marijuana

New York Opens First Retail Cannabis Dispensary at 4:20 PM

The first adult-use marijuana sales in New York will take place December 29—at the symbolic time of 4:20 pm, officials…

December 29, 2022

Minnesota Will Legalize Cannabis “By May,” Predicts Governor

The governor of Minnesota says he expects the state to legalize marijuana “by May.” But the House speaker is tempering…

December 19, 2022

Legalization to Worker Protections: Cannabis Reform’s Progress in 2022

Marijuana reform in 2022 ran the gamut, with three new states legalizing cannabis for adult use and an ideologically diverse…

December 13, 2022

Advocates Fear Chilling Effect of Lawsuits on Cannabis Equity Programs

A Los Angeles federal judge has chosen not to allow a lawsuit to stop the city issuing further cannabis equity…

December 12, 2022

CT to Clear Tens of Thousands of Marijuana Records on January 1

The governor of Connecticut announced on December 6 that the state will be automatically clearing records of low-level marijuana convictions…

December 7, 2022

Public Outcry Forces Brazil to Pause Drastic Medical Cannabis Restrictions

In a month of political whiplash for Brazil’s battle over medical marijuana access, public outcry has delayed regulators' bid to…

December 1, 2022

Ohio Senate Passes Bill to Expunge Cannabis, “Paraphernalia” Records

The Ohio Senate approved a large-scale criminal justice reform bill on November 30 that contains provisions to protect people from…

December 1, 2022

Prison “K2”: The Hidden Center of a Chaotic New Drug War

Back when I was running with biker gangs, we used to play a game called Crash or Fly. Someone would…

November 28, 2022

People Harmed by Drug War Get NY’s First Cannabis Retail Licenses

New York regulators have approved the state’s first-ever licenses for recreational marijuana retailers. Most of the businesses are owned by…

November 21, 2022

Three States Just Rejected Cannabis Legalization. What Are the Lessons?

Maryland and Missouri approved ballot measures to legalize adult-use cannabis on November 8—making a total of 21 states nationwide that…

November 14, 2022