Politics

Illinois voters just elected a new governor who supports legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana — and a new study indicates that the state would reap significant economic benefits if lawmakers follow through in 2019. According to an analysis from the...

Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-intoxicating cannabis constituent that has been shown to reduce seizures, inflammation, pain, anxiety, and other symptoms. Even as we come to understand the vast medical potential of CBD, it can still be hard to find...

Almost a decade after her husband’s memoir Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, Michelle Obama wants to tell her own story. Her autobiography Becoming, set to release tomorrow, follows the former first lady’s coming of...

On November 1, the United Kingdom legalized medical cannabis treatments. Adult use, however, remains under prohibition. And as happens in many cases when cannabis legalization is both popular and desired but barred by prohibition, interest is rapidly growing in...

Who's footing the bill for enforcing Canada’s Cannabis Act? The post Who Pays? Regulating Cannabis in Canada Estimated to Cost $546 Million appeared first on Leafly.

Frank Mir and Forrest Griffin, former UFC champions in different weight classes, never faced each other in the Octagon. But on a mild October evening inside a North Las Vegas warehouse, they’re circling each other, breathing hard, pacing every...

Hemp expansion in the next Farm Bill is a “guarantee,” according to the U.S. Senate’s majority leader.Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell said he’s not sure when Congress will finalize a Farm Bill to get to the president’s desk, but he’s...

State Rep. Joe Moody, a Democrat from El Paso, introduced a bill on Monday to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in the Texas House of Representatives. The measure, House Bill 63, was submitted by Moody on the first day...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Senate’s top Republican guarantees the final version of the farm bill will include legalization of hemp. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday that completing work on a new farm bill looms as one of...

by NORMLNovember 12, 2018 This Veterans Day, you will likely read and hear many political leaders paying lip service to honor our nation’s veterans. But as they list out their policy prescriptions, one that directly impacts nearly one-in-four veterans will be...