Low-income families receiving federal financial assistance would be barred from withdrawing those funds at stores that sell marijuana under a bill approved by a key House...
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) became the latest cosponsor of far-reaching marijuana law reform legislation introduced by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ). Among other things,...
More than 200 cannabis industry leaders from almost half the states in the country are converging this week on Capitol Hill to tell lawmakers it’s time...
In the latest development in a series of anti-cannabis moves, congressional Republican leadership has blocked consideration of several industrial hemp amendments. Supporters were seeking to attach...
President Trump is considering naming a Republican congressman who supports the right of states to set their own marijuana laws as head of the U.S. Department...
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is the latest potential 2020 presidential candidate to support marijuana legalization. The California senator announced on Thursday that she is signing onto...
The U.S. Senate’s top Republican and Democrat might be working together to legalize industrial hemp, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are ready to team up...
The acting administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was put through the wringer by lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, pressed repeatedly to answer questions...
The head of a top Democratic-affiliated political organization says that the party can use marijuana to its political advantage. “I don’t think there’s any question that...
Is Bernie Sanders on board with legalizing not just marijuana but other drugs like cocaine and heroin? “We need to have an understanding that prohibition against...
