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Tennessee's gubernatorial election is still over a year away, but with a newly appointed committee on medical marijuana, Representative Jeremy Faison, R-Cosby, expects cannabis to play a large role in the election. "Obviously we see jobs and infrastructure as probably going to be number one...

Yes, the world really has turned upside down: We now have Republicans endorsing cannabis. Well, not just any kind of cannabis. Last week, unbeknownst to each other, both U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie endorsed the strain of cannabis popularly...

Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott says he thinks it still could be possible to pass a marijuana legalization bill in what's expected to be the upcoming two-day veto session of the state Legislature. Scott said negotiations have been taking place to address his concerns with the legalization...

Nashville, Tenn. — The Republican lawmaker dubbed the "Hillbilly Hippie" who is sponsoring a medical cannabis bill on Tennessee's Capitol Hill says a new poll backs up what he's been telling fellow lawmakers. Rep. Jeremy Faison cites a statewide survey of 600 "reliably Republican voters" from...

Madison, Wis. — Republican state senators have reached a deal on a proposal making it legal in Wisconsin to possess a marijuana extract used to treat seizures. A similar bill failed to pass last session despite widespread bipartisan support when Republican senators derailed the proposal amid...

Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders disagree on the merits of medical marijuana. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday that he was open to the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana. But Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald says he does not support such a move...

The debate over whether to legalize recreational marijuana is not as simple as either side would like to make it sound. On one side are opponents profoundly bothered by the ethics of legalizing a mood-altering substance at a time the battle to curb opioid abuse is in full swing. On the...

For N.A. Poe, a marijuana-legalization activist from Philadelphia, running for state attorney general was a lark to draw attention to the issue. The state Republican and Democratic Parties didn't find it funny. Both parties filed legal challenges Monday seeking to remove Poe - a stage name...

Concord, NH - The Marijuana Policy Project of NH has published its voter guide for the September 2016 primary and endorsed two candidates for governor and one for U.S. Senate, according to a press statement. Candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, and state Senate were asked three questions about...

Delegates at the Third District Republican Convention last weekend overwhelmingly voiced their support for the expansion of Georgia's laws on cannabis/marijuana-derived medicine, and for allowing the medicine to be produced in Georgia. A resolution supporting expanding the number of conditions...

Republicans in the Iowa House have amended a bill to legalize the production and distribution of marijuana in the state. In its more limited form, it cleared two Republican panels and is now eligible for debate in the full House. To improve its chances, the revised bill covers fewer...

The Latest from a forum for journalists organized by The Associated Press (all times local): ___ 10:30 a.m. Ohio's Republican statewide officers are weighing in on the issue of medical marijuana as the General Assembly studies the topic. Secretary of State Jon Husted (HYOO'-sted) says Ohio...

Macon Republican Allen Peake isn't the only state lawmaker pushing marijuana bills during this year's legislative session. Peake's proposal, HB-722, would allow the cultivation and distribution of medical marijuana in Georgia. But Georgia lawmakers also face six other drug related proposals...

Bernie Sanders has publicly said that he would legalize it, Hillary Clinton has a least commented on it, but almost every Republican candidate that I can think of (please correct me if I'm wrong) has spoken out against it with many saying that they would reinstate the harsh penalties. My...