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The amount of citations Edmonton police have issued for smoking cannabis in restricted areas is 10 times smaller than the amount of tobacco smoking infractions.

Wisconsin’s governor has released details about his plan to decriminalize cannabis possession under 25 grams and create a medical cannabis program in the state.

A re-analysis of an oft-cited 2015 study showing cannabis reforms to be associated with increased adolescent use has found the initial conclusion was flawed.

The United Bodegas of America and other bodega owners are lobbying New York lawmakers for the ability to sell cannabis alongside their current offerings of tobacco and alcohol.

A months-long disagreement between prominent state Democrats over cannabis legalization details has come to an end, reports indicate, and cannabis legalization legislation may move forward in New Jersey.

A Vermont bill to regulate retail cannabis in the state has made its way out of the first committee of the season and is expected to reach the floor of the state Senate.

Despite failing to receive a committee hearing last year, Sen. Paul Lowe has re-introduced cannabis decriminalization legislation to the North Carolina Senate.

William Barr is officially the replacement for Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General.

A bill that would provide banking access and federal protections for state-legal cannabis businesses has received a House committee hearing for the first time in national history.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has ordered several hundred National Guard soldiers to redeploy in order to find and eliminate unlicensed cannabis grows across the state.

The European Union’s Parliament has rallied alongside the United Nations’ World Health Organization in recommending an end to cannabis prohibition.

Kentucky’s Republican Governor said he would support properly-worded medical cannabis legislation in the state, referencing personal experiences with a family member who had died from cancer.

A Colorado legislator listened to criticisms of his cannabis DUI bill and decided to withdraw the legislation.

A new bill hopes to restructure the California tax code to allow medical cannabis that meets certain requirements to be donated to patients tax-free.

Aptly-named Denver-area dispensary Kind Love is selling eighths of cannabis to teachers currently on strike in the region for the absolute bare minimum — one cent.

Due to new laws in Michigan after voters approved adult-use cannabis legalization last year, medical cannabis registration and renewal fees are expected to fall and there will be a decrease in the excise tax rate.

“Weed is legal in 60 miles,” a billboard in Connecticut will tell you as you approach the Massachusetts border.

A bill legalizing adult-use cannabis in New Mexico has passed the first of two committees in the New Mexico House of Representatives.

The former Republican House Speaker continues his pro-cannabis change of heart after being appointed the “honorary” chairman of lobbying group the National Cannabis Roundtable.

Regulators in California have begun serving warrants and seizing product from unlicensed cannabis businesses in the state.

An analysis of state-legal medical cannabis programs shows that 85% of the reasons reported for seeking medical cannabis show conclusive scientific evidence that cannabis is an effective treatment.

Issues with supply, packaging, and taxation will keep the vast majority of cannabis sales in the illicit market this coming year.

In the study, more than 80 percent of children with autism saw moderate to substantial improvement of their symptoms.