A new law signed Thursday overturns a ban on medical cannabis use by people awaiting trial.

California is one step closer to resolving tricky legal conflicts on its path to becoming the nation’s largest marijuana economy.

“Less than 1 percent of the licenses held in the entire country are held by African Americans and other minorities,” one state lawmaker noted.

The legislation legalizes cannabis oil and other marijuana derivatives for medicinal purposes and creates a research program for free patient access.

The Legislature has passed a bill that would bar cities in Tennessee from decriminalizing possession of small amounts of cannabis.

Colorado is considering an unusual strategy to protect its cannabis industry from a federal crackdown, but it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.

Advocates are trying to lay the groundwork for Illinois to become the first state in the Midwest and the ninth nationwide to legalize recreational cannabis.

Rep. Eric Bedingfield once shunned all marijuana use, but when his eldest son’s six-year struggle with opioid addiction ended with his overdose a year ago, the conservative Republican co-sponsored medical cannabis legislation.

A Colorado plan to crack down on homegrown cannabis is heading to the governor’s desk after lawmakers changed the bill to give cannabis patients more leeway.

Medical marijuana advocates in Utah are planning to try to get an initiative on the November 2018 ballot that would allow cannabis to be used for treatment.