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...
New Mexico’s House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize marijuana for adult use on Thursday. After getting a favorable report from two House committees last...
The Hawaii House of Representatives approved a bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana on Thursday. Under the legislation as amended, people caught possessing three grams...
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....
As he weighs a potential run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is an outlier on one key issue as compared to...
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) says that ending the federal prohibition of marijuana is smart policy and, on Thursday, she is introducing legislation in Congress to do...
The Kentucky House Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday afternoon to advance a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. House Bill 136, which has...
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...