St. Louis lawmakers have given preliminary approval to a local measure to broadly decriminalize marijuana in the city. The proposal cleared the near-final “perfection” stage by the Board of Aldermen on Friday after passing on second reading earlier this month. It now...

A strong majority of Texans—including most Republicans—support legalizing marijuana for adult use, according to a recent poll. The survey from the University of Houston and Texas Southern University found that 67 percent of Texas residents back the broad reform....

Many veterans believe that plant-based medicines are a much better option for treatment in comparison with opioids, which are easily addictive. However, most are having trouble accessing medical cannabis, even in states where medical use of the herb is legal....

It might not be the first country in the general region to legalize cannabis at all, as that designation goes to Georgia. But Germany is still the largest market in the EU, and has the potential to be a massive recreational market. Now, with talks between the leading...

Ohio activists say they will have enough signatures to force the legislature to consider legalizing marijuana by the end of this month. And a lawmaker who is sponsoring a separate reform proposal feels the citizen-led effort could help build momentum for a legislative...

Republicans are warming to weed. Nearly half of Republican voters support federally decriminalizing cannabis, and GOP lawmakers are now beginning to reflect their constituents’ view by increasingly supporting broad legalization at the state and federal level. “We need...