Marijuana

Weed Killers: Bowing to Blue Dogs, Democratic Leadership Delays 'Enormously Popular' Marijuana Legalization Bill Until After Election

Reps. Barbara Lee (L) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (R) support the MORE Act, which would end federal criminalization of cannabis. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images)

'Absolutely History' in the Making: Advocates Applaud House Democrats for Scheduled Vote on Federal Marijuana Legalization

Julia Conley, staff writer

"This bill meets the political moment, and it also happens to be an incredibly bipartisan opportunity."

'Just the Beginning': Illinois Gov. Pardons Over 11,000 on Eve of Recreational Cannabis Legalization

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"This is just the first wave of Illinoisans who will see a new world of...

'Just Not a Serious Opinion in 2019': Critics Pan Joe Biden Claim That Marijuana Is a Gateway Drug

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Former Vice President Joe Biden, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, gives a speech on July 11, 2019 in New York City.

"Perpetuating unsubstantiated theories like this hurts people."

'Too Many Lives Were Ruined': Bernie Sanders Releases Plan for Federal Legalization of Marijuana

'Equity-Centric' Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Introduced by Illinois Dems

Thousands Join Ben & Jerry's to Demand Criminal Justice Reform, Extending Benefits of Cannabis Legalization to Communities of Color

'Prohibition Only Ends Once': 421 For All Group Takes Aim at Cannabis Criminal Justice Reform

Five 2020 Democrats Back Sweeping Bill to Legalize Marijuana Nationwide and Aid Impacted Communities

Canadian Users of Legalized Marijuana Could Face Lifetime Bans From US, Warns Top Trump Border Official

Paving Way for 'Transformative Social Policy', Canada Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

San Francisco Shows Nation Way Forward by Throwing Out Old Marijuana Convictions

Support for Marijuana Legalization Grows With 60 Percent of Americans Now in Favor

New Analysis Shows Federal Marijuana Legalization Could Raise $130 Billion, Add 1 Million Jobs by 2025

No, Bernie Sanders Tells Jeff Sessions, Marijuana Is Not the Same as Heroin

'This Is Not a Drill': Attorney General Sessions Coming for Nation's Legalized Pot

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U.S. To Veterans: You Can Go Fight Our Pointless Wars For Us, But You Can't Smoke Weed When You Come Home Broken

Even as a new report calls for ending a war on drugs with "enormous negative outcomes and collateral damage,” Congress has rejected an amendment to a veterans' funding bill to allow VA doctors in medical marijuana states to discuss pot - not prescribe it or provide it but suggest it - to treat PTSD and other ills they got serving the country that is now denying them what "a mountain of evidence" says is their best treatment. The close 222–195 vote suggests the tide is turning, but not quickly...