Articles in Politics category

The FDA just declared that ‘CBD has been shown to be beneficial’ in experimental use. Now the agency wants input about how the United Nations should schedule it.

Legal cannabis states are trying to clamp down on “diversion” even as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions presses for enforcement of federal laws against marijuana.

Still need a reason to care about that obscure federal spending provision known as the Rohrabacher–Blumenauer amendment? Here’s one.

The opioid crisis is raging and plans to declare it a national emergency are in the works. What does a formal declaration of a national emergency entail?

Coalition members say they’re done waiting for lawmakers who rejected proposals to pass a broad medical cannabis law three years in a row.

Health officials announced new regulations that will permit new products, including chewable and effervescent tablets and lozenges as well as topical lotions, ointments and patches.

Next-gen candidates for governor are embracing the cannabis industry, not just tolerating it. Jared Polis led the way last night.

The Calaveras County auditor says the sheriff improperly spent some of the $1 million his office made from legal cannabis fees to go after illegal operators.

Home cannabis delivery has been allowed since the state’s adult-use cannabis market launched July 1. But all that could change in January.

Have you ever been cautioned or warned for a minor cannabis possession instead of being hauled into court on a formal charge? Chances are that both you and society are better off for it, at least according to a new report from the Australian National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund. So-called diversion programs for minor […]