South Dakota activists have taken the first step toward putting marijuana legalization on the state ballot for the third time in as many election cycles. The new measure, if it goes before voters and is approved, would allow current medical cannabis dispensaries to sell marijuana to any adult over... Read more

As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) carries out a scientific review into marijuana that will inform its federal scheduling status, top officials at the agency say they are months away from releasing a regulatory assessment for hemp-based products like CBD. FDA has faced significant criticism in recent years... Read more

Kansas Democratic lawmakers are renewing their call to legalize medical marijuana in the state after police raided the hospital room of a terminally ill cancer patient over possession of cannabis extracts. Just days before Christmas, officers in Hays, Kansas allegedly visited the patient’s room and confiscated a marijuana vaping... Read more

Congress might not have enacted the major marijuana reforms this year that advocates had hoped they would, but in a new report bipartisan lawmakers are touting several modest wins they were able to achieve—saying they are “optimistic” the issue will continue to advance even further in 2023. In an... Read more