Marijuana Is Bad, DHS Chief Says, Although It's 'Not a Factor in the Drug War'
John Kelly wants us to know that he and Jeff Sessions see eye to eye on the perils of pot.
John Kelly wants us to know that he and Jeff Sessions see eye to eye on the perils of pot.
Jerry Brown proposes a bill that would let cannabusinesses hold multiple licenses, including distribution.
Prohibition is the cause of the problem; it's not the solution.
Doctors using DEA-approved marijuana find it is useless for research purposes.
The attorney general claims he is willing to be refuted by science. His history suggests otherwise.
A DOJ crackdown on state-licensed cannabusinesses would be contrary to public opinion, Trump's promises, and the Constitution.
Four Reps-two GOP and two Dems-focus on federal policy changes.
The SCOTUS nominee plumbs the peculiarities of prohibition in cases involving imitation pot and medical marijuana.
Rep. Allen Peake is pushing to loosen restrictions.
It fills a new book from the National Academy of Sciences.
Says he won't commit "to never enforcing federal law" but that doesn't tell us much of anything.
Otter had a chance to sign a CBD oil bill for Idaho in April 2015, but he vetoed it. He is still the only governor in the country to veto such a bill.
His Department of Justice prosecuted legal marijuana growers in the Golden State, but that was totally different!
The latest survey data indicate that legalization has not driven a national surge in adolescent pot smoking.
Even in states that have legalized marijuana, using it means sacrificing your right to armed self-defense.
The report also warns that the THC content of marijuana edibles is "anywhere between 70 and 100 percent."
By choosing a diehard prohibitionist for attorney general, the president-elect casts doubt on his commitment to marijuana federalism.
A Reason investigation uncovers how cops, prosecutors, and lobbyists conspired to restrict a promising cannabis-derived seizure treatment.
Yesterday voters made marijuana legal in four more states and approved medical access in four others.
Twenty-eight states now have laws allowing patients to use cannabis for symptom relief.
A measure letting patients use cannabis for symptom relief passes by a surprisingly wide margin.
Support for Amendment 2 far exceeds 60 percent, the threshold for approval.
Support for legalization hovers around 50 percent in Maine, Arizona, and Nevada.
The Drug Free America Foundation claims an imaginary prank "highlights the very real dangers legal marijuana has on children."
Polling also suggests Florida will become the first Southern state to allow medical use.
Cannabis candy in trick-or-treat bags is "a very real scenario," they warn. It's not.
A longtime drug warrior, Clinton has softened her public positions on marijuana. But does she mean it?
Legalizing medical marijuana is associated with 9.4 percent increase in the probability of employment for people over 50.
Authorities want to play "War on Pot"-with helicopters and militarized raids-while they still can.
With pot on the ballot in nine states, support for allowing recreational use is strongest in California, while Florida looks likeliest to permit medical use.
A new study adds to the evidence that letting patients use cannabis saves lives by reducing consumption of pharmaceuticals.
A new study adds to the evidence that patients are substituting marijuana for opioids.
Insys, which plans to introduce an oral THC spray, says legal pot could "significantly limit" its commercial prospects.
Former football players push league to accept medical marijuana.
How much do politicians really care about veterans' health?
Citing "a strong link between drug use and violence," the appeals court says it's reasonable to stop patients from buying guns.
With NIDA as the only legal source of cannabis for research, meeting FDA requirements was impossible.
A logic-defying law lets the DEA keep cannabis in a more restrictive category than morphine, cocaine, PCP, and methamphetamine.
The Controlled Substances Act established arbitrary rules that make it impossible to properly categorize many drugs.
The appeals court rules that Congress has forbidden such interference.
The agency won't reclassify cannabis but will make it easier for scientists to get the kind they need.
Raids on facilities and attempts at asset forfeiture.
They want "a reasoned pathway for future legalization," while Republicans can't even support limited medical use.
In 2013 it saved Medicare Part D more than $165 million.
The state's top court rules that the odor of plants or burnt bud provides probable cause "in most circumstances."