House lawmakers in Maine voted to decriminalize possession of all drugs on the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of the federal government’s war on drugs.
The approved bill – LD 967 – passed in a 77 to 62...
For decades, the U.S. government had prohibitions on cannabis research. Whether it was for political reasons or simply due to the legality of the situation, research at the federal level was extremely limited for quite some time....
One of the many claims made by cannabis prohibition advocates was that if you allowed legal pot to be sold in a neighborhood, property rates would plummet. Perhaps the logic was that no one would want to be “around...
It's been a tumultuous political season, and partisan tensions are only likely to rise as November nears. In the chaos, it can be easy to forget how important this race is for marijuana users and the advocates who support...
Las Vegas has succeeded over the years in proving to the rest of the United States that it is possible to legalize, safely regulate, and profit from certain ‘vices’ that are often frowned upon by most of...
The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has changed his tune about marijuana in the past two years. As Rolling Stone reported, not too long ago the governor considered it to be a “gateway drug” -- that...
It’s not often that the head of a federal agency acknowledges they’ve been completely wrong about an issue that falls under their remit. Or, even rarer, admit they knowingly upheld a lie because it was politically prudent for them...
Humans are pattern-making machines, which is why change can be scary. It’s why things like cognitive biases are so hard to shake. And it’s why fears around legalization of cannabis dredged up the usual fear tactics. Some...
In the past six months, marijuana legalization in the US has gone into overdrive. Since the 2020 elections, seven states have joined the legal recreational pot club, meaning 17 states plus Washington, DC, are now on board. Put another...
If you read a lot of news about marijuana, you may have heard: The DEA is on the verge of legalizing medical marijuana from coast to coast. Well, don't believe it.
It's a rumor, and like all rumors, there's a...
