As more states in the U.S. legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use and the industry grows, political not-for-profit organizations, trade associations, and cannabis businesses continue to lobby for cannabis reform and legalization. Lobbyists are being paid a...

A cannabis legalization campaign in Ohio has managed to attract enough signatures to qualify for review by the state’s legislature. The proposed bill, which prompts legislators to regulate adult-use (recreational) cannabis in the same way as alcohol, must now be...

Military veterans would be “encouraged” to discuss medical marijuana treatment without the fear of losing federal benefits under a new bill being sponsored by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA). The main thrust of the legislation is to codify existing policies that allow VA...

Adults in Illinois who use legal cannabis during their free time would be protected from losing their jobs under a bill approved Thursday by the state’s House of Representatives. The measure, which now proceeds to the Senate, would prohibit most employers from firing...

Wisconsin is moving in the right direction with legislation, but the lawmaker still anticipates a tough road for recreational pot. A top Republican lawmaker in Wisconsin indicated on Monday that cannabis legalization is likely inevitable in the Badger State. Jim...

Cannabis activists lined up Tuesday to urge Missouri lawmakers to move quickly to fully legalize marijuana and derail a competing ballot initiative backed by existing medical marijuana businesses. The Cannabis Freedom Act, sponsored by Rep. Ron Hicks, R-Defiance,...