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A group of US House members led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher wants the feds to maintain their hands-off approach towards states with legal medicinal cannabis.

Colorado is set to ban cannabis growing co-ops after the state Senate unanimously approved a bill making it a crime for people to grow cannabis for others.

Rhode Island state legislators hoping to legalize cannabis say they have enough support to pass a bill in the Democrat-controlled General Assembly.

California is one step closer to resolving tricky legal conflicts on its path to becoming the nation’s largest marijuana economy.

“Less than 1 percent of the licenses held in the entire country are held by African Americans and other minorities,” one state lawmaker noted.

The state of California continues to draw lines in the sand in its continuing battle against the federal government.

Federal cannabis prohibition could soon come to an end thanks to a package of congressional bills introduced Thursday morning.

Advocates are trying to lay the groundwork for Illinois to become the first state in the Midwest and the ninth nationwide to legalize recreational cannabis.

A Colorado plan to crack down on homegrown cannabis is heading to the governor’s desk after lawmakers changed the bill to give cannabis patients more leeway.

Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper told reporters recently that he opposes the cannabis club bill if it allows indoor smoking.