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Alabama Lawmakers Pass Bill To Increase Penalties For Smoking Marijuana In A Car Where A Child Is Present

“It goes back to the heart of criminalization of marijuana in certain communities. And…

You’re Not Supposed to Smoke Weed Here. So Why Did This Feel Normal?

I was told (correctly) that cannabis in the Dominican Republic is illegal. Minutes later,…

California Cops Have To Treat Marijuana In Cars Differently After New Supreme Court Ruling

“To constitute a violation…marijuana in a vehicle must be of a usable quantity, in…

Majority Of Virginia Voters Back Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Sales As Lawmakers Advance Bills To Do It

As Virginia lawmakers advance legislation to expand the state’s current marijuana law by legalizing…

Legal Weed, Illegal Life: Dana Beal and the War That Never Ended

Cannabis is legal across much of America. So why is one of legalization’s longest-standing…

Florida officials step up ‘criminal probe’ of marijuana legalization campaign on eve of deadline

After multiple arrests, Florida officials are ramping up a criminal investigation of a marijuana…

NRA Joins Marijuana Groups Urging Supreme Court To Overturn Ban On Gun Ownership By Cannabis Consumers As Unconstitutional

The National Rifle Association (NRA)–arguably the most influential gun rights lobbying group in the…

Government-Backed Party Drug-Testing: Inside Uruguay’s No-Penalty Harm Reduction Program

Far from demonizing people who use drugs—a global reality that some countries have chosen…

Mississippi Lawmakers Approve Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In Hospitals For Terminally Ill Patients

Mississippi lawmakers have approved a bill to allow terminally ill patients to access medical…

DOJ has no cannabis rescheduling update as rumors swirl (Newsletter: January 30, 2026)

Congressional psychedelics bill; VA marijuana resentencing; DE Senate overrides cannabis veto; FL vets medical…

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