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.
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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.
Stop Pretending Sober Drivers Are Stoned
States with legal pot should not define DUI based on a "mythical link" between THC blood levels and impairment.
Warning: Don't Bring Your Legal Marijuana Through Internal Border Checkpoints in California
Recreational pot use becomes legal in the Golden State in 2018. The feds don't care.
Even Without the Rider That Protects Medical Marijuana, a Pot Crackdown Is Unlikely
Despite his fear and loathing of cannabis, Jeff Sessions has good reasons to tolerate legalization.
Contradicting Prohibitionists, Survey Says Adolescent Pot Use Is Falling in Colorado
Past-month cannabis consumption by teenagers fell significantly last year and is lower than it was before legalization.
8 States Let You Smoke Weed, But Massachusetts Might Be the First to Make it Easy
A proposal would allow the social consumption of cannabis.
Los Angeles Reserves the Right to Decide Who May Sell You Pot
Recreational marijuana arrives with a million strings attached.
Chris Christie's Situational Federalism
New Jersey's governor says states have a right to legalize sports betting but not marijuana.
Sessions Says He Is Sticking With His Predecessors' Tolerance of State-Legal Marijuana
The attorney general, who conceded that good people do smoke marijuana, gave no indication of an impending crackdown.
We've Known for 40 Years How to Help Heroin Users
In the 1970s, New York City and Hong Kong figured out how to help heroin users without red tape or an abundance of experts.
New Jersey's Newly Elected Governor Wants to Legalize Pot
Virginia's incoming governor supports decriminalization.
Vetoing Voters, Maine's Governor Blocks Marijuana Legalization
Paul LePage says Maine shouldn't implement a legalization initiative until it's clear how the feds will respond.
Are Stoned Motorists Driving Amok in Post-Legalization Colorado?
"Marijuana-related" crashes are not necessarily related to marijuana.
