Marijuana Legislation

The Republican is now a part of the cannabis industry, recently joining the Board of Advisors of a firm called Acreage Holdings. These days, the former lawmaker is fighting to get the herb eliminated from the Controlled Substances Act.

Canada is on the brink of legalizing cannabis nationwide after the Canadian Senate recently voted 56-30 in favor of the move.

Cannabis has become a key issue in the Florida primaries, particularly on the Democratic side.

The STATES Act would allow individual states the ability to enact and regulate cannabis laws free from federal overreach.

As Canada inches closer to nationwide legalization of adult use of recreational cannabis, the nation's military will be compelled to change its policy regarding marijuana consumption.

For those of us who follow cannabis bills in the U.S. Capitol and in our state legislative houses, it’s clear that there is momentum towards ending America’s shortsighted and draconian war on cannabis.

Safety regulations regarding cannabis products are becoming increasingly important and that includes pesticides in marijuana.

News out of California and Florida were upbeat last week. Find out more in our weekly marijuana legislative roundup.

California legalized marijuana in 2016, and this past New Year’s Eve eager customers lined up in the darkness outside medical marijuana dispensaries across the state, ready to start shopping at the stroke of midnight.

Paying homage to Hemp History Week, Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon brought a couple of baskets full of industrial hemp products to the floor of the U.S. Senate.