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Legal

Canadian Police Are Expecting More Arrests After Legalization

Canadian police say they’re expecting to pull over large amounts of cannabis-impaired drivers after the country’s...

Politics

Riot Police Break Up Protest Smoke-a-Thon in Colombia

With Colombia's new conservative president threatening to roll back the country's ground-breaking decriminalization policy, a group...

Economics

NAFTA Negotiations, Vicente Fox & The Future of Exporting Cannabis

With the North American Free Trade Agreement under renegotiation, Mexico's former president and born-again cannabis advocate...

Culture

America’s Most Famous Pot Prisoner Finishes Parole

The case of Jeff Mizanskey, who was sentenced to life without parole for cannabis crimes, has...

Medical

Louisiana’s First Medical Marijuana Crop May Be Planted on Friday

Louisiana has been leading cannabis reforms in the Deep South recently and is about to take...

Politics

The MPP’s New Director Is Focused on Criminal Justice Reform

America’s largest organization dedicated to ending the war on marijuana users just hired a new executive...

Politics

Cannabis Legalization Initiative Qualifies for the North Dakota Ballot

Of course, the surprisingly liberal measure faces opposition from law enforcement in a traditionally conservative state.

Joint Opinions

The DEA Should Deschedule Cannabis, Not Move it to Schedule II

The debate around the medical value of cannabis often perpetuates a few crucial lies: that our...

Politics

Major Cities in Prohibition States Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Offenses

Attorney generals in New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia have all said they will no...

Legal

Manhattan’s DA Stops Pot Possession & Smoking Prosecutions, Effective Immediately

New York City has a history of disproportionately arresting black and brown individuals for cannabis crimes...

Politics

Israel Decriminalizes Cannabis on a Provisional Basis

Israel's Knesset overwhelmingly passed a cannabis decriminalization measure, sponsored by the ruling conservative government. The law...

Politics

Pressure Builds for Cannabis Legalization in New Jersey & New York

New York and New Jersey are notorious rivals, and the two states are now racing to...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana ‘Legalization’ is Only the First Step Towards Drug-War Justice

Without amnesty for “offenders” and economic equity, cannabis legalization remains an unfinished and imperfect experiment.

Legal

The Next Countries Likely to Legalize Cannabis

With Canada now joining Uruguay as the second country to legalize cannabis at the national level,...

Grow

Jamaican Official: Country Must Stake Claim on Its Strains

A top Jamaican government official has called on the country identify and conserve local marijuana strains.

In The Magazine

How Vermont Became the First State to Legalize Cannabis Through the Legislature

Lawmakers divulge how they fought against the political odds to legalize cannabis possession, use and cultivation...

Politics

New Zealand’s Push to Legalize Medical Marijuana Picks Up Momentum

The government of New Zealand has announced that it plans to hold a referendum on cannabis...

Legal

Pennsylvania City Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession

The Allentown, Pennsylvania city council voted to decriminalize small amounts of cannabis on Wednesday. Local prosecutors...

Politics

Youth Movement Protests Pot Prohibition in Ex-Soviet Georgia

A protest in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia to demand legalization of personal drugs use, with...

Joint Opinions

Washington Gov. Says His State Has ‘The Best Weed’

Cannabis Now staff writer Jimi Devine disagrees with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, arguing that, of course,...