Articles in Politics category

The contenders are separating from the pretenders, but there are still plenty of suckers ready to be hooked by a flashy claim.

Medical marijuana advocates in Utah plan to launch a signature drive to put MMJ legalization on the ballot in November 2018.

Governors in at least two states that have legalized recreational marijuana are pushing back against the Trump administration and defending their efforts to regulate the industry.

Employers can be sued for refusing to hire applicants who test positive for medical marijuana, a federal judge in Connecticut has ruled.

Canada’s impending Cannabis Act leaves specifics of distribution, possession, and purchase up to individual provinces. This week, Ontario took up the challenge with “Cannabis Legalization and Regulation,” a dossier of recommendations from the Ontario division of the Canadian Mental Health Association.

The Hawaii Department of Health is preparing for an upswing of patients signing up for the state’s medical cannabis registry, as two dispensaries in the state are officially open for business.

Federal applications to grow cannabis for research purposes have languished as Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department fails to act on them.

The FDA just declared that ‘CBD has been shown to be beneficial’ in experimental use. Now the agency wants input about how the United Nations should schedule it.

Legal cannabis states are trying to clamp down on “diversion” even as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions presses for enforcement of federal laws against marijuana.

Still need a reason to care about that obscure federal spending provision known as the Rohrabacher–Blumenauer amendment? Here’s one.