Articles in Politics category

All eyes are on U.S. cannabis policy in advance of a special United Nations summit, Israeli companies are drawing American investments, and a man is rewarded for being punched repeatedly in the face.

Gov. Chris Christie remains hostile to New Jersey’s medical cannabis program, regardless of how the state’s health department tries to spin it.

Legal cannabis could rake in big money for Massachusetts, industry advocates back a Colorado candidate, and an illegal grow ruins an Easter egg hunt.

Hillary Clinton doubles down in opposition to federal legalization, Missouri wrinkles its nose at concentrates, and Georgia falls (just barely) short.

In today’s Shakeup, Colorado coal miners consider cannabis, the deadline hits for Georgia’s medical marijuana program expansion, and is Drumpf the best bet for legalization?

A major report issued this morning by The Lancet urges the U.N. to rethink its drug policy and adopt a number of major changes, including an end to cannabis prohibition.

Nearly four years after legalizing adult use, Washington state voters have shifted toward legalization and against prohibition.

Hawaii considers legislation that could decriminalize all drugs, and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom has signed on in support of California’s Adult Use of Marijuana Act.

The Brookings Institution takes on the “medical marijuana mess,” the U.S. Supreme Court deals a blow to a California dispensary, and Washington state issues recall rules.

Massachusetts AG tells voters to hold their horses, California legalization gets a predictable endorsement, and the New Yorker weighs in on licensing.