Retired Law Enforcement Leaders Urge Massachusetts to Reject Repeal
Retired police officials argue that reversing Massachusetts' legal cannabis market would waste law enforcement resources and strengthen the ...
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Cannabis-Violence Link Is Correlation, Not Causation, Researcher Says
A Cardiff University researcher debunks claims linking marijuana to violence, explaining how confounding factors create misleading correlati...
Legislation
Anti-Cannabis Group Outspends Massachusetts Industry 10-to-1
A national anti-marijuana group is significantly outspending Massachusetts cannabis industry advocates in a ballot fight over criminalizing ...
Legislation
Six States Spent Half Their Drug Arrest Resources on Cannabis in 2023
FBI data analyzed by NORML reveals six prohibition states arrested more people for marijuana than all other drugs combined in 2023, raising ...
Legislation
Idaho Lawmakers Advance Constitutional Measure to Block Citizen Cannabis Initiatives
Idaho's Legislative Council approved ballot language for a constitutional amendment that would give only lawmakers—not citizens—the power to...
Legislation
Idaho Legislators Advance Constitutional Ban on Cannabis Initiatives
Idaho lawmakers approved ballot language for a constitutional amendment that would prevent voters from ever legalizing marijuana through cit...
Science & Research
Neuroscientist Maps 10,000 Years of Cannabis Medicine Lost to Prohibition
A neuroscientist's historical analysis reveals how cannabis served medicinal purposes for 10,000 years before prohibition erased millennia o...
Legislation
Prohibition's Hidden Tax: Medical Access, Jobs, and Public Safety
Federal cannabis prohibition creates cascading costs through restricted medical access, lost jobs, and diverted law enforcement resources—im...
International
Colombia's Petro Calls for End to Cannabis Prohibition at UN
Colombian President Gustavo Petro told the UN that cannabis prohibition is outdated, distinguishing between marijuana as a "protest drug" an...
Culture
South Dakota Cannabis User Credits Plant With Addiction Recovery
A South Dakota resident credits cannabis with overcoming addiction, highlighting the conflict between therapeutic use and state prohibition ...
Legislation
2026 May Challenge Legal Marijuana Markets
2026 poses challenges for cannabis markets as opposition organizes against legalization, urging a unified industry response.