Banking associations representing all 50 states and one U.S. territory sent a letter to Senate leaders on Thursday, imploring them to include marijuana banking reform in a large-scale manufacturing bill that’s heading to bicameral conference. The American Bankers Association (ABA) and the state associations said that the Secure and... Read more

When Georgia voters head to the polls for the primary election next month, they will get a chance to decide on a marijuana legalization question. The state Democratic party leadership placed nine non-binding advisory questions on the ballot this year, with the hope of gaining perspective on what issues... Read more

When it comes to driving while under the influence of marijuana, states that have enacted legalization are seeing less of the potentially dangerous behavior than states that continue criminalization, according to a new study. The analysis of self-reported driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) found that people are... Read more

Congressional leaders and members appointed to a bicameral conference committee are facing increased pressure to include marijuana banking reform in a large-scale manufacturing and innovation bill, with two key lawmakers sending a letter on Wednesday urging its inclusion in the final package that’s set to be discussed by bicameral... Read more

Advocates behind a ballot-box push to decriminalize drugs and expand treatment and recovery services in Washington State have survived a court challenge to the second iteration of their voter initiative planned for November. The revised proposal, Initiative 1922, is almost identical to the group’s decriminalization ballot measure filed earlier... Read more

The U.S. attorney general on Tuesday reiterated that he believes it is “not an efficient use” of federal resources to go after people for possessing marijuana. But he declined to directly answer a senator’s question on whether the Justice Department would be reinstating Obama-era enforcement guidance on not interfering... Read more

Activists in Denton, Texas say they’re confident that they’ve collected enough signatures to place a marijuana decriminalization initiative on the local ballot. The group Decriminalize Denton said that it will continue collecting additional petitions until May 3 while it also works to verify the more than 2,500 signatures that... Read more

The gap between federal and state marijuana policies continues to widen and shows no signs of stopping, congressional researchers said in a new report that also lays out options for how lawmakers could address the growing schism. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) published the 101-page analysis just days after... Read more

Another pair of recent polls found that marijuana legalization enjoys majority, bipartisan support—with most Americans also saying they’d be more likely to support politicians that back reform. The market research firm SSRS found that 69 percent of Americans back adult-use legalization, while a whopping 92 percent back legalizing cannabis... Read more