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

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Let's be clear: even with increased legalization, hundreds of thousands of people are still being arrested for pot. And most of those people are black."

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

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"On 4/20, we celebrate the cannabis plant. On 4/21 we celebrate the people who...

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"The failed War on Drugs has really been a war on people—disproportionately...

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

Far-Reaching Bill Would Legalize Weed, Offer Reparations for War on Drugs

'Tipping Point'? Voters Bring Sweeping Wins for Marijuana

Looking for Something Other Than Corporate Media on Election Night?

'An Opportunity to Correct Course': Marijuana on the Ballot 2016

Public Support for Recreational Pot Legalization Hits Record High

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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...