Articles tagged with "legalization"

There are two predominant ways cannabis is legally distributed in Europe. Which works best?

The passage of a bill that could spare some misdemeanor drug offenders from convictions has prompted a conservative Republican senator and gubernatorial candidate to call for the formal legalization of marijuana in Delaware.

The crackdown on Toronto’s cannabis storefronts continued Thursday in as police raided at least two businesses, Canna Clinic in Kensington Market and Cannabis Culture’s Queen Street location.

Think legalization in California is a done deal? Think again, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom warned this week, saying a loss in November could set back the movement “for years and years.”

Supporters of a proposal that could make Massachusetts the fifth U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana expressed confidence they would easily meet a Wednesday deadline for voter signatures and qualify for the November state ballot.

An anti-Mafia group last year proclaimed the utter failure of prohibition and urged the government to start regulating cannabis. Now a new organization is racing toward that goal.

In the wake of Sunday’s tragic shooting rampage at a popular gay night club in Orlando, an anti-cannabis group saw an opportunity to score political points.

With Governor Chris Christie’s approval ratings lower than ever, can his future successor finally bring cannabis reform to New Jersey and revitalize Atlantic City?

Colorado sees record sales, three legalization petitions vie for primacy in Arkansas, and a cannabis advocate in Hawaii makes an unusual argument in court.

“Regulating this new marketplace will not be easy,” the report’s authors write. “But regulating against a bogeyman will make that job even harder.”