Articles tagged with "legalization"

“I will vote for it, but I have not made a public statement about it until right this very second,” the US House minority leader told the LA Times on Friday.

Learn the stories of three individuals whose lives were transformed by post-cannabis legalization pardons of their pre-legalization convictions.

Taking heat and opening minds: A Maine street cop-turned-legislator speaks out for regulated legalization. Mark Dion may be Question 1’s most persuasive advocate.

Busting more myths: Undercover researchers find that Colorado cannabis stores are checking IDs and not selling to minors.

For decades, cannabis was an issue that most elected officials assiduously avoided—unless they were attacking it. In this election, things have changed.

A group pushing to legalize medical marijuana in North Dakota is making a last-minute advertising push thanks to a surprise donation from a national organization.

Dozens of cities and counties are contemplating tough restrictions on cannabis sales and cultivation in anticipation of Prop. 64’s passage.

Some of the Prop. 64 campaign’s most visible endorsers are officials who “can’t stand” cannabis and “don’t advocate” its consumption. What gives?

Updated Monday, Nov. 7: As a wild campaign season draws to a close, some states (California!) are emerging as winners and some (sorry, Montana) as also-rans. Arkansas is trending up, and we now think Massachusetts will pass.

“I honestly thought before that he didn’t know I was his mom. I feel like he knows now.”