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If public opinion is any indication, nationwide marijuana legalization might not be such a pipe dream after all. Forty-four percent of Americans say they have tried cannabis, according to a new Gallup poll. Read more »

A key Senate committee passed a bill today allowing the nation’s capital to establish regulated marijuana stores and let banks provide financial services to state-legalized marijuana dispensaries. These are just two of several marijuana reforms advancing in Congress. Meanwhile sentencing reform is gaining steam, and the U.S. is shifting towards treating drug use as a […]

A panel chaired by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom hopes to guide the debate on the legalization of marijuana in California with an emphasis on limiting children’s access to cannabis, reducing illegal activity and tightly regulating the drug’s growth and sales. In a report released Wednesday, the group lays out 58 recommendations and goals for implementing […]

In Washington state, where recreational marijuana use is legal, drivers will soon be required to remove roaches from their motor coaches. A new state law, House Bill 1276, will update the state’s open container laws for vehicles to include marijuana. The law stipulates that marijuana, like alcohol, must be kept in the trunk of a vehicle, in an […]