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TV travel guide Rick Steves is best-known for his mild-mannered jaunts across Europe, but he traveled to Chicago to speak out Tuesday on a favorite side project: legalizing marijuana. "This is not a pro-pot movement. This is an anti-prohibition movement," Steves said at a press conference...

For the first time in years, the proposed law that would allow the use of marijuana extracts for medicinal purposes is being discussed by lawmakers in plenary. The House of Representatives started tackling the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Bill of Isabela Rep. Rodolfo Albano III on Wednesday...

He may soon be out as governor of New Jersey, but Chris Christie continues to have an impact on one of his favorite topics: the legalization of marijuana. He's not for it. He made that clear once again this month. As chairman of a committee appointed by President Donald Trump to make...

A 20-year-old from St. Charles who was on home monitoring on three pending felony drug cases when he was charged with having cannabis oil mailed to him to later sell was sentenced Monday to 6½ years of probation. "I don't trust you," Kane County Judge John Barsanti said as he sentenced Braham...

Texas is weeks away from the first legal sale of medical marijuana. Two years after lawmakers legalized the drug for epilepsy patients, the state has licensed a company operating as Knox Medical to dispense the drug. CBS11 traveled to Winter Garden, Florida, where the company has already...

Under the new regulations Polish pharmacies will be allowed to manufacture medicines taken from imported cannabis plants. Pharmacists in Poland have been given the go-ahead to make and distribute pharmaceutical products using cannabis after the Polish government made the drug legal for...

The Nebraska State Patrol seized nearly 50 lbs of marijuana in a traffic stop near Cozad. Shortly after 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 8th a trooper pulled over a 2008 GMC pick-up for a headlight violation. During the stop, troopers detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, head of the presidential commission on opioids, warned of the dangers of marijuana in a letter to President Donald Trump earlier this month about the panel's findings, saying the current push for marijuana legalization could further fuel the opioid epidemic...

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, remanded one 87-year-old woman, Maria Agbomabiwon, in prison custody for dealing in 10.3 kg of Marijuana. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) dragged the accused, who resides at No. 9, Osunba Street, Oto-Awori, Ijaniki, Lagos, to the...

Jim Gierach can't believe it has taken so long for elected leaders to conclude that drug prohibition doesn't work. Some Cook County lawmakers and state legislators are renewing efforts to legalize recreational marijuana use in Illinois, with a push underway to place a referendum on election...

As we wrote last week, the road to federal legalization may not be clear, but seems to be gaining momentum. Legalization would be a monumental win not only for cannabis culture, but also the future of medicinal alternatives. As long as pot is labeled a Schedule I drug, cannabis research is a...

Among critics of the federal prohibition of marijuana – a diverse and bipartisan group that includes both criminal justice reform advocates and Big Alcohol – the American Legion and its allies stand out. For more than a year, the stalwart veterans group has been working to reframe the debate...

Most people have heard of the Federal Marijuana Patients, but most people do not understand how that whole system works. I have been studying Supreme Court Cases, and DEA Administrative Law for the past few years, so I will explain the process. So I will start with the Federal Marijuana...

A record 64 percent of Americans believe that marijuana should be legal for recreational consumption, according to a recent Gallup national poll. That figure marks the highest point since the group started polling on the topic back in 1969. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise: With the...

It is estimated that illegal, outdoor marijuana sites, on private property alone, are expending up to 3 million gallons of water a day. According to Sheriff Lopey, “I would also like to remind my fellow citizens that we are not seeking enforcement against legitimate medical marijuana users or...

When it comes to the markets' fastest growing industries, investors would have a hard time finding a group of stocks growing quicker than marijuana. According to a report from Marijuana Business Daily, the U.S. legal-weed industry is expected to grow by an aggregate of 300% between 2016 and 2021...

Five members of a marijuana and money laundering organization have been sentenced to prison after previously pleading guilty to a slew of charges, including intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. The investigation that revealed...

Technically, legalizing marijuana is not on the ballot next month. But its future could depend on how you vote in the gubernatorial election Nov. 7. Democrat Phil Murphy said he would legalize cannabis as a solution to a social injustice. Blacks have a higher arrest and conviction rate than...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he wants to see "more competition" among medical marijuana growers who supply the plant to researchers, in his Wednesday morning testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican, asked Sessions to "clarify" the...

A new report into cannabis in the UK has raised concerns about the potency of the drug. The study was conducted at Manchester Metropolitan University. Researchers there say it suggests most of the cannabis bought on the streets is high in the plant's most dangerous substance. Only 50...