A coalition of major civil rights organizations, labor unions and other groups is calling on Congress to completely remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and divert revenue to commu...
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/12/rights-groups-unions-call-for-ending-marijuana-prohibition/
President Donald Trump is threatening to shut down the government if Democrats refuse billions of dollars in funding for a border wall — but the consequences of that action would extend far bey...
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/12/how-trump-government-shutdown-threat-could-affect-marijuana/
Elon Musk got himself into a bit of trouble after smoking marijuana during an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast in September 2018. The move reportedly led to NASA launching an investigation int...
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/12/elon-musk-confesses-i-have-no-idea-how-to-smoke-pot/
Federally funded research into marijuana seems to be escalating, with one government agency recently posting a roundup of current “cannabinoid-related funding opportunities” for studies inves...
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/12/cannabis-may-qualify-for-study-grants-as-natural-product/
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said the federal government should rethink how it classifies drugs like marijuana Dec. 6, 2018, voicing concern that the plant’s current status as a strictly c...
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/12/surgeon-general-schedule-i-hinders-researching-marijuana/
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors in a Colorado county are preparing to dismiss and seal thousands of marijuana possession convictions after state voters legalized the use and sale of cannabis ...
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/12/colorado-county-considers-canceling-cannabis-convictions/
The Republican leader in Rhode Island’s House of Representatives thinks the state should fully legalize marijuana. But while that news would typically bode well for reform efforts in state legi...
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/12/gop-house-leader-calling-for-legal-marijuana-in-rhode-island/
Utah lawmakers approved a controversial medical marijuana bill in a special session Dec. 3, 2018. There’s your final vote on the medical marijuana “compromise.” #utpol pic.twitter.com/w9Ip3...
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/12/compromise-medical-marijuana-bill-is-made-into-law-in-utah/
Vaping marijuana flower gets you higher than smoking it, according to a new study published in an American Medical Association journal. To test the difference, researchers started by recruiting 1...
Utah lawmakers will convene in a special session Dec. 3, 2018, to discuss a medical marijuana “compromise” bill after voters approved a separate measure that faced opposition from the Mormon ...
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/12/utah-lawmakers-special-session-to-hash-out-marijuana-policy/