and the music of the legendary MC5. What do these things have in common? Activist and rebel John Sinclair. The noted poet and music historian passed away Tuesday in Detroit at the age of 82. Two of Sinclair's friends stopped by the WEMU studio to share their memories and experiences. Current Hash Bash organizer and former event organizer Adam Brook joined WEMU's David Fair to honor their friend and colleague.

Even though marijuana has been legalized in Michigan, organizers of Ann Arbor’s annual Hash Bash tomorrow say it will still remain a protest forum. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran explains.

Marijuana advocates are gathering in Ann Arbor tomorrow for Hash Bash. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.

For nearly half a century now, people from around the nation gather in Ann Arbor on the first Saturday in April to celebrate cannibis culture. The 49th…

Proposal 1, which would legalize recreational marijuana, was approved by Michigan voters on Tuesday night. WEMU's David Fair talks to MI Legalize board…

A state House committee will review a bill Wednesday which will limit the time frame to gather petition signatures to 180 days. If passed, the bill will…

A bill in a Michigan House committee would severely limit the amount of time petition organizers have to collect signatures. The bill would change the…

In the City of Ypsilanti, there are currently six medical marijuana dispensaries and one grow-operation. As WEMU's Bob Eccles reports, City Council is…

It was a split vote, but Ypsilanti City Council has turned away a proposal to put a hold on any new medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. As WEMU's…