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All it will take is a quick neighborhood stroll for the next resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to confront the United States' stunningly inconsistent marijuana laws. The president cannot legally light up a joint at home, of course - it's federal property, after all - yet a private party down...

I spent a short time working in the marijuana industry in Washington state. At a small medical marijuana access point in the suburbs of Seattle, I learned how the industry thrived in a gray market, and saw first-hand how full-scale legalization was debated back and forth among the people...

All it will take is a quick neighborhood stroll for the next resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to confront the United States' stunningly inconsistent marijuana laws. The president cannot legally light up a joint at home, of course - it's federal property, after all - yet a private party down...

Despite Americans' statistical lack of enthusiasm for both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the Green Party still has little chance of getting nominee Jill Stein into the White House. But another kind of green is poised to have a big election day this year: recreational marijuana. Alaska...

We all have a tendency to say or promote what we think which is a major characteristic of all humans that separate us from all the other species on planet Earth. But what are thinkers basing their thoughts on? Is it experience, facts, fiction, or just guessing? The true challenge to thinking is...

As the rhetoric heats up in California about why pot is so wonderful and so worthy of legalization, a national coalition announced its own initiative this week. It has raised more than $2 million to fight the November ballot initiative in the Golden State - and in four other states as well...

Increasingly, the stigma around cannabis appears to be disappearing. Look no further than what the Presidential candidates and people in the tech world have had to say. At best, they want it legalized; at worse, they don't have much of an opinion. But what about the average American? There...

State Rep. Jeff Irwin recently made Cannabis Business Executive's list of "100 Political Influencers in Cannabis." It's no surprise; Irwin has been the biggest cannabis supporter in our state legislature. Over the years, the Ann Arbor Democrat has introduced or supported various...

Among all the speeches and balloons and revelry of the recently completed Democratic National Convention - a convention that has already made history by nominating a woman for president — was a far less obvious, but important change in the Democratic Party platform. For the first time since...

Boston City Council President Michelle Wu and Councilor Tito Jackson will formally endorse the state ballot push to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The move, to be announced at a State House event Wednesday morning, puts them directly at odds with Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who is helping...

Marijuana supporters are not psyched with the direction the ongoing presidential campaign is taking, especially with the selection of Mike Pence and Tim Kaine as the vice-president candidates for the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively. Both VP candidates have publicly opposed...

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse came out on Monday in favor of a ballot question to legalize recreational marijuana, becoming the first of Massachusetts' mayors to do so. "As I considered this question it became increasingly clear that I could no longer tolerate a system that results in...

Polls currently show that Californians are likely to vote in favor of marijuana legalization come November. Millions have been raised in support of the ballot measure, which includes - because this is California, we're talking about - a heavy regulation and taxation scheme. The best way to keep...

A growing number of Southern California law enforcement organizations and leaders are voicing objections to a state ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana, saying it would make the state less safe. San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos said the initiative to...

A Massachusetts ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana has enough signatures to be on the ballot in November, meaning the Bay State could be the next state to legalize pot use. The Massachusetts secretary of state told the initiators of the measure, The Campaign to Regulate...

Philadelphia - Gavin Newsom is a little tired of being the only state official in California to fully endorse legalizing recreational marijuana. Speaking with The Huffington Post at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, the lieutenant governor said it's time for others to take a...

The Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia has adopted a bold pro-marijuana platform that could have an effect on Arizona's upcoming legalization vote. With heavy input from Bernie Sanders supporters, the draft of the platform document was publicized earlier this month and showed a...

For the first time in YouGov's polling, more Republicans support marijuana legalization than oppose it. Analyzing the results from a survey earlier this month, Peter Moore wrote: YouGov's latest research shows that most Americans still support legalization of marijuana, and that support...

Philadelphia - The Democratic Party is poised to put marijuana on its party platform for the first time in history and pro-legalization groups and some members of Congress are overjoyed. "This is the year that this issue crests. I've been working on it a long time," said Oregon Rep. Earl...

Whitehorse — Premiers say they want quick action from the federal government on the legalization of marijuana. Speaking before the start of their annual meeting in Whitehorse, several provincial leaders say they want Ottawa to move on the issue to prevent a patchwork of enforcement and...