09:30pm In the wake of last week’s victories for marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington, everyone is waiting to see how the federal government will respond....

04:52pm All eyes may have been on the election last week, but the battles over medical marijuana didn’t go away. Here are the highlights from the...

Polling data released Tuesday by Rasmussen Reports shows the American public is now evenly split on the issue of marijuana legalization, with 45% in support, 45% opposed,...

05:10pm The district attorney in Colorado’s Boulder County announced Wednesday he will dismiss all pending small-time marijuana and paraphernalia possession cases, saying that given overwhelming support...

04:00pm A tweaked out former Oklahoma police chief cops a plea, a Mississippi cop admits to running interference for supposed drug traffickers, and a Louisiana narc...

On Election Day, voters in the states of Colorado and Washington approved ballot initiatives to remove criminal penalties for adult marijuana use and regulate the substance in...

03:06pm Washington state Governor Christine Gregoire (D) met Tuesday with Deputy Attorney General James Cole to discuss her state’s passage last week of an initiative that...

03:06pm Last Tuesday’s legalization votes are reverberating not just across the country, but across the hemisphere. Five conservative Latin American heads of state said in a joint...

02:58pm The Medical Marijuana Business Daily reports that several publicly traded companies serving the medical cannabis industry have soared in the stock market since the election:...

04:38pm A USA Today article predicts colleges in Colorado and Washington won’t be changing their marijuana policies soon: “If someone thinks they are going to walk around...

01:51pm Along with catalyzing devastating violence that has claimed 60,000 lives thus far, there’s another good reason for Mexico to end its ill-fated drug war —...

04:18pm With US public support for marijuana legalization now at the 50% mark, and state legalization efforts now starting to come to fruition, people are naturally...

11:43am All three Democratic members of Colorado’s Congressional delegation are planning legislation for next year that would exempt states enacting legalization systems for marijuana from the...

09:58pm The SPD Blotter yesterday published “Marijwhatnow? A Guide to Legal Marijuana Use in Seattle.” It includes a guide for citizens as well as a heads-up...

10:13pm Two county prosecutors in Washington State have dismissed 220 pending marijuana possession cases, in response to the passage of I-502, according to the Seattle Times. Although...

One of the least reported stories coming out of this year’s Election Day results was the strong showing that medical cannabis champions had in their reelection bids...

12:31pm A Washington Post story by Sari Horwitz reports that federal officials don’t know what they are going to do about marijuana legalization in Colorado and...

04:32pm Jacob Sullum has a detailed discussion in Reason’s “Hit & Run” blog of “What Legal Pot in Washington Will Look Like.” Jacob compares Washington’s I-502...

As the Executive Director of Americans for Safe Access, it’s my privilege to meet and facilitate the work of medical cannabis advocates throughout the nation. In the week...

04:36pm The Washington State Liquor Control Board and the ACLU of Washington have both issued facts sheets on the implementation of I-502. The state’s Office of Financial Management projects prices...