If Ohio is going to legalize marijuana this year, it’s probably going to need to happen on the ballot, a GOP state lawmaker who is cosponsoring a legalization bill said last week. At an event hosted by Ohio State University on Thursday, Rep. Ron Ferguson (R) expressed...

Illinois lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor that would make it so courts cannot deny petitions to expunge or seal records based on a positive drug test for marijuana. However, a separate House-passed bill concerning workplace protections for employees who use...

“I am disappointed by my Republican colleagues’ constant refusal to do the right thing and listen to Wisconsinites when it comes to the issue of cannabis legalization,” said Sen. Melissa Agard. By Nina Zdinjak Wisconsin State Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing...

North Dakota activists on Monday filed a petition to put marijuana legalization on the state’s November ballot after an earlier attempt to do so legislatively failed last year. New Approach North Dakota’s measure would allow adults 21 and older to purchase and possess...

A House-passed bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky might be stalled in the Senate in the final days of the legislative session this week, but the governor on Monday reiterated that he’s exploring the possibility of taking executive action to...