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With interest in topics like "marijuana" and "cannabis" hitting all-time high levels according to Google Trends, nine states in the U.S. will vote on marijuana measures in the world's most important general election Nov. 8, according to the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Voters in...

A quick survey of recent headlines around the legalization discussion, even the federal task force's press conference, reveals a conspicuous absence: medical cannabis and the patients who rely on it. The current debate and coverage focuses on legalization and regulation combining the...

A quick survey of recent headlines around the legalization discussion, even the federal task force's press conference, reveals a conspicuous absence: medical cannabis and the patients who rely on it. The current debate and coverage focuses on legalization and regulation combining the...

Generally, one of the biggest opponents of marijuana legalization in California is the law enforcement profession - but that's not without at least one big exception. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), which describes itself as "a group of police, judges, prosecutors, and other...

Marijuana legalization continues to grow as a front-burner issue, and legalization for medical purposes is among the few stances that the two major presidential candidates share. Presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump believe that using marijuana to...

The marijuana legalization initiative that will be on the November ballot in California is a disappointment to many in the cannabis decriminalization movement. California NORML, the granddaddy of political pot groups, has not fully endorsed it. These critics say that Proposition 64, which...

As we continue to try to find money in New Jersey, the one white elephant in the room continues to be marijuana legalization. Dr. David Nathan who sits on the committee of New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform and Doctors for Cannabis Regulation, was a guest on my show and took calls last...

Marijuana legalization has become a mainstream movement. There are 25 states — and Washington, D.C. — that have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. That means investors are about to be set up for some big profit opportunities from the marijuana market in 2016. Before we get into how...

As Colorado's recreational marijuana market moves away from its start-up phase, it's experiencing some of the struggles you'd expect from any evolving industry. More than two years into non-medical legalization, we're witnessing some concerning developments that show how much work is left to...

A month ago, rumors spread that the DEA was about to reschedule cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule II drug in the Controlled Substances Act. Even though this rescheduling would not have many impacts in terms of legalization, it would allow derivatives of cannabis to be made available...

Who is funding the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol? It's not tourism, that's for sure. And the construction/contractor industry wants no part of it. When signatures were filed during the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act last week, Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol...

Last week California's pot legalization initiative, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, qualified for the ballot in November, setting the stage for a vote that will have ramifications far beyond California's borders. There are several reasons why if the AUMA passes, it will make California the...

With California readying for a vote on legalizing recreational cannabis or marijuana by November, there is high enthusiasm over the prospects of a money spinning industry opening up. It has charged up many potential entrepreneurs with excitement. California cannabis legalization vote has...

Sacramento, California - There is no guarantee California will vote to legalize recreational marijuana in November, but political operative and father of four Daniel Conway has already staked his future on it. Conway left his job as chief of staff to Sacramento's celebrity mayor, former...

The Liberal government is making a hash of marijuana legalization by embarking on a needless consultation exercise led by a task force of well-meaning volunteers. Four U.S. states made cannabis legal in 2012 and others are vocally following suit. Canada, which has had a legal medical...

Canada and the U.S. might share a border, but the countries are worlds apart when it comes to marijuana policy. The latest developments from Canada's federal legalization plan reveals as much. Let's look at three ways that Canada is beating America on cannabis legalization: 1. There's a lot...

So Gov. Brian Sandoval, the former attorney general and federal judge, has come out squarely against the legalization of recreational marijuana in Nevada. The governor told the Las Vegas Sun that, while he's personally never used the drug, he's concerned about the impact legalization would...

California's marijuana legalization initiative is "horrible, awful, very bad no-good drug policy," said a leading marijuana expert who helped implement Washington state's legal market. That said, he'd vote for it, anyway. Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy at New York University...

New York - Eight states, including California, will vote to legalize weed either for recreational or medical purposes in November. The legalization of marijuana for recreational use will be on the ballot on Nov. 8 in California, Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts and Maine, according to Allen St...

Humboldt County, California Voters in the California will have an opportunity to decide whether to legalize the use of recreational marijuana. It comes after Secretary of State Alex Padilla said Tuesday the proponents of legalization turned in more than enough signatures to place the question...