Articles in Politics category

The Nashville Council will vote to decriminalize cannabis, but there’s more to the ordinance than meets the eye.

After decades of relying on imports from China and Canada, Europe is rekindling its long-lost hemp industry.

Field Dispatch: Inside America’s battleground state, where millionaires fight over medical cannabis and patients struggle to find medicine on the black market.

If Terry McAuliffe weren’t governor, or a white man, he’d probably be arrested.

Dutch cannabis sales are moving into the 21st century despite the industry’s legal status being stuck in a bygone era. Buds of dubious provenance may soon become relics of the past.

Doede De Jong is fighting a longtime paradox in the Netherlands that allows cannabis sales at coffeeshops but prohibits cultivation.

For 45 years, governments in France have held on to some of the harshest and most outdated cannabis policies in Europe.

Heavy hitters on both sides of the issue have thrown huge amounts of cash into the debate over medical legalization.

A Polish politician treats his brain cancer with illegal cannabis, research steps up in the Czech Republic, and Macedonia begins sale of high-THC extracts.

Berlin will vote for a new state Parliament and a new mayor on Sunday, and for the first time ever, cannabis is playing a role in the campaign.