Articles tagged with "legalization"

More than a year after the Australian government legalized medical cannabis, patients in South Australia are still waiting on medicine.

Backers of legal cannabis urged Massachusetts legislators to hold off, at least for now, on making any changes to a law voters approved in November.

The front-runner for the state’s top federal prosecutor job is a Republican state representative who introduced comprehensive medical cannabis legislation.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte emerged as the winner. The cultivation legalization bill survived, but has fewer votes in parliament.

While licenses have been issued to state governments, these are the first granted to a commercial entity.

How (and why) the state’s conservative bastions are learning to stop worrying and accept the cannabis industry.

When the San Diego suburb of La Mesa reversed its dispensary ban, a flood of money hit town.

But there’s a silver lining: The number of people sentenced for federal cannabis-related crimes has dropped for the fifth year in a row.

The group behind a ballot initiative that legalized recreational cannabis in Massachusetts is now urging state legislators to keep the new law intact.

Despite growing enthusiasm, it’s questionable whether any of the state’s adult-use bills will ultimately survive this session.