Politics

A week after two new states joined the legal marijuana landscape, a hearing will be held to discuss the various paths to legalization that have been introduced. For one, Republican Nancy Mace’s federal legalization bill has been circling for months...

As we’ve anticipated, some new states now have legal marijuana. Although it wasn’t the blowout that I was hoping for, the news is mainly good for drug and marijuana legalization across the country. The first state to receive legal weed by...

Voters in two states, Maryland and Missouri, decided in favor of ballot measures legalizing the adult-use of cannabis, while voters in various cities in the United States similarly approved measures at the ballot box ending marijuana-related arrests and prosecutions. “While...

Missouri voters have decided in favor of a ballot initiative (Amendment 3) legalizing the possession, cultivation, and licensed retail sale of cannabis for those ages 21 and older. The vote marks the first time that voters in a mid-western...

Voters in five Texas cities decided in favor of municipal ballot initiatives eliminating the local enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses. Voters in the cities of Denton, Killeen, San Marcos, Elgin and Harker Heights decided ‘yes’ on the measures. Specifically, the...

Maryland voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum (Question 4) directing state lawmakers to establish rules and regulations governing the production and sale of cannabis to adults. “Maryland voters have overwhelmingly rejected the failed policy of prohibition and voted for the common...

Last Friday, Sean “Diddy” Combs made the announcement that he was purchasing three pre-existing marijuana operations in three states. For a colossal $185 million, Diddy bought the operations from Cresco Labs and Columbia Care who had to divest these operations...

You may know me today for my guidebooks or my PBS series about traveling in Europe. But back in the late 1980s, I was the anonymous “responsible businessman who supports legalizing pot” guest on a leading radio show in...

Newsom made some remarks before the screening of a documentary about marijuana at the Oakland International Film Festival in September. While most of the comments were exactly as you’d expect, one raised some eyebrows. “We know, as I’ve said, the...

According to a new study published within the last few months, legalizing cannabis is directly tied to lower risks of lung injuries from contaminated vapes. This research project was stemmed from a 2019 outbreak of lung injuries related to...