The former New York City mayor, who thinks legalizing pot is "one of the stupidest things we've ever done," nevertheless says "putting people in jail for marijuana" is "really dumb."
A lesson for other governments making legalization plans
Council member Gregorio Casar: "I think the state of Texas should come out of the Stone Ages and not only decriminalize but legalize marijuana in the state."
Gov. Gina Raimondo wants to sell weed to balance the state's budget.
"I would have to grow at least three times as many plants under the USDA rule to produce the same amount of CBD as I get out of one plant now."
The vast majority of patients with vaping-related lung injuries who used cannabis products said they got them from "informal sources."
The overturned rules banned microscopes and shovels as drug paraphernalia and prohibited pictures of cannabis or the equipment used to grow it.
While the issue is far from settled, a decline in Canadian beer sales and a drop in binge drinking among college students reinforce the case for a substitution effect.
In one week alone, newly legal dispensaries made $11 million in sales.
The Illinois State Police confirms that people who try newly legal marijuana are not considered "unlawful users" of narcotics.
Marijuana merchants, restaurants, and "mobile premises" can let customers partake if they get state and local approval.
Creating a sensible legal market would drive black market vape makers out of business.
Which state do you think will be more successful at moving cannabis consumers to the legal market?
The main danger to vapers is illicit cannabis extracts of unknown provenance and composition.
The state's Cannabis Advisory Committee blames high taxes, local bans, and onerous regulations.
A judge concluded that the restrictions violate the state constitution's free speech guarantee.
The government and the press focus on newfangled contraptions instead of drug-related harm.
Tessa Majors may have been on way to buy illegal pot when she was stabbed to death. But if that's true, it's an argument against prohibition, not for it.
Despite notable progress in policies regarding pot and psychedelics, the war on drugs always finds new targets.
The drug wars will continue until the state gets its cut of the money.
When the government tries to hoover up all the money earned from legalized drugs, this is what happens.
Of the 50 states, three territories, and 10 provinces that make up the United States and Canada, all but one have legalized some form of either medical or recreational cannabis.
To his credit, Biden responded by calling for the decriminalization of marijuana and for releasing marijuana prisoners.
The House is simultaneously advancing bills that would legalize marijuana and ban the vast majority of vaping products.
The correlation between cannabis consumption and use of other drugs is clear, but its meaning remains controversial and probably always will.
The CDC found vitamin E acetate in all 29 samples of lung fluid it analyzed.
In the unlikely event that the former New York mayor wins the Democratic nomination, the 2020 election will pit a billionaire busybody against a billionaire bully.
The Golden State is still taking punitive, costly, and pointless measures to fight illegal grow operations.
Even when a technology is valid in theory, haphazard methods can lead to wrongful convictions.
The cop claimed to detect "a strong smell of fresh marijuana coming from within the house," but police did not find any.
The 10th Circuit says Adlynn and Robert Harte should be allowed to pursue three federal claims against comically inept Kansas sheriff's deputies.
West Hollywood's Lowell Farms Cafe serves food, drinks, and marijuana.
While the Controlled Substances Act generally gives the attorney general the authority to deschedule drugs, it also invokes treaty obligations that seem to preclude doing that with cannabis.
Once again, underground suppliers step in when over-regulated markets can’t satisfy customers.
The senator's marijuana legalization plan is heavy on taxes, regulation, and executive power.
Reason's Jacob Sullum and former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson debate eliminating laws that prohibit the use and sale of narcotics.
There are stories of marijuana business owners showing up at California's tax agency offices with trash bags filled with cash, even though the agency generally doesn't allow cash payments.
California is turning to tech solution to clear bureaucratic hurdles.
Naama Issachar, a 26-year-old woman who was arrested while catching a connecting flight in Moscow, was charged with drug smuggling.
Vague lung disease warnings tar harm-reducing e-cigarettes while obscuring the role of black-market cannabis products.
A comparison with other states finds "no statistically significant long-term effects" on violent or property crime rates.
Mayo Clinic researchers say tissue samples from 17 patients were consistent with toxic exposure rather than lipoid pneumonia.
Marion County, Indiana, joins a growing list of jurisdictions where prosecutors are refusing to file charges for petty marijuana offenses.
It's a historic moment in Congress, but Senate support remains uncertain.
This vote is "a hopeful sign that the harmful policies of marijuana prohibition will soon be a relic of the past."
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