Politics

The green wave is already making splashes in red states this year, with marijuana legalization bills being introduced in at least six traditionally conservative states so far for 2019 sessions. Lawmakers in Kentucky and West Virginia put forward pieces of...

Medical marijuana patients generally have more faith in cannabis than the mainstream health care system — and that’s probably because they’ve found the plant more therapeutically effective compared to traditional pharmaceuticals — according to a new survey. Researchers distributed about...

Two state lawmakers in Tennessee announced on Thursday that they plan to introduce a comprehensive medical marijuana legalization bill. Sen. Janice Bowling and Rep. Ron Travis plan to introduce the bill in the coming weeks, according to media reports. Bowling said...

A new study released by the University of Michigan Addiction Center reports some troubling news about the state’s medical cannabis users. One in five participants said they had driven a car “very high” within the last half-year. “There is a...

DENVER — Denver became the latest city in the nation to take steps to eliminate low-level marijuana convictions in places where the drug is now legal, acknowledging the barriers that such offenses pose to minority, low-income and other people. Denver...

Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon introduced a bill on Wednesday to federally regulate cannabis like alcohol. The bill, in a reference to pot culture, has been designated as House Resolution 420. “While the bill number may be a bit tongue-in-cheek,...

In a deal directly related to the U.S. legalization of hemp in December, a firm that specializes in branding consumer-product companies acquired CBD manufacturer Cure Based Development.The sale, an all–stock transaction, is valued at $120 million based on expected revenue...

As many other states with legal adult-use cannabis (and some without) have done, Maine lawmakers will soon consider a handful of bills to expunge or seal past cannabis convictions. At this stage, however, legislators are only weighing bill titles...

GENESEE TOWNSHIP (WJRT) (01/09/19) - At the new Rec Center on Dort Highway in Genesee Township, there pool tables, table tennis, board games -- and marijuana. Business owner Anna Germain got the idea for the club from Punch Bowl Social...

As diverse a group as we are, it’s safe to say that almost all cannabis smokers have a common dream: to see cannabis integrated into the public spaces of our everyday lives. And while a few states like Oregon...