Articles tagged with "legislation"

Possession of small amounts of cannabis for private use by adults became legal in Delaware Friday thanks to a measure signed by Gov. Jack Markell.

In Scotland, police are introducing a new system in January to handle low-level crimes such as cannabis possession, emphasizing warnings over prosecution.

The CARERS Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation, was one of the best chances for the United States to reclassify cannabis as a non-Schedule I class drug.

California advocates have bonded together to support a recreational cannabis legalization initiative for 2016 called the Adult Use of Marijuana Act.

Massachusetts, which legalized medical marijuana in 2012, is currently working on a campaign that could legalize recreational cannabis in 2016.

A California city is facing dispensary and delivery shutdowns, Colorado’s in hot water over pesticide use, and a report from Virginia shows surprising cannabis arrest rates.

A frustrating situation for one medical patient in Michigan may set a new precedent for how law enforcement treats marijuana concentrates.

With so many states looking towards legalization, Montana is on the fence about whether to amend their medical program, legalize recreationally, or ban cannabis in the state entirely.

Several major marijuana proposals didn’t quite make the cut in this year’s general election, but that’s no reason to stop now. Where will the next domino fall to end cannabis prohibition?

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is proposing a serious policy change that would end the federal prohibition of cannabis once and for all.