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Our society is in the midst of a fundamental change in the cultural, political and scientific understanding of cannabis. The current policy landscape which defines the legality of cannabis reflects over 100 years of precipitous change, manifesting in every level of organized government. New...

In an apparent effort to mislead voters about Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's marijuana policy, supporters of Republican nominee Donald Trump started spreading fake memes under the hashtag #StopThePot over the weekend. The memes - designed to mimic images shared by the...

Moncton, N.B. — Thanks to the Liberal government, the legalization of marijuana is coming whether Canadians like it or not. Speaking to attendees of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association's transportation summit this week about what the legalization of pot means to trucking was Barbara...

In July, four doctors were suspended for allegedly recommending cannabis to patients who didn't need it for health-related reasons after being referred to the Colorado Medical Board by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Now, however, the CDPHE's referral process has...

In July, four doctors were suspended for allegedly recommending cannabis to patients who didn't need it for health-related reasons after being referred to the Colorado Medical Board by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Now, however, the CDPHE's referral process has...

Former prisons minister and Tory MP Crispin Blunt has said the best way to move ahead with more progressive drugs legislation would be to initiate a Royal Commission on the matter. Blunt told a fringe event about cannabis legalisation at the Conservative party conference last night that doing...

State and local advocates of reforming marijuana policy met in Amarillo on Saturday to train others with similar views on how to be more effective change agents. The event, hosted by Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy, is the first in a series of ones being held across Texas as part of...

State and local advocates of reforming marijuana policy met in Amarillo on Saturday to train others with similar views on how to be more effective change agents. The event, hosted by Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy, is the first in a series of ones being held across Texas as part of...

Washington, DC — On Thursday afternoon, speakers from the marijuana industry will address a Capitol Hill audience on the topic of diversity in the cannabis industry. With 25 states and the District of Columbia choosing to end cannabis prohibition in one form or another, the resulting legalized...

Steamboat Springs - Students with a medical marijuana prescription would be allowed to use marijuana on school grounds only under a strict set of rules, according to a new policy drafted by Steamboat Springs School District staff. The Board of Education reviewed the draft policy, which was...

Steamboat Springs - Students with a medical marijuana prescription would be allowed to use marijuana on school grounds only under a strict set of rules, according to a new policy drafted by Steamboat Springs School District staff. The Board of Education reviewed the draft policy, which was...

St. Clairsville - The Belmont County Board of Health deferred action Monday on a county policy that prohibits employees' use of medical marijuana. Robert Sproul, deputy health commissioner, circulated a memorandum concerning the Belmont County Board of Commissioners' ban on employees being...

St. Clairsville - The Belmont County Board of Health deferred action Monday on a county policy that prohibits employees' use of medical marijuana. Robert Sproul, deputy health commissioner, circulated a memorandum concerning the Belmont County Board of Commissioners' ban on employees being...

In 2014, legal sale of recreational marijuana began in Colorado and Washington state. Oregon and Alaska are creating similar regulatory regimes. This November, at least five more states will vote on legal pot. This group includes a potential game changer: California, America's biggest state by...

Justin Hartfield, former chief executive of a company called We*dmaps, two years ago discussed his plans to legalize marijuana nationwide and make his company the Philip Morris of pot. "Prohibition is about to pop," he predicted in The Wall Street Journal. "And the people that were here...

PLAIN TWP. Ohio - As of September 8, medical marijuana will be legal to use in the state of Ohio with a prescription. House Bill 523 clears the way for legal distribution and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes but it also allows employers with a drug free workplace policy to prevent...

PLAIN TWP. Ohio - As of September 8, medical marijuana will be legal to use in the state of Ohio with a prescription. House Bill 523 clears the way for legal distribution and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes but it also allows employers with a drug free workplace policy to prevent...

The Oakland Museum of California keeps its hot season of cannabis programming rolling with a Saturday event "Perspectives on Legalizing Marijuana" featuring some of the brightest minds on the subject. Explore decriminalization, legalization, what the difference is, and why it matters with...

After 45 years of petitions, changing federal marijuana law has proven difficult, but two drug policy experts have at least two different models of legalization that Congress might be able to get behind. The case for empowering states: Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy and the...

As the DEA explains in a press release (which also notes its decision to deny petitions seeking rescheduling of marijuana under the CSA), the agency has "announced a policy change designed to foster research by expanding the number of DEA- registered marijuana manufacturers." The formal...