People of color have been disproportionately punished under decades of marijuana prohibition laws, but restrictive rules in many states largely block many communities that have been...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions repeated his anti-marijuana mantra in an interview with an Indiana radio host on Thursday, stating that cannabis remains illegal under federal law...
Protections for state medical marijuana laws and people complying with them have survived an attempt to gut the provisions in a key Senate committee. Earlier this...
Once again, the U.S. House Rules Committee has blocked a vote on a cannabis amendment. This time, the proposed measure would have encouraged the Department of...
The number of banks that are willing to work with marijuana businesses is steadily climbing, even after the Department of Justice revoked protections for state cannabis...
A powerful congressional committee voted on Wednesday to reject a measure to protect banks that open accounts for marijuana businesses from being punished by federal financial...
Congress must recognize the failures of the war on drugs and apologize to the individuals and communities that have been harmed in its wake, a new...
A wide-ranging agricultural bill that includes a provision to legalize hemp made its way through a crucial Senate committee on Wednesday, passing 20-1. Last week, Senate Majority...
Democratic primary voters in South Carolina have overwhelmingly voted in favor of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. The advisory ballot measure, which is not binding and...
For the first time ever, a provision protecting state medical marijuana laws is being included in base funding legislation for the U.S. Department of Justice. While...
