Kansas City may become the latest major American city to significantly relax its marijuana laws, after the mayor and members of the city council there introduced a new ordinance this week. Under the proposal, possession and control of cannabis would no longer constitute a violation under city ordinance. The... Read more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Lebanon County policy that banned the use of medical marijuana by those on probation or parole, even if they have a state-issued identification card authorizing them to do so. The unanimous decision was handed down by the court on Thursday... Read more
Today, New Jersey state lawmakers voted on a proposal to decriminalize cannabis in their state. The bill passed the New Jersey Assembly and would be a major step towards stopping cannabis arrests in the community. If this bill becomes law, residents will be allowed to have up to two... Read more
Holding a publicly elected office for the better part of five decades might make you well-qualified for president. But as presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is finding out firsthand, it also makes it difficult to drastically change positions on an issue as critical to public life as drug policy.... Read more
Agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 1.5 tons of pot from a truck crossing into the United States from Canada at a Buffalo, New York border checkpoint, federal law enforcement officials announced on Tuesday. The seizure of 1,517 kilograms of cannabis was made on June... Read more
Missouri has had a rocky road to cannabis reform and medical cannabis expansion so far, but now, the state is poised for success with their own, commercial cannabis grow facility now fully up and operational. The company operating the new grow, BeLeaf Medical LLC, is based in St. Louis.... Read more
A review of research published this month shows that more data is needed to see exactly how cannabis use ties in with public health. The survey was conducted by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers Kimberley Geissler and Jennifer Whitehill, assistant professors of health policy and management. It looked at... Read more
