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Patient advocates hope to pass a bill to reform the state’s terrible medical marijuana system, with or without adult-use legalization.

Gov. JB Pritzker’s Senate Bill 7 would grant broad personal freedoms and learns the lessons of past legalization.

Approval by the Las Vegas City Council has dispensary owners primed to open extravagant consumption lounges.

This week in cannabis news: Trump outs himself as a prohibitionist, and Denver votes on legalizing the ‘shrooms.

If Gov. David Ige signs the bill, low-level cannabis possession would only be a ticketable offense starting next year.

The state is one of just 17 in which the possession, sale, or cultivation of cannabis in any amount can result in criminal prosecution.

Expecting a congressional roadblock to be removed this year, Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled a plan to launch legal, adult-use cannabis sales in the District.

The historic vote could open the way for other cities to rethink their policies on hallucinogens. Opponents say it’s a bad trip waiting to happen.

By cruelly denying military veterans access to medical cannabis, President Trump reveals himself as an old-school drug warrior.

Alaska marijuana regulators expressed frustration this week with the limited cooperation they say they’re receiving with investigations from the state Department of Public Safety.