Articles tagged with "legalization"

In advance of briefing Congress on US marijuana policy, Rick Steves—travel writer, PBS host, and passionate cannabis advocate—shares his views on the problems of prohibition.

Gov. Charlie Baker, who opposed cannabis legalization in the state, said that “people should crawl before they walk and walk before they run.”

If there’s one cable channel that’s shown it can influence the White House policy agenda, it’s Fox News.

Voters would have another chance to weigh in on legalizing marijuana in Arizona under a proposal in the state House.

On the heels of similar moves in California and Colorado, Seattle officials say they will move to vacate hundreds of misdemeanor convictions for cannabis possession.

Greece says it’s fast-tracking plans to legalize growth of medical cannabis, arguing that interest from investors could help efforts to pull the country out of years of crisis.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is exploring the idea of granting clemency to nearly 40 inmates convicted of nonviolent marijuana offenses.

Many independent operators are shutting down, concentrating the industry in the hands of delivery services with state licenses.

In newly unveiled rules, British Columbia stipulates that individuals aged 19 and up will be allowed to buy recreational cannabis in standalone retail stores, some privately owned and operated, others run by the government.

From Trumpy typos to expunged convictions, here are the week’s most notable cannabis quotables.