Suspect finally charged in hit-and-run cold case from 34 years ago after marijuana DNA test Police DNA tested a marijuana cigarette from 1989, leading them to the suspect The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024
Sales tax revenue, full costs unclear if North Dakota voters legalize recreational marijuana North Dakota lawmakers on Friday struggled to estimate the full financial impact of legalizing recreational marijuana, if voters pass a ballot measure on the issue in November The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024
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The Democratic Party Platform Still Won't Commit to Legalizing Marijuana Democrats' official 2024 platform praises President Joe Biden's marijuana pardons but fails to call for decriminalization. Reason · Aug 20, 2024
Authorities find drug smugglers among Haitian migrants escaping violence Law enforcement in Turks and Caicos Islands seized more than $2 million in marijuana in interceptions of undocumented Haitian migrants Latin Times · Aug 20, 2024
California Mother Fatally Shot Confronting Suspected Marijuana Sellers Tragic shooting incident in Oakland, California leaves a mother of eight dead. Community rallies to support family through GoFundMe page. Top News · Aug 19, 2024
Florida's marijuana and abortion amendments are still short of the needed approval rate, a recent poll shows Both Amendment 3 and 4 will be on the ballot for Florida as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 5 of this year. Latin Times · Aug 16, 2024
North Dakota voters to weigh in again on marijuana legalization North Dakota voters will decide — again — whether to legalize recreational marijuana in the November general election The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2024
Nebraska Property Tax Debate Sparks Marijuana and Ammo Tax Bills The Cornhusker State considers a wide breadth of funding to slash property tax bills. Kiplinger · Aug 8, 2024
Alabama approved a medical marijuana program in 2021. Patients are still waiting for it. Medical marijuana remains unavailable in Alabama amid an ongoing legal fight over licenses The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024
Walz, Like Harris, Supports Marijuana Legalization—but He Beat Her to the Punch The Democratic vice presidential nominee has a long record of supporting cannabis reform. Reason · Aug 7, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Darling of the Progressive Left, Is Harris' Running Mate Walz's track record as governor includes pushing for higher taxes, legalizing marijuana, and asking neighbors to spy on one another during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reason · Aug 6, 2024
Mexican cartels' increased cooperation with Chinese criminal groups could pose a security threat to the U.S. Experts worry that the organizations, which now dominate money laundering worldwide, pose a potential national security threat to the U.S. Latin Times · Aug 6, 2024
‘Fast, expensive … fancy’: How Sha’Carri Richardson revived her Olympic dream The American sprinter was at rock bottom when a positive marijuana test ended her hopes before the Tokyo Olympics. She has reinvented herself since The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2024
Reason · Jul 30, 2024 Majority of Public Comments Support Descheduling or Legalizing Marijuana While lawmakers remain resistant to change, most of the public thinks it's high time to stop treating marijuana as dangerous.
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024 NYC's latest crackdown on illegal weed shops is finally shutting them down Thousands of illegal marijuana shops have flourished in New York under lax enforcement, but new rules are allowing officials to quickly padlock doors
Roll Call · Jul 30, 2024 SAMHSA finds increase in nicotine vaping, treatment uptake - Roll Call Mental health and substance use issues have largely remained stable since 2021, but more people received treatment in 2023 compared to 2022.
Reason · Jul 30, 2024 A Fetus Doesn't Need Its Own Medical Marijuana License, Oklahoma Court Says The ruling means it's not child neglect for a pregnant woman prescribed medical marijuana to use it. But some judges say it should be.
The Texas Tribune · Jul 30, 2024 Marijuana decriminalization measures in San Marcos, Austin get early court wins Three other cities have passed similar measures but the Texas AG and others question whether they can be enforced because of conflicts with state law.
The Guardian - US · Jul 27, 2024 Nearly 43,000 people commented on the DEA reclassifying cannabis. What did they say? Analysis shows 69% of commenters want the proposed rule change to go further and for marijuana to be decriminalized or legalized
Reason · Jul 24, 2024 Unlike Biden and Trump, Kamala Harris Has Repeatedly Supported Pot Legalization The presumptive Democratic nominee has a more liberal drug policy record than both the president and the Republican presidential nominee.
Reason · Jul 19, 2024 The DOOBIE Act Would Limit Government Discrimination Against People Who Have Smoked Weed Under the law, the feds couldn't deny you a job or security clearance just because you've used marijuana in the past.
Reason · Jul 18, 2024 The DOJ Claims Medical Marijuana Patients Who Own Guns 'Endanger the Public in Multiple Ways' Defending the federal ban on gun possession by drug users, the government's lawyers seem increasingly desperate.
Top News · Jul 18, 2024 NTSB Urges Parents To Warn Teens About Marijuana-Impaired Driving NTSB urges parents to educate young drivers on risks of marijuana-impaired driving after tragic crash. States advised to enhance awareness and enforcement.
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024 After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana's impact on drivers A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using marijuana