Articles in Politics category

Colorado tourists visit to legally buy cannabis, but there’s no public place to consume their purchases. The city is considering a fix to make both consumers and businesses happy.

In this week’s cannabis legalization roundup, we highlight several local advocacy groups that have been polling politicians and the public about cannabis legalization.

A group’s hunt for the elusive, mystical, and totally-not-fake Sasquatch in Delta County, Texas, affected deputy efforts to bust an illegal cannabis grow.

Jeb Bush reminded the world of his cannabis experience last night. Predictably, the internet ran with the idea.

For the first time since Colorado legalized recreational cannabis, the state’s tax revenue for marijuana surpassed its revenue for alcohol.

California released the first draft regulations for its medical cannabis program and New Mexico seeks a decriminalization measure. That and more in the latest legislation update!

For the first time since it was legalized for medicinal use in 1996, California lawmakers have reached a long-awaited compromise on regulations for the state’s medical cannabis industry.

Last month some Bolton South police officers took to Facebook so they could “return” 37 misplaced cannabis plants to their “forgetful horticulturist” owner:

Due to a quirk in the Colorado constitution, on September 16, 2015, there will be one full day of exemption from the 10 percent special sales tax on cannabis.

Cannabis legalization has received a lot of attention lately, but what most people don’t know is that it may have been industrial hemp that triggered prohibition in the first place.