Marijuana Legalization Clears Hurdle to Maine Ballot
A referendum proposal to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Maine has met the threshold to appear on the November ballot, Secretary of State...
Marijuana decriminalization bill passes Illinois state senate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A marijuana decriminalization bill passed the Illinois State Senate Tuesday.It removes criminal penalties like jail time for pot possession and drops the number...
DC Bans Private Marijuana Clubs, Making Legalization Even Murkier
The District’s cannabis legalization, already perhaps the most convoluted local drug-reform policy anywhere in the United States, became even more contorted Tuesday when the DC Council voted to...
Orlando narrowly approves marijuana ordinance on first vote
Orlando police Chief John Mina and Dyer urged approval of the ordinance, which mirrors similar pot policies other governments have adopted recently, including Tampa...
Marijuana decriminalization bill dies in Tennessee Legislature
NASHVILLE, Tennessee. (AP) – A bill that would have allowed Tennesseans to weigh in on whether to decriminalize possession of low-level amounts of marijuana...
Arizona Marijuana Legalization Campaign Close to Signature Goal
But the campaign is shooting for far more than it needs — at least 225,000 signatures — in case some are invalidated.“Voters want to...
Rhode Island Lawmakers hold hearing on recreational marijuana legalization
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A push to regulate and tax marijuana in Rhode Island has ramped up this year, as other New England states...
Legal marijuana could be a $1.1 billion industry in Mass. by 2020
ArcView and New Frontier estimated the size of the Massachusetts medical marijuana market in 2015 at $7.9 million, but said they expect it to...
Tampa votes to decriminalize marijuana
TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – The City of Tampa passed an ordinance Thursday that will lessen the punishment for possessing marijuana within city limits. The city...
Other communities mulling cannabis club conundrum faced by Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs isn't alone in banning cannabis clubs. Washington state did so last summer, and Portland, Ore., followed suit this month.Englewood, Colo., was set...
