A new bill in California hopes to end discrimination against those who use cannabis outside of the workplace. California employers would be barred from discriminating against employees for cannabis use while off the job under legislation introduced last week. The...

The South Dakota Senate green-lighted bills to legalize and tax marijuana as well as provide for expungements for low-level cannabis offenses, Marijuana Moment reported. Sponsored by Sen. Michael Rohl (R), lawmakers advanced SB 3 in...

The Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday debated a pair of bills to put marijuana legalization on the state’s 2022 ballot and begin setting up details for the program if voters approve it. The chamber also defeated a number of proposed amendments from Republican...

Senate Democrats are rejecting sight unseen their Republican counterparts’ bill to overhaul policing in America, not waiting for the legislation to be introduced before panning it as piecemeal changes that don’t tackle racism and brutality. As Sen. Tim Scott, South...

Once again, South Dakotans were at risk of losing their voice on affecting public cannabis policy, but a legislative bullet was dodged on Feb. 23. Senate Bill 20 would have undone protections included in the state’s medical cannabis program, which 70% of voters...

After missing a self-imposed Tuesday deadline to open the state for legal marijuana sales, Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday night New Jersey is “within weeks” of having existing medical weed dispensaries sell recreational cannabis to adults 21 and older. “If...

With the 2022 election season already in full swing, candidates and political parties are busy creating their campaign strategies and communicating their views on key issues to voters. With many expecting this year’s midterm elections to be in large part a referendum...

Does federal law protect employers who choose not to cover medical marijuana costs for workers injured on the job, even in states that seek to require it? State courts have reached different conclusions on the question, and now the U.S. Supreme Court is asking the top...