A key House committee plans to vote on a bill to federally legalize marijuana on Wednesday. The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act will be taken up by the House Judiciary Committee, which is chaired by the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jerrold...

Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday again announced the introduction of legislation to legalize cannabis for adults, this time with a stronger emphasis on equity provisions. Democratic Reps. Jake Wheatley and Dan Frankel held a news conference on Tuesday, during which...

Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation by Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) expanding end-of-life treatment options for Californians by requiring that hospitals and certain types of healthcare facilities in the state allow terminally ill patients to use medical...

The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote this week on legislation that takes marijuana off the federal government’s list of controlled substances. On Wednesday, the legislators will consider the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE)...

Marijuana arrests declined significantly in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, newly released FBI data shows. There were 1,155,610 drug-related arrests overall last year, with cannabis sales and possession busts accounting for just over 30 percent (or 350,150) of...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says it expects the marijuana industry to continue to grow, and it’s offering some tips to cannabis businesses on staying compliant with taxes while the plant remains federally prohibited. In a blog post on Monday, IRS’s De Lon...