For residents in states that have legalized marijuana, the grass is indeed greener on their side. That’s the takeaway from new polling data released earlier this month. The survey, from pollster YouGov, found that in “many states where recreational cannabis is legal, a plurality of citizens believes these laws... Read more
In a contentious interview Friday that has put him in hot water, Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, defended his opposition to marijuana legalization by saying he knows “a lot of weed smokers,” and said that black voters who aren’t sure whether to support him... Read more
The era of the virtual concert will hum right along later this month, when Live For Live Music presents: Quarantine Comes Alive. Beginning at 1:00 pm ET on May 30, the day-long event will feature 60 artists, along with what Live for Live says will “be new sets captured... Read more
American’s attitudes toward marijuana have relaxed significantly in the last ten years, resulting in a wave of reform that has brought adult use legalization and medicinal cannabis to cities and states throughout the country. Could magic mushrooms have a moment? One poll suggests it’s possible. A survey released Wednesday... Read more
While other parts of the state’s economy languish amid the shutdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon’s recreational marijuana market is booming. Last month, pot sales in the Beaver State hit $89 million, as reported by local television outlet KHOU, which said that the tally represented a 45% spike... Read more
Seven years after it became the first country in the world to fully legalize marijuana, Uruguay’s youth are no more likely to get high under the new law, according to a new study. In an article to be published in next month’s edition of the International Journal of Drug... Read more
A bill designed to keep marijuana-related convictions out of public view has been vetoed by Maryland’s governor. The bill, House Bill 83, would have barred “the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of a District Court criminal case in which possession of marijuana... Read more
Advocates hoping to get measures on Ohio’s ballot this fall, including one proposal to decriminalize marijuana in certain municipalities in the state, will be able to collect signatures electronically due to the limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Edmund Sargus Jr. of the... Read more
