Could America’s divide on marijuana be coming to an end?
The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the country toward a greater acceptance...
Author: The Associated Press
Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in US, new study says
For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who drink that often, a shift...
Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says
Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, according to an analysis of national survey data, and those people...
Tiptoeing through the tulips, workers find pot plants at Wisconsin Capitol
By TODD RICHMOND, the Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Someone’s plans to harvest dozens of apparent marijuana plants grown on the Wisconsin state Capitol...
US to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug in historic shift
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic...
Feds to reclassify marijuana as less-dangerous drug, won’t legalize it
By ZEKE MILLER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify...
How did 420 become the code and celebration date for marijuana?
By GENE JOHNSON, The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. —...
Lawmakers mull reforms to prop up Delaware medical marijuana industry
By Randall Chase, The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Senior citizens in Delaware will be able to get medical marijuana without a prescription or referral...
Struggling to stop illegal pot shops, NY governor asks online sites to hide them
NEW YORK (AP) — After failing to wipe illegal cannabis dispensaries off the map, New York is asking online sites to hide them. Since the...
Judge rejects claim that NY’s marijuana licensing cheats out-of-state applicants
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a challenge to New York state’s licensing program for selling legal marijuana, a system two California...
Biden pardons low-level marijuana crimes on federal lands
President Joe Biden pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of...
Biden pardons thousands of people convicted of marijuana charges
By ZEKE MLLER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession...
US health agency recommends move to ease marijuana restrictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on marijuana policy, and Senate leaders...
Cannabis growers in Washington state resume business after pesticide concerns
Landscape fabric covers the ground at a legal cannabis farm near Brewster, in north-central Washington state, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in this photo provided...
Recreational marijuana is legal in Maryland. Can Pennsylvanians buy it?
By BRIAN WITTE, The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland is becoming the latest state to legally sell recreational marijuana to adults 21 and...
NY cracks down on unlicensed pot shops, but closing them might take time
NEW YORK (AP) — Fed up with hundreds of bootleg pot shops, New York launched new inspections this month aimed at getting rid of the...