Articles in Politics category

The DEA is shifting from confiscating cannabis to growing it, proposing to increase the amount of cannabis it’s legally allowed to produce by more than 300% for medical research.

The Department of Justice appears to be misinterpreting a recent congressional amendment meant to protect medical marijuana activities in states where it has been legalized.

A new Quinnipiac poll of swing states found that the support for legalizing cannabis was higher than for any of the potential 2016 presidential candidates.

We’re seeing both progress and some roadblocks among the conservative states aiming for medical cannabis. Here’s the latest in marijuana legalization and legislation:

This weekend’s weirdness comes all the way from Indonesia, where the police force are really good at seizing illegal drugs and not-so-good at disposing them in a responsible manner.

In a remarkable turn of events, the Idaho State Affairs Committee worked some magic on a cannabis oil extract bill that had been previously stalled with a tie vote.

Today let’s talk about a small but mighty state that’s got its sights set on establishing a progressive legal recreational cannabis market: Maine.

At last! The New York Heath Department has issued final regulations for a statewide medical marijuana program that should officially kick off in 2016.

Pat Robertson, the former Southern Baptist minister and current host of The 700 Club, broadcasted to his followers that smoking marijuana is “slavery to vegetables.”

A new study released by the American Journal of Public Health examined the effect of school suspension policies for cannabis use among students, and the results are surprising.