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Investigators reported, “[D]espite significant increases in levels of cannabis use in our sample, change in cannabis use did not predict changes in motivation, which suggests…

When it announced its support for lawmakers’ efforts to decriminalize weed last month, Amazon didn’t just become the biggest company in America to back marijuana…

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday said he does not think there is “value” to incarcerating people for marijuana use, as the Senate considers a…

Senate Democrats on Wednesday are unveiling a renewed push to legalize marijuana at the federal level. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron…

New laws legalizing marijuana for recreational or medical use take effect in three states on Thursday, significantly expanding the number of Americans who will have…

As of today, it is legal to grow marijuana plants in your home or yard in New Mexico: up to six of them each, according…

Conan O’Brien is in the last week of the long-running TBS incarnation of his talk show. On Tuesday night’s episode, after guest Seth Rogen suggested…

In the proposed FY22 Financial Services and General Government spending bill, which includes provisions relating… The post House Appropriations Bill Removes Anti-Marijuana Rider and Includes…

“This legislation recognizes that the responsible use of marijuana by adults should not be a crime, and that those who carry the stigma of a…

Connecticut is poised to become the 18th state to allow residents to use marijuana for recreational purposes after a measure cleared a critical hurdle in…

“Marginalized communities have disproportionately suffered for decades because of the discriminatory enforcement of marijuana laws in Connecticut. This bill is a step toward addressing that…

Researchers concluded, “[W]e found no predominant pattern suggesting that behaviors and attitudes were more tolerant in states with liberal marijuana policies.” The post Study: Enactment…

SALT LAKE CITY — On a Thursday in October 2018, a handful of Utah’s top lawmakers, representatives from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…

The state Senate of California passed SB-519, which makes it lawful to possess magic mushrooms, LSD, ketamine, MDMA, and other psychedelic drugs. It would also…

Ten states that have legalized the use of marijuana for recreational purposes collected almost $2.7 billion in taxes on pot products last year as sales…

Most banks refuse to service the industry because of federal rules, leaving marijuana sellers to deal with bags of cash. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/5/24/the-us-cannabis-industrys-one-big-problem-too-much-cash Droolin’ Dog sniffed…

The Minnesota House voted on Thursday largely along party lines to legalize marijuana. T… Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/553525-minnesota-house-votes-to-legalize-marijuana Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed municipal legislation into law prohibiting certain citywide employers from requiring prospective hires to pass a pre-employment drug screen. It…

The nation’s booming weed industry has a potency problem. As more and more states legalize marijuana, companies are facing new pressure from lawmakers across the…

MindMed tomorrow is set to become the second psychedelic drug developer to go public in the U.S., with a third right around the corner. Why…

The Florida Supreme Court struck down a ballot initiative on Thursday that would allow Floridians to vote on the legalization of recreational marijuana. The justices ruled…

Montana’s Senate on Friday passed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana and direct taxes on the drug to support addiction treatment and conservation programs. Source:…