A criminal record doesn't always hurt New York state’s plan to let people with past convictions for marijuana crimes become the first to sell it legally is admirable but faces some major challenges. The dynamic pits what’s now referred to as the “legacy market” of...

Germany celebrated the fifth anniversary of medical cannabis legalization. It has been an eventful five years with plenty of challenges and limitations to navigate, overcome and learn from. During the five-year run, Germany’s medical cannabis market has experienced...

They’ve found no relief, despite a state law passed three years ago that authorized six companies to sell cannabis oil to doctor-approved patients. Georgia legislators are trying to break the bureaucratic deadlock of their own creation, with protests and...

A proposal to prohibit firing workers for trace amounts of marijuana in their systems moved closer to passage when the Illinois House of Representatives approved the measure earlier this month — but employers remain very leery about it. The chief sponsor, state Rep....

As marijuana legalization legislation advances in Maryland, a new poll shows that there’s majority support for the reform among adults, including most Republicans. And support for legalization far outpaces President Joe Biden’s job performance approval rating in the...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is making clear it won’t provide support for treatment involving marijuana as part of a new grants program aimed at preventing veteran suicide In a notice on a proposed interim final rule for the new Staff Sergeant Parker...

By Laura Sharer, Delaware NORML Dover, DE – Last week, Delaware’s House of Representatives missed another chance to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older. HB 305 needed to clear a legislative hurdle requiring a three–fifths supermajority, or 25 votes. The final...