Marijuana Legislation

“Conservative projections of an estimated $500 million a year in initial marijuana tax revenues for New York State could leverage enormous economic impact across the board and help rebuild our state,” says former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra.

Prisoners often do some nasty drugs to pass the time. This dark reality comes with its fair share of problems.

In an effort to help people reduce or clear their criminal records, the Drug Policy Alliance is hosting a series of four free record expungement fairs in the Greater Los Angeles area.

President Trump said recently that people who deal drugs in the United States should receive the death penalty. He drove his message of zero tolerance home over the weekend at a rally in Pennsylvania, saying, “I don’t think we should play games” with dope slingers who capitalizing on junkie America.

President Donald Trump officially went off the rails over the weekend, praising nations that impose the death penalty for drug dealers. Saturday's unscripted rant may be a warning sign for all those seeking sane and effective drug laws.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions admitted over the weekend that the Department of Justice simply can't enforce the federal government's marijuana prohibition even if he was so inclined.

Nevada tabled plans for cannabis lounges, a decriminalization bill was introduced in New Mexico and regulations were eased for medical marijuana in Maine. Find out about that more in our weekly marijuana legislative roundup.

We have an opioid emergency in the United States.  Not all can see this first hand, but it is here, damaging individuals, families and our economy.

The latest Gallup poll shows that 94 percent of the American population believes that marijuana should be legal for medicinal purposes.

Since the will of the Massachusetts people became crystal clear, there have been roadblocks along the way that have stalled the law going into effect.