Articles tagged with "legalization"

Efforts in recent weeks have focused on hammering out the complicated details of how to strongly regulate a new industry and get it up and running as quickly as possible.

Governor Tom Wolf released an official video urging the Legislature to pass Senate Bill 3, which would legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania.

Costa Rica gets closer to legalizing medical marijuana, Alaska’s retail program hits a snag, New Hampshire tries once again to decriminalize, and more in the State of the Leaf.

“You have to be way out in front of some of the pitfalls that have occurred in Colorado,” Sheriff Joe DiSalvo says. “Listen to us and head them off at the pass.”

Vermont’s adult-use legalization measure marches slowly and steadily through the House, Colorado Springs cannabis clubs fight for survival, and Vogue gets hip to edibles.

A new email exchange between a Georgia lawmaker and the governor reveal a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the fight over medical cannabis.

Once considered the nation’s most important and comprehensive piece of legislation on medical cannabis, the CARERS Act was written off late last year. Now it might be back.

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.

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.

Should the movement and the industry be doing more to support Bernie Sanders? Not necessarily. Here’s why.