When penalties for marijuana possession are lifted, usage rates seem to increase—but that’s not the case when retail sales of cannabis are permitted. Those are the...
Repeatedly defraud financial institutions and the government? Get 47 months in prison. Illegally possess marijuana in a prohibition state? That’s a 12-year sentence, pal. A lot...
A coalition of rap artists, scholars and music industry representatives submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in defense of a rapper who...
A bipartisan bill that would address banking issues in the marijuana industry was officially filed on Thursday. The legislation—led by by Reps. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Denny...
Ending federal marijuana prohibition and expunging records for prior cannabis convictions are part of a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill that’s being introduced on Thursday. Sen....
Meghan McCain said that medical marijuana might have given her late father, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), more days to live, and she expressed anger about the...
A Maryland House committee took testimony on two bills to legalize marijuana on Wednesday. Several panels of witnesses appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to speak...
A solid majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana and expunging the records of individuals with prior convictions for cannabis possession or consumption, according to a new...
In the last few days, more tan 1,000 people have submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supporting the rescheduling of marijuana. The FDA...
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is actively looking for a device that it can use to determine whether a given cannabis plant is federally legal hemp...