Pope: Legalizing drugs won't help addiction
Pope Francis on Friday called the legalization of drugs for recreational use "highly questionable," saying the move fails to get the desired result."Let me state this in the clearest terms possible:...
View ArticleLegal pot makes DC ballot
A referendum to legalize marijuana possession in the District of Columbia is slated to appear on the November ballot, the district's Board of Elections ruled Wednesday.The D.C. Cannabis Campaign said...
View ArticleDC delegate girds for pot legalization fight
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) on Wednesday vowed to fight any effort by Republicans to block residents of the District of Columbia from voting on or implementing a proposal to legalize marijuana...
View ArticlePoll: Over half back national marijuana legalization
Nearly six in 10 Americans believe marijuana should be legalized, a new poll says.The latest Gallup survey found that 58 percent favor legalizing the use of the drug.That result ties the highest point...
View ArticleCannabis conversation urged at North American Leaders Summit
At the end of this week, President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will meet in Ottawa for the North American Leaders’ Summit. Since the...
View ArticleLegalize marijuana and reduce deaths from drug abuse
It seems as if everyone has woken up to the problem of opioid abuse at once and wants to do something about it. In March, Politico assembled a working group to "confront the opioid epidemic." In May,...
View ArticleWhy California voters and others will say 'yes' to marijuana...
Voters in at least eight states, including Florida, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada, will decide on marijuana-related ballot initiatives this November. The most high-profile and far-reaching of these...
View ArticleMarijuana legalization might be fix to nation’s opioid problems
Proponents of marijuana prohibition have long alleged that experimentation with pot acts as a “gateway” to the use and eventual abuse of other illicit substances. But the results of a just released...
View ArticleCan Marijuana reform end mass incarceration?
This week’s DEA decision to keep marijuana classified as a Schedule I drug (categorized as having no medical potential and a high potential for abuse) has disappointed advocates for drug policy...
View ArticleCongress out of step with nation on marijuana laws
As Election Day approaches, the public is showing unprecedented support for ending America’s nearly century-long experiment with cannabis prohibition, and replacing it with a controlled and regulated...
View ArticleAmerican opinions have changed when it comes to marijuana, federal laws...
An estimated two out of three U.S. adults — including majorities of self-identified Democrats, Independents, and Republicans — believe that the adult use of marijuana should be legally...
View ArticleMissouri House passes bill to legalize medical marijuana
The Missouri state House passed a bill Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana, according to the The Associated Press.The measure allows anyone over the age of 18 with a terminal illness to use smokeless...
View ArticleDe Blasio announces NYPD will no longer arrest people for smoking weed in public
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Tuesday announced that beginning later this year, city police will stop arresting people for smoking marijuana in public.De Blasio said that the overhaul to...
View ArticleWhich of these 6 states will be next to legalize marijuana?
Nine states — Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington — have legalized the adult possession and use of marijuana. In the coming months, some or all...
View ArticlePoll: Majority of Michigan voters support legalizing marijuana
A majority of voters in Michigan support legalizing recreational marijuana, according to a new poll.Results from a poll released by ClickOnDetroit on Tuesday show Michigan voters support the...
View ArticleMarijuana industry boosts DC lobbying team
The marijuana industry is boasting its largest lobbying team in Washington ever, as it gears up to push through major legislation in 2019.The Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF), a nonprofit to educate and...
View ArticleNebraska state senators file ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana
A pair of Nebraska state senators on Tuesday filed a ballot initiative for official review that would give citizens of the state the chance to vote on legalizing medical marijuana. State Sens. Anna...
View ArticleKamala Harris acknowledges smoking weed in the past
Democratic White House hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Monday acknowledged that she has smoked marijuana in the past.In a radio interview on New York City radio station WWPR's “The Breakfast...
View ArticleAnalyst says calls for legalizing marijuana are part of societal trend
Analyst Vanessa Williamson said in an episode of "What America's Thinking" that aired Tuesday that increased calls for legalization of marijuana are part of a long-term societal trend. "I think this is...
View ArticleDenver votes to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms
Voters in Denver approved a referendum Tuesday decriminalizing psilocybin, the psychoactive substance in hallucinogenic "magic mushrooms."Final results were released Wednesday afternoon showing 50.6...
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