Eighteen states have legalized adult-use cannabis to date, providing 18 different examples of how to establish a licensed and regulated market. NORML announced on March 29 the release of a new report, “Marijuana Policies in the Legal States: A Comprehensive Review of...

As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to vote on a bill to federally legalize marijuana this week, congressional researchers have released a report detailing the challenges posed by ongoing federal prohibition and the options that lawmakers have available to...

A top executive of the national prohibitionist group Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM) is launching a new political action committee (PAC), targeting pro-legalization candidates and supporting those who oppose the policy in key races. And one of the super PAC’s...

Bermuda’s House of Assembly has passed a cannabis legalization bill for the second time, sending it to the Governor for Royal Assent. The Cannabis Licensing Act of 2022, passed in an 18-6 vote, would establish a regulatory framework for the cultivation and sale of...

Investor optimism over the possibility of federal cannabis legalization has contributed to a strong rally in beaten-down pot stocks. The Alternative Harvest ETF has gained more than 10% in March, and its on pace for its best month since February 2021. The...

After signing legislation to protect limited home cultivation for patients and legislation to protect patients' rights, Governor Noem has chosen to veto legislation that allows the automatic removal of convictions from a person’s background check for marijuana-related...