Canada aims for pot legalization in 2017
MONTREAL — Canada is moving to legalize pot in 2017, but don’t expect it to become a new Amsterdam for Americans hoping to get a legal high just across the northern border. Read more »
What marijuana does to your body and brain
Marijuana’s official designation as a Schedule 1 drug — something with “no accepted medical use” — means it is pretty tough to study. Read more »
Harris backs federal rescheduling of marijuana
Should she be elected to the U.S. Senate this November, California Attorney General Kamala Harris would advocate for the federal government to change how it classifies marijuana as a controlled substance. Read more »
Battle Over Georgia’s ‘No-Buzz’ Medical Marijuana Law Gets Personal
A Georgia mom is helping to lead the charge to expand the state’s limited medical marijuana law, which she says unfairly excludes many patients with severe medical conditions — including her 5-year-old autistic daughter — who could benefit from the plant’s medicinal properties. Read more »