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Kamala Harris signals she'll go further than Biden on marijuana legalization
Kamala Harris has historically supported marijuana legalization but hadn't clarified her stance since launching her presidential campaign.
Kamala Harris' marijuana stance is hazier than you think
Harris has long supported marijuana reforms and once backed legalization, but it remains unclear whether she would go further than Biden.
Pot stocks soar on report DEA will ease restrictions on cannabis
The move from the DEA would reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug alongside other drugs like ketamine and some anabolic steroids.
Oklahoma's lax marijuana laws made it a green utopia for the cannabis industry. Then came the mass murder.
Oklahoma's lax pot laws made it a utopia for the cannabis industry. A mass murder on a weed farm in Kingfisher County sparked a marijuana crackdown.
Gene Simmons says the only time he ever got high was when he accidentally ate 6 weed brownies at a party
The Kiss front man says he chose to stay away from drugs and alcohol because he didn't want to hurt his mother, who survived the Holocaust.
The 'weed nuns' hoping to take cannabis back from the narcos
The pot-smoking Sisters of the Valley are on a mission to legalize marijuana worldwide and spread the word about the medicinal properties of cannabis.
A pair of cruise passengers were arrested after authorities searched their luggage and found 112 bags of marijuana
One of the passengers claimed the 56 bags of cannabis in his luggage were for personal use and he had a medical-marijuana card, an affidavit says.
Illinois is making fuzzy dice legal again
The revised Illinois windshield rule is one of hundreds of new laws taking effect with the new year in states across the US.
Ukraine is legalizing medicinal marijuana to treat stress and cancer among war survivors
Zelenskyy is expected to sign the bill into law for it to come into effect, which is estimated to happen around the second half of 2024.
Ohio just voted to legalize recreational marijuana. See a list of every state where cannabis is legal.
24 states and Washington, DC have legalized recreational marijuana. Cannabis is legal for medical purposes in 38 states and DC.
Weed may do way more damage to your heart than we thought
Marijuana use and heart disease are linked, studies show. Like smoking cigarettes, weed raises heart attack and stroke risk, especially for seniors.
Pot stocks jump as federal agency reportedly seeks to downgrade cannabis from the hard-drug category
Marijuana's category as a Schedule I drug may be brought down by the Drug Enforcement Agency. Pot stocks celebrated with big gains Wednesday.
An American tourist filled up a fog machine with marijuana and blasted a street with smoke at a popular tourist destination in Thailand to promote his business back home, police say
The police were alerted to the incident after a video circulated on social media showing Angkhan using a fog machine filled with marijuana.
A report that Elon Musk uses ketamine could put his security clearance at risk — again
The Pentagon previously reviewed Elon Musk's security clearance in 2019 after he appeared to smoke pot on Joe Rogan's podcast.
Not on the DeSantis agenda for president: Decriminalizing cannabis
The Florida governor said that he worried about more young people having access to weed if it were to become decriminalized.
NCAA medical committee says college athletes should no longer be penalized for using marijuana
The NCAA medical committee suggested that the organization should stop drug testing for cannabis and focus testing on performance-enhancing drugs.
United Airlines employees accused of years-long scheme selling weed stolen out of customers' checked baggage
United Airlines baggage handlers at San Francisco International Airport ran a drug scheme that goes back at least 3 years, prosecutors alleged.
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Work history, identity information, and education verification were some of the most common background screenings that employers conducted globally.
Thailand legalized marijuana for the economic benefit. But now Thai growers say they are being undercut by illegal US imports.
Cannabis dispensaries in Thailand are buying smuggled marijuana from the United States for cheap, avoiding taxes meant to help the Thai economy.