Drug Legalization
Epilepsy Drug Is the First Marijuana-Based Treatment Legalized Under Federal Law
The FDA approved Epidiolex in June, and today the DEA made it a Schedule V drug, the least restrictive classification for controlled substances.
Despite Marijuana Legalization Successes, Police Keep Arresting Users
New FBI statistics for 2017 even show a small increase.
NYC Prosecutors Drop 3,000 Weed Cases
New York State as a whole seems to be moving toward legalization.
Anti-Pot Staffers Conspire to Turn Trump Against Marijuana Federalism
A White House policy committee is collecting information on "negative trends" and "threats" associated with legalization.
Why Kim Kardashian's Favorite Hair Care Company Cancelled Its Line of CBD Products
Regulatory uncertainty is scaring some companies away from CBD products and forcing others to operate in a legal grey area.
'Cannabis-Involved' Traffic Fatalities Fall in Colorado
The figure refers to crashes in which a driver exceeded the threshold at which state law presumes impairment.
Legalizing All Drugs Would Boost Local, State, Federal Budgets
A new study shows that over $106 billion could be added to the government's budget if drugs are legalized.
New Jersey Pol Warns: If Pot Is Legalized, Dispensaries Will Sell 'Sex Toy Oils With Marijuana'
New Jersey state Sen. Ron Rice is battling a bill to make New Jersey the 10th state in the nation with legal recreational marijuana.
Court Says Cannabis Doesn't Count As a Sacrament
An Indiana judge just issued a blow to the state's First Church of Cannabis.
Vermont Legalized Weed. Here's What You Need to Know Before You Move There.
The ninth state to legalize recreational pot
San Diego Police Chief's Bogus Number Ties Cannabis to Crime
Cop calls that supposedly show the trouble caused by dispensaries mostly had nothing to do with dispensaries.
Counting Canada, More Than 100 Million People Live in Places Where Pot Is Legal
Licensed recreational sales are expected to begin in late August or early September.
Denver Contradicts Itself by Targeting Previously Tolerated Cannabis Tour Buses
The rolling lounges are one of the few options for visitors who want to use marijuana but can't find pot-friendly lodging.
Expect Fully Legal Weed Within 5 Years, Says Former Top Pharma Lobbyist and Congressman Billy Tauzin
He has been a Democrat, a Republican, a lobbyist, and a cancer survivor. Now he wants to end the war on weed.
Trump Endorses Marijuana Federalism Bill
The president gave a hedged endorsement of a bill to exempt state-level legal weed from federal prohibition.
Colorado's Governor, Who Founded a Brewpub, Nixes Cannabis 'Tasting Rooms'
John Hickenlooper claims letting pot store customers sample the merchandise conflicts with a ballot initiative that promised to regulate marijuana like alcohol.
The Government's Cure for the Opioid Epidemic May Be Worse Than the Disease
When the cure for the "epidemic" proves worse than the disease, it's time to try something new.
NYPD Union Rep Complains That He's Increasingly Afraid to Arrest People for No Good Reason
Can't bust some guy for smoking a joint on the stairs. What's the world coming to?
Colorado's Governor Will Decide Whether Cannabis Consumers Get 'Tasting Rooms'
A bill on John Hickenlooper's desk would begin to address the problem of finding legal places to use legal marijuana.
Even Where Weed Is Legal, Government Regulation Makes Advertising It a Nightmare
"You can't post pictures of buds. You can't post pictures of selfies of a bong hit."
Maine Legislators Override Governor's Veto of Marijuana Legalization
Paul LePage's obstructionism has delayed the establishment of a legal recreational market.
Feinstein Finally Catches Up with Her Voters, Abandons Her Opposition to Marijuana Legalization
Even the nanniest of Nanny Staters are coming around.
Marijuana Legalization Will Be on Michigan's Ballot in November
The measure would make Michigan the 10th state to legalize cannabis for recreational use.
This is Your Brain Thinking About the Drug War
Trump wants to spend "a lot of money" on a new round of anti-drug commercials.
Chuck Schumer's Cannabis Conversion Illustrates Democrats' Shameful Hesitance
Voters are much more likely to support legalization than the politicians who supposedly represent them.
This Could Be the First Cannabis-Derived Drug to Win FDA Approval
Epidiolex shows great promise in relieving two severe forms of epilepsy.
Explaining His Cannabis Conversion, John Boehner Cites a Marijuana Myth
Contrary to what many supporters of legalization seem to think, prisons are not overflowing with pot smokers busted for possession.
California's Legal Weed Is So Heavily Taxed and Regulated That the Black Market Might Survive
"The situation in the market is pretty dire," one major cannabis seller told us.
Mitch McConnell Wants to Take Hemp Off the Controlled Substance List
"We all are so optimistic that industrial hemp can become sometime in the future what tobacco was in Kentucky's past."
Home Pot Delivery Is Cool, but California's Taxes and Regulations Are Still Onerous
The current regime makes it hard for licensed cannabusinesses to compete with the black market.
The FDA Is Still Trying to Ban Kratom, a Potential Solution to the Opioid Epidemic
"No reliable evidence to support the use of kratom as a treatment for opioid use disorder and significant safety issues exist."
Despite Tough Talk, Oregon's U.S. Attorney Doesn't Plan to Shut Down the Pot Industry
Billy Williams wants to work with state marijuana regulators to address his concerns about "overproduction and diversion."
Trump Wants Us 'To Get Really, Really Tough, Really Mean with the Drug Pushers'
Doubling down on a drug war that has failed for 40 years.
Poll Commissioned by Pot Prohibitionists Shows How Unpopular Pot Prohibition Is
A survey by an anti-marijuana group finds that only 16 percent of Americans support the current federal policy.
Most U.S. Attorneys in States With Legal Pot Don't Seem to Be Planning a Crackdown
Eight out of 13 have indicated that Jeff Session's marijuana memo won't affect their prosecutorial decisions.
Vermont Becomes the Ninth State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Today the governor signed a bill that eliminates penalties for possession and home cultivation.
U.S. Attorney Warns Oregon About Recreational Marijuana Boom
Will faulty, incomplete statistics be used to justify a crackdown?
This Marijuana Reform T-Shirt Cost Iowa Taxpayers Half a Million Bucks
The state will pay damages and legal fees for violating the First Amendment rights of ISU activists.
Vermont Is About to Become the Ninth State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
The governor has indicated he will sign a bill approved today.
Federalists Can't Support a Cannabis Crackdown
That includes the president, who said marijuana legalization "should be up to the states."
4 Things Congress Can Do to Stop a Cannabis Crackdown
Will bipartisan criticism of Jeff Sessions' marijuana memo inspire legislative action?
Did Jeff Sessions' Marijuana Memo Restore the Rule of Law?
Pot prohibition gives vast discretion to U.S. attorneys, who have never prosecuted more than a tiny percentage of offenders.
Sessions Still Is Not Leading a Cannabis Crackdown
The attorney general's memo gives U.S. attorneys the discretion they always had to target state-legal marijuana suppliers.
Jeff Sessions Is Set to Give Prosecutors Free Rein to Enforce Federal Marijuana Ban
Sources say he's rescinding a memo that restricted Justice Department's role under Obama administration.
California Is Taxing the Hell Out of Pot, but Washington Is Even Greedier
Alaska has the lowest taxes on recreational marijuana.
