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Australia’s New South Wales government came up with a winning combination of Tumblr, Facebook, and a “Stoner Sloth” to communicate the message to minors that “You’re worse on weed.”

A man in Edgewater, Florida was operating an illicit cannabis grow in a storage unit, heard a police helicopter, figured the jig was up, and dialed 911 to turn himself in.

President Barack Obama is using his executive power to help reduce the prison population, particularly for those prisoners who have been convicted of nonviolent drug offenses.

Possession of small amounts of cannabis for private use by adults became legal in Delaware Friday thanks to a measure signed by Gov. Jack Markell.

The Justice Department’s top courtroom lawyer asks the Supreme Court to toss Nebraska and Oklahoma’s challenge to Colorado’s recreational cannabis legalization.

Letter from USPS general counsel directs postal carriers across country to report cannabis advertisements to law enforcement.

Check out the latest on these six markets that are hoping to debut their legal cannabis programs (both medical and recreational) soon.

The cap on retail cannabis stores in Washington state will jump next year from 334 to 556, the Liquor and Cannabis Control Board announced Wednesday.

Napster founder Sean Parker has pledged to match all donations to the campaign to legalize recreational cannabis in California.

Police officers have filed a civil rights grievance against the city of Pittsburgh over mandatory drug testing, claiming it’s a violation of their contract and of the Constitution.