Marijuana Federalists Lead the Republican Field
Chris Christie, the most pugilistic prohibitionist in the race, remains stuck in single digits.
Chris Christie, the most pugilistic prohibitionist in the race, remains stuck in single digits.
Backers of a marijuana legalization initiative take advantage of a golf tournament to make their case.
But hyping cannabis cash as a source of government revenue is a bad idea.
Oklahoma and Nebraska say legal marijuana is like state-authorized pollution.
The Kentucky senator says "there's no real reason to have a federal rule on that."
Forsaking federalism, Oklahoma and Nebraska demand that Colorado stop regulating the cannabis industry.
The Golden State's leading marijuana initiative limits competition, favoring small producers.
A federal judge says letting the credit union use the Federal Reserve's payment system "would facilitate criminal activity."
Even weak cases can scare vendors away from marijuana merchants.
Is turning away marijuana money illegal, or is it legally required?
The founder of a mobile marijuana business faces distribution charges.
Neither Colorado nor Washington has seen a statistically significant change in underage use since legalization.
Another Step Closer to Full Legalization
The Obama administration says Nebraska and Oklahoma have not described a genuine controversy with Colorado.
The U.S. Postal Service simultaneously clarifies and muddies its policy on cannabis promotion.
As in 2014, the omnibus spending pill includes pro-pot and anti-pot amendments.
The legal justifications for the ban seem dubious.
The marijuana movement shouldn't have to be a fight between crony capitalists and public health nannies.
The Adult Use of Marijuana Act allows on-site consumption, restricts advertising, and bans big growers for five years.
If the lieutenant governor agrees, Alaska will be the first state to explicitly permit marijuana consumption outside the home.
A new marijuana greenhouse campus could bring Walsenburg, CO a lot of green.
The former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential nominee attributes marijuana legalization in her state to "that libertarian streak in us."
A new marijuana greenhouse campus could bring Walsenburg, CO a lot of green.
Major-party candidates who opposed pot prohibition before Bernie Sanders
But he has had a bigger impact than the others.
The Republican presidential contender is keen to pretend he never said drugs should be legalized.
Central planning of the cannabis market did not quite work as intended.
Moving pot to Schedule II is weak tea compared to Bernie Sanders' support for repealing federal prohibition.
Bad timing and objections to crony capitalism helped defeat Issue 3.
Canada and Mexico may beat U.S. to the punch on legalization.
El Paso Rep. Beto O'Rourke explains what the GOP frontrunner misses about Mexican immigrants (and everything else).
The decision could ultimately lead to decriminalization of cannabis consumption and home cultivation.
The bill, the first of its kind in the Senate, would let states decide whether to ban or regulate marijuana.
Low voter turnout and revulsion at crony capitalism contributed to the defeat of Issue 3.
Issue 3 is defeated by a margin of nearly 2 to 1.
Only the handicapper general would do such a thing.
It's not a perfect law by any stretch, but it would mean the end of the war on pot
Many legalizers are less than thrilled by the Buckeye State's marijuana initiative.
Repealing the national ban is a logical implication of federalism.
Concerns about timing and crony capitalism divide reformers.
Ohio's governor is also worried about "mixed signals" and "overdoses." Huh?
Leave it to the states, he says.
At least eight of the remaining 15 candidates think the feds should not interfere with state legalization.
As prohibition collapses, marijuana users are less likely to abuse the drug.
Legalization may improve marijuana's benefit-to-cost ratio.
Generational differences suggest support will continue to rise.
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, the next prime minister, promises to "get started on that right away."