The Board of Aldermen decided Tuesday to opt out of the cultivation, processing, and sale or distribution of medical cannabis, saying it’s too early to opt-in. City leaders expressed a desire to see how other municipalities deal with the program before taking part....

The fundamental problem with the marijuana legalization efforts moving forward state by state in the United States today is that the federal government has not ended the federal prohibition on marijuana. This situation has been recently criticized by U.S. Supreme...

A strong majority of Wisconsin voters support legalizing marijuana, according to a new poll. And that includes a majority of Republican voters who now say cannabis prohibition should end, even as GOP leaders have proactively blocked the reform in the legislature. The...

Thirty-seven states now allow adults to use marijuana medically, recreationally, or both. But in most of those states, people can be fired or denied a job for using cannabis in their free time. Cannabis legalization advocates want states to do more to protect workers....

Pennsylvania lawmakers researching a bill to legalize recreational marijuana received a barrage of information Tuesday during a spirited, two-hour hearing in West Philadelphia. They heard testimony espousing their instituting automatic and retroactive mass expungement...

The Ohio House passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would allow patients with an autism spectrum disorder to legally obtain medical marijuana. House Bill 60 passed 73 by 13. It now heads to the Senate for consideration. The bill is sponsored by Reps. Juanita Brent,...