A key Missouri Democratic lawmaker who chairs the state’s Legislative Black Caucus is calling on voters to reject a marijuana legalization initiative that will appear on the November ballot. Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove (D) said in a statement on Tuesday that while she generally supports ending prohibition, the Legal... Read more

Marijuana policy has reared its head in yet another gubernatorial race this election cycle, with the Republican South Carolina incumbent attempting to dissuade voters from electing his Democratic opponent because he supports marijuana legalization. And Joe Cunningham, a former Democratic congressman, is welcoming the attention to his popular, and... Read more

California bills to provide broad employment protections for workers who use marijuana off the job and clarifying the veterinarians can recommend medical cannabis for animals are now heading to the governor’s desk following final votes in the Assembly. The employment measure from Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D) are the veterinary... Read more

A top Canadian health official who heads up the country’s efforts to combat addiction visited Colorado, Oregon and Washington State last week to learn about their experiences implementing drug policy reform like broad decriminalization and harm reduction—meeting with the governor of Oregon and psychedelics activists, among others, on a... Read more

More Americans now openly admit that they smoke marijuana or eat cannabis-infused edibles than say they’ve smoked cigarettes in the past week, according to recently released data from Gallup, with the pollster adding that cannabis consumption is likely to continue increasing even more in years to come. That’s despite... Read more