marijuana legalization

The Senate Marijuana Legalization Bill: Positive Provisions, Tough Odds

On July 21, Senate Democrats formally introduced a bill to federally legalize cannabis. Building on the momentum that has turned…

July 22, 2022

New Jersey’s Cannabis Workers Are Rapidly Unionizing

Just months after New Jersey officially launched legal cannabis sales, labor unions are making real progress representing workers. Some of…

July 19, 2022

New York’s Gray-Market Cannabis Businesses Face Hard Choices

One cold Thursday evening in late January, my roommates and I decided to stop by an unlicensed dispensary in the…

July 13, 2022

North Dakota Likely to Vote on Marijuana Legalization After Activists Submit Signatures

On July 11, North Dakota activists turned in what they believe to be more than enough signatures to place a…

July 12, 2022

Oklahoma Voters Could Legalize Marijuana This Year

In Oklahoma, two competing efforts to legalize cannabis for adult use are expected to go on the ballot in November.…

July 8, 2022

Why It Matters If the FBI Is Inflating Marijuana Arrest Data

Is the Federal Bureau of Investigation miscounting the true number of marijuana arrests nationwide? One attorney says there’s good reason…

June 7, 2022

Cannabis Research Has Rocketed in Recent Years, Despite Prohibition

The volume of studies on marijuana has “grown steeply” over the past couple decades as more US states and countries…

May 31, 2022

Will New York’s Adult-Use Cannabis Licensing Repair Drug-War Harms?

New York State legalized adult-use cannabis through the legislature in early 2021, and is slowly moving forward with implementation. Currently,…

May 27, 2022

Rhode Island Becomes the 19th State to Legalize Marijuana

The governor of Rhode Island signed a bill on May 25 to legalize marijuana, making it the 19th state to…

May 26, 2022

Massachusetts Moves Toward a Fairer Marijuana Legalization Model

On May 18, the Massachusetts House finally answered the calls of cannabis advocates, passing a number of sweeping marijuana reforms…

May 24, 2022