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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...

Massachusetts' top politicians just came out swinging against legal marijuana. Voters there are on track to decide whether to legalize marijuana at the ballot box this November. But the state's Republican governor and Democratic attorney general have penned an op-ed with Boston's mayor...

There are increasing signs that 2016 might just be the year the largest state in the nation legalizes recreational marijuana. Polls have shown from 56 percent to 60 percent of California's likely voters in the November presidential contest support legal pot. And due in part to hefty financial...

Hillary Clinton may not seem as adamant about marijuana legalization as her opponent Bernie Sanders, but the money behind her campaign sure is. Despite her ties to pharmaceutical and private prison lobbyists, the largest contributor to Hillary Clinton's current presidential campaign is...

Recently, the government members of France were changed for a new team. Mr Jean-Michel Baylet is a newcomer and he has cleary said he was in favor of legalization. Last year, the Department of Justice reminded that, when more than 40% of the French population uses MJ daily or weekly, and 70%...

Tim Farron MP, the leader of the Liberal Democrats party is the first party political leader to publicly call for the legalisation of cannabis for recreational users. "The War on Drugs is Over" Following the example set by a growing number of States in America, the recreational use of...

Nestled between a 7-Eleven and a store selling Broncos jerseys, the door to the generic-looking retail establishment is easy to miss. But once inside, the smell is unmistakable. At Euflora, tables are filled with glass containers of marijuana next to interactive tablets describing each strain...

The U.S. Supreme Court Is Hearing a Huge Marijuana Legalization Case Today The U.S. Supreme Court Is Hearing a Huge Marijuana Legalization Case Today

A group of legal and medical experts gathered in Nashville Thursday night to discuss the legalization of medical marijuana. The Medical Cannabis Symposium took place at Vanderbilt Law School. Those in attendance talked about scientific and legal implications of medical marijuana. The...

Drug dealers in Canada may soon have to contend with the biggest business competitor they've ever faced: the federal government. One Montreal dealer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that like any businessman, he is worried about how marijuana legalization will affect the bottom...

Check the latest on the Puerto Rico legalization efforts. :thumb::thumb: Two thumbs up!! On the Front Lines of Puerto Rico's Movement to Legalize Marijuana On the Front Lines of Puerto Rico's Movement to Legalize Marijuana | VICE | United States

Legalizing marijuana means going green, in more ways than one. Colorado hauled in $76.2 million from taxes on marijuana sales and license fees in 2014. That windfall leaped nearly 71 percent — to about $130 million — in 2015. Washington state pulled in $41.4 million in taxes and fees in...

It sounds so easy: where something is criminalized that shouldn't be, just amend or repeal the problematic statute. Simple, stroke-of-a-pen stuff, right? Not with the legalization of marijuana, it isn't. The Trudeau government surprised some — and comforted others — last week by handing the pot...

The future of a bill to legalize marijuana is very much in doubt on this first day of the 2016 session. House Speaker Shap Smith says there are still many outstanding questions about the plan, and he doesn't think it's ready for a full debate at this time. At the end of the 2015 session, many...

The Vermont Cannabis Collaborative (VTCC) respectfully challenges Debby Haskins' simplistic and misleading arguments against cannabis legalization in her VTDigger commentary "Legalizing Pot Will Not Be A Revenue Windfall." No one in Vermont is claiming that legalizing cannabis would promote a...

As marijuana is being legalized in the United States, Mexico is on the verge of facing a decline in profit due to the popularity of the said crop. The country which is known to be the biggest supplier of marijuana is starting at least 70% steep decline in income. Mexican cartels rely heavily...

Voters could decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts in 2016. Some say legalization in the Commonwealth could create a ripple effect in neighboring states. Senate President Stanley Rosenberg told 22News Massachusetts has been called a catalyst in the past...

After the triumphs of 2014 – when the world's first completely legal cannabis markets debuted in Colorado and Washington – 2015 was a relatively quiet year in marijuana reform. In the history of the plant, however, it may also figure as a tipping point. A year of political plotting and...

As pot legalization gains momentum across the country, more states are looking to let either lawmakers or voters decide on cannabis on the 2016 ballot. Four states and Washington, D.C., have passed legislation to permit recreational marijuana entirely, and others are gearing up to consider...

Some have characterized the loss of the marijuana legalization initiative in Ohio as an indicator of lack of support for the issue. However, what the defeat of the initiative reveals is the intent of citizens not just to make "pot" legal, but to do it right. In fact, the lack of support for the...