Legalization

Arizona begins issuing adult-use licences less than 3 months after state voters pass ballot initiative

Legislation approved last week establishes a framework for medical use, but activists are worried it favours business and government power over patients

Advocates hoped international publicity from the since-cancelled 2020 Olympics would aid ongoing legalization efforts

With Democrats in complete control of US Congress, it could be a new era for reform and American pot stock opportunity

Ottawa needs to follow the Lincoln State's lead and scrap its 'paltry' record suspension program

Early calls for cannabis reform are starting to be made in Bhutan, a historically isolated country where livestock graze on wild weed

The legislation's steep penalties and confusing rules are a step backward to populations that have used cannabis traditionally for centuries

He's one of several prominent politicians to pull a 180 on pot, and the impact would be huge if the governor passes adult-use legislation in New York State

Even if Mexico's cannabis bill passes by a Dec. 15 deadline, business licensing isn't expected for at least 18 months

With the Republican-led Senate vowing to block cannabis reform, passing of the landmark bill may only amount to a symbolic win

Progress of Thailand's cannabis industry may be slow and confusing, but big business is already acting on the huge potential of the region

Pollsters say the vote had a better chance of passing in 2018, before clear political lines were drawn on the issue. Advocates look ahead to next steps

With Democrats still in range of taking the US Senate, the country's biggest operators could pull even further ahead of their Canadian counterparts, says Pierce Crosby of TradingView

Legalizing in the Garden State increases revenue and access for its citizens, and seeds jealousy in states struggling next door

Nov. 11, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s National Cannabis Working Group begins a series of roundtables on regulatory reforms that would benefit the sector

With NJ to set up its adult market this year, states like NY, CT, PA and MD will follow, says Chris Lindsey of the Marijuana Policy Project

Radio-host-turned-weed-retailer Mike Babins's years of patiently playing the long-game is finally paying off

Running online Oct. 23-25, the event features key industry voices and explains the cannabis career paths of today

Current legal markets have been captured by corporations and fail to address the racist war on drugs, the International Drug Policy Consortium warns

As part of its legislated review of the Cannabis Act, the country should account for the impacts of enforcement on racialized communities

National Cannabis Policy Summit talks unequal enforcement, equity and how prohibition harms the entire country

While the MORE Act would end America's racist war on weed, it likely won't pass Congress until after November's election, expert says

Research, therapeutic and medical drug development and investment can all flourish under pre-existing legal pathways, experts say

Sponsor MP Paul Manly says he will be presenting the petitioners' requests to the House once the signature period ends in August

Cannabis Amnesty honours HotBox Cafe founder's two decades of advocacy in Toronto

The report used the stoner holiday to show how black people are still almost 4X more likely to be arrested for weed

The economic damage created by COVID-19 could accelerate policy reform, says Chris Lindsey of the Marijuana Policy Project

With more home schooling taking place due to COVID-19, Ricardo Cortés hopes 'It's Just a Plant' can spark family-friendly cannabis education

While industry and government tout legal edible consumption venues, longtime advocates question whether the model would work

'The number one takeaway from this case is that it is very supportive of a municipality’s ability to govern cannabis businesses'

Stephanie deJager says her weed use and other meds had been documented for years, but last November cannabis appeared in a letter for the first time

Sales figures from one of the U.S.’s most recent recreational markets is heads above the rest

The Park Forest Police Department says the parody is meant to clear the smoke on some of the state's new weed laws

The Empire State could rival California's legal cannabis market as the largest in the world

New state law provides incentives for people disproportionately impacted by enforcement

It may have been a sobering year for the legal weed industry, but cannabis still made major waves in society, politics and science in 2019

'Keith represents the type of person who made cannabis law reform happen in Canada,' says Jodie Emery

Education company’s unsurprising numbers indicate most people don’t like expensive, inconvenient weed

Domestic companies and big international players are already poised to cash in

Despite medical cannabis being legal since 2010, Washington, D.C., students are still in the dark