Arizona Rejects Marijuana Legalization
Voters approved medical marijuana by a razor-thin margin in 2010.
Marijuana Ballot Initiatives
California Legalizes Marijuana
Six states have now decided to tolerate cannabis consumption without a doctor's note.
Massachusetts Becomes the Fifth State to Legalize Marijuana
Passage of Question 4 creates a pot-tolerant foothold in the Northeast.
Arkansas Voters Approve Medical Marijuana
Twenty-eight states now have laws allowing patients to use cannabis for symptom relief.
North Dakota Becomes the 27th Medical Marijuana State
A measure letting patients use cannabis for symptom relief passes by a surprisingly wide margin.
Florida Becomes First Southern State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Support for Amendment 2 far exceeds 60 percent, the threshold for approval.
Polls Still Suggest California and Massachusetts Will Legalize Marijuana
Support for legalization hovers around 50 percent in Maine, Arizona, and Nevada.
California's Marijuana Initiative Is Needlessly Punitive and Restrictive
It is still better than prohibition.
Prohibitionists Say Bogus Candy Scare Proves Legal Pot Endangers Trick-or-Treaters
The Drug Free America Foundation claims an imaginary prank "highlights the very real dangers legal marijuana has on children."
Colorado Politicians Lend Lies to Pot Prohibitionists in Arizona and California
Opponents of legalization promote misleading claims about crime, taxes, underage use, and traffic fatalities.
Lower Taxes Will Help Bring Legal Weed out of the Black Market
Local elected officials will have important decisions to make about taxes if California voters legalize weed in November.
Why Big Pharma is Spending so Much Money to Defeat Marijuana Initiatives
Legal weed means fewer prescriptions for pharmaceutical drugs. That's not a bad thing, unless you make those drugs.
Marijuana Legalization Looks Likely in Three States
Polling also suggests Florida will become the first Southern state to allow medical use.
Florida Prohibitionists Fight Medical Marijuana With Halloween Legend
Cannabis candy in trick-or-treat bags is "a very real scenario," they warn. It's not.
Denver Initiative Would Finally Allow Marijuana Use Outside the Home
A pilot program would let businesses establish "designated consumption areas," subject to approval by local busybodies.
Lessons From California's Pending Pot Legalization
Was it really only six years ago when recreational pot got smacked down in the Golden State by a giggling political class?
Politicians Should Try Drugs—and Honesty
We need more candidness from politicians, even if it means a little less sobriety.
Maine's Attorney General Says Legalization Initiative Would Let Minors Possess Pot
The Question 1 campaign says the initiative clearly applies only to cannabis consumers 21 or older.
Legal Medical Pot Helps Older Americans Remain in the Workforce
Legalizing medical marijuana is associated with 9.4 percent increase in the probability of employment for people over 50.
Where Voters Are Likeliest to Legalize Marijuana in a Month
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.
Calif. Newspapers Warm to Pot Legalization, Thanks to Taxes and Regulations
Slightly more personal freedom is just a side effect.
Alaska Reporter Who Quit On Air in Support of Marijuana Legalization Facing 24 Years in Prison
State authorities didn't appreciate her not waiting for regulations on legalization.
Leading Legalization Opponent to Sell Medicine That Competes Directly With Marijuana
Insys, which plans to introduce an oral THC spray, says legal pot could "significantly limit" its commercial prospects.
Opioid Maker Donates to Help Halt Marijuana Legalization in Arizona
As if fentanyl's public relations aren't bad enough.
The Legal Marijuana Business Will Be as Complicated and Confusing as Everything Else in California
A flood of local initiatives introduced in response to state vote.
Michigan Marijuana Legalization Initiative Probably Won't Make Ballot
Rule controlling when signatures may be gathered to blame.
Arizona Is the Fifth State Where Voters Will Decide Whether to Legalize Pot This Year
If all the measures pass, nearly one in five Americans will live in places where marijuana is legal.
Dumped Signatures Push Medical Marijuana Initiative off Missouri's Ballot
Group behind measure to take matters to court.
Drug Warriors Start Pulling in Millions to Fight Marijuana Legalization
They're still outmatched by supporters (and the polls).
Sen. Feinstein Will Not Be Giving Up the Drug War Anytime Soon
Despite legalization successes in other states, senator declares opposition to marijuana initiative in California.
Colorado Pot Regulation Amendment Pulled By Its Own Supporters
The measure was strongly opposed by the marijuana industry.
California Senate Choices Got You Down? Check Out These Ballot Initiatives Instead.
Voters will have 16 other issues to consider Election Day.
Turkey Sucks, Polls Exclude, Gun-Control Rallies Blow, California Gets High
Matt Welch talks about the news today on tonight's Kennedy
Californians Will Decide Whether to Legalize Cannabis This Fall
The Adult Use of Marijuana Act qualifies for the ballot.
The Anti-Pot Editorial That Cost $140 Million
After an ardent prohibitionist bought Nevada's leading newspaper, a formerly libertarian editorial board suddenly turned against marijuana legalization.
Sheldon Adelson Buys Editorial Support for Pot Prohibition
When Nevada's largest newspaper changed owners, it changed its position on marijuana legalization.
Bernie Sanders Encourages Californians to Legalize Marijuana This Fall
Ballot initiative in the works.
Maine Legalization Initiative Would Force Merchants to Hide Marijuana Magazines
MPP, which decried the behind-the-counter rule as "absurd" and "unconstitutional" in Colorado, is backing it in Maine.
California Marijuana Initiative Seems to Have Plenty of Signatures
Recent polls indicate that legalization also has plenty of public support.
Maine Voters Will Decide Whether to Legalize Marijuana
An initiative that was temporarily derailed by a notary public's sloppy signature qualifies for the ballot.
Judge Revives Maine's Marijuana Legalization Initiative
The ruling says the secretary state improperly rejected signatures based on an unreasonably narrow reading of the law.
Proposed Massachusetts Stoned Driving Rule Is Better Than Washington's but Worse Than Current Law
With a "permissible inference" based on THC levels, innocent people can still be convicted.
Leading California Anti-Pot Activist Says Marijuana Causes 'Almost All' Mass Murders
Roger Morgan, who is spearheading the campaign against legalization, says cannabis really is a "killer weed."
Meet the Man Who Hopes To Stop Marijuana Legalization in California
Q&A with Roger Morgan of Stop Pot 2016
9 Problems With the Marijuana Rules Proposed by Massachusetts Legislators
Anticipating approval of a legalization initiative, a legislative committee recommends heavier taxes and stricter regulations.
Signature Snafu May Doom Maine Marijuana Measure
The secretary of state rejected nearly half of the signatures submitted by the initiative's backers.
