New Study Complicates the Causes of Vaping-Related Lung Diseases
Mayo Clinic researchers say tissue samples from 17 patients were consistent with toxic exposure rather than lipoid pneumonia.
Marijuana
Indianapolis' Top Prosecutor Says He'll Stop Charging Simple Marijuana Possession
Marion County, Indiana, joins a growing list of jurisdictions where prosecutors are refusing to file charges for petty marijuana offenses.
The House Just Voted To Let Marijuana Businesses Legally Use Banks
It's a historic moment in Congress, but Senate support remains uncertain.
Historic House Vote Approves Broad Marijuana Federalism
This vote is "a hopeful sign that the harmful policies of marijuana prohibition will soon be a relic of the past."
Congress Plans To Vote on Marijuana Banking Bill Next Week
The SAFE Banking Act will be the first stand-alone marijuana legalization bill to reach the floor of the U.S. House.
How Do You Lose Money Dealing Marijuana? Be a Government Agency.
Ontario has lost millions trying to sell cannabis.
Sober Cannabis Consumers in Utah Already Can Be Convicted of Stoned Driving. This Legislator Thinks the Law Is Too Lenient.
His bill would authorize felony prosecutions of drivers with THC in their blood even when they are not impaired.
How the Drug War Destroyed a Hippie Paradise in Kathmandu
Nixon's pursuit of draft-dodgers and pot smokers fueled the communist ideology it was trying to contain
California Has Completely Crapped the Bed Rolling Out Legal Marijuana
The black market still dominates. And more enforcement and fines aren’t going to fix it.
Study Finds That the Vast Majority of Respiratory Diseases in Vapers Are Linked to Illegal THC Products
Among patients in Illinois and Wisconsin, 83 percent admitted vaping cannabis extracts bought on the black market.
A Texas Educational Aide Posted About CBD on Facebook. Someone Complained. Then the School District Fired Her.
Kerri Owens' firing from her job at Allen High School may well be a First Amendment violation.
Is the Surgeon General Right About the Risks of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy?
The science is unsettled, and a complete evaluation has to consider benefits as well as risks.
Bernie Sanders Calls for Legalizing Marijuana and Curtailing Asset Forfeiture in Sprawling Criminal Justice Plan
Sanders' plan takes aim at every part of the justice system, including typical Sanders targets like private prisons and corporate "profiteers."
Americans Spend Nearly As Much on Illegal Drugs As They Do on Booze, Which Shows What a Ripoff Prohibition Is
A new RAND report puts spending on marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine at $146 billion in 2016.
Mississippi ICE Raids Highlight Glaring Weakness With E-Verify, Immigration Restrictionists' Favorite Big Government Program
Plus: Federal government looks to expand marijuana research, America's housing boom is not helping more people afford new homes, and more...
Aaron Sandusky Has Spent 7 Years in Prison for Selling Medical Marijuana
Obama denied him clemency. Will Trump set him free?
Why Did New York Have to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession Twice?
The new law eliminates a loophole that allowed police to continue arresting people for something that was not supposed to be a crime anymore.
Cannabis Companies Explain To Congress Why Denying Them Banking Access Is Bad for Law Enforcement
Senate hearing shows, once again, why marijuana needs to be decriminalized at the federal level.
The Harris-Nadler Marijuana Bill Goes Further Than Others in Ways Good and Bad
The MORE Act combines laudably broad legalization and expungement provisions with taxes and spending that may alienate potential Republican allies.
Another Benefit of Legalizing Hemp: It Makes the War on Weed Harder to Wage
Without expensive tests that measure THC content, Texas prosecutors can't prove that green stuff is marijuana.
RIP Mark Kleiman, Who Brought Rigor, Dispassion, and Candor to a Frequently Overheated Drug Policy Debate
The widely quoted and consulted academic died yesterday at the age of 68.
Mike Gravel and His Online Teens Want Weed in the Constitution
It's an unconventional approach befitting of an unconventional presidential candidate.
'Historic' Congressional Hearing on Marijuana Legalization Highlights Strategic Differences
Should federal marijuana reform be tied to a broader "racial justice" agenda?
After Marijuana Is Legalized, a New Study Finds, Adolescent Use Declines
Survey data contradict fears that underage cannabis consumption would rise after states allowed recreational use by adults.
New York City Officially Launches Absurd Ban on Adding CBD to Food, Coffee
Cannabidiol products are legal for sale and consumption, but adding it to other things is somehow forbidden.
John Hickenlooper's Bragging About the Pot Legalization Measure He Opposed Shows That Reality Can Change People's Minds
Colorado's former governor came around on the issue when he realized that legalization was not the disaster he had anticipated.
Facing Legal Challenge, Washington Weed Regulators Lift Ban on Cannabusiness Signs at Seattle Hempfest
The state's Liquor and Cannabis Board changed its policy after Hempfest and two marijuana retailers challenged it on constitutional grounds.
Illinois Becomes 11th State to Legalize Weed
Participants in Illinois' new recreational market will have to contend with a lot of taxes and regulations.
House Resoundingly Approves Broad Marijuana Federalism
A solid majority of congressmen, including 41 Republicans, voted for a spending rider that bars the Justice Department from interfering with the legalization of cannabis for medical or recreational use.
Cory Booker Proposes Thousands of Drug War Commutations If Elected President
Booker would move the process away from prosecutors and into the White House.
To Hold but Not to Have: California's Marijuana Laws Get Weird When You're in Jail
It's not illegal for inmates to have marijuana, but it's still a felony if they try to smoke it.
Violent Crackdown In Hong Kong as Residents Protest Bill Allowing Extradition to Mainland China
Also: Mike Lee says Congress must reassert power over the presidency. And so long to Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Veterans Who Work In the Legal Cannabis Industry Are Being Denied Benefits
"After all our service members have sacrificed, how can we penalize them for working in their state's legal economy?"
Does Medical Marijuana Reduce Opioid-Related Deaths or Not?
The answer may depend on how you measure patients' legal access to cannabis.
Cancer Patient Who Bought Marijuana To Self-Medicate Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison
Thomas J. Franzen is going to prison for ordering too much medicine.
Maryland Legalizes Medical Marijuana Edibles, With Caveats
Regulators are gearing up for a long debate about the size, shape, and other specifications of edibles.
Hempfest Sues Washington's Marijuana Regulators for Censoring Sponsors' Signs
The Seattle festival's organizers argue that banning signs referring to state-licensed cannabusinesses violates the state and federal constitutions.
FDA Has 'Critical Questions' About Safety of CBD Products
The sale of cannabidiol-infused food and drink is still against the law, even as entrepreneurs flout those restrictions across the country.
After Virginia Beach Shooting, a Quick Pivot to Squabbling About 'Silencers' and Trump's Golf Clothes
Plus: Spending bill includes pro-marijuana changes, State Department starts collecting social media accounts of visa applicants, and more...
Illinois Legislators Pass Pot Legalization Bill
One legislator tried to stop them by reenacting an infamously dumb anti-drug ad. It didn't work.
New Car Crash Study Highlights the Irrationality of DUI Laws Based on THC in Drivers' Blood
The researchers found no statistically significant relationship between testing positive for THC and contributing to accidents.
Illinois Is on the Verge of Legalizing Marijuana. Here Is What the Bill Would Do.
New York legislators also are taking another shot at legalization.
Snoop Dogg Is Right: Legal Weed Would Benefit From More Accurate Dosing Information
Giving consumers more accurate dosing for vaped THC is a huge market opportuntiy, but it has important public policy implications too.
As a Deadline for Legalizing Marijuana in Illinois Approaches, a New Poll Finds Strong Public Support
According to the survey, three-fifth of voters think pot should be legal for recreational use.
Beto O'Rourke Wants To Legalize Weed and Expunge Records, Too
Anti-prohibitionists are now trying to help those still impacted by old drug convictions.
A Sniff by a Pot-Detecting Dog Requires Probable Cause and Does Not Justify a Search, Says Colorado Supreme Court
Marijuana legalization changes the constitutional status of canine olfactory inspections.
