The mayor of Kansas City introduced an ordinance on Wednesday that would end all penalties for marijuana possession under the municipality’s local laws. He also plans...
The New Jersey Assembly approved a marijuana decriminalization bill on Thursday. The legislation, which would make possession of up to two ounces of cannabis a civil...
Two members of Congress representing New York recently wrote a letter to the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), asking that the agency extend...
More than 15,000 people who were convicted for low-level marijuana possession in Nevada have been automatically pardoned under a resolution from the governor that was unanimously...
Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) said during a congressional hearing on Wednesday that policing reform should be coupled with ending marijuana criminalization in order to better foster...
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued a memo on Tuesday explaining issues related to providing financial services to hemp businesses. While the federal agency provided...
A Tennessee lawmaker blocked a resolution to honor the life of a 17-year-old black girl who was fatally shot in April because, he said, she was...
Ohio activists working to put marijuana decriminalization measures on local ballots across the state were shut down by a federal appeals court on Tuesday in their...
The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) said on Monday that marijuana often represents a safer alternative to opioids in the treatment of pain. During...
The Library of Congress (LOC) is documenting racist depictions of marijuana in early 20th century news coverage that helped to drive the criminalization of cannabis, highlighting...