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In Japan, restrictions on cannabis are far more harsh than in the U.S. In fact, Japanese drug law is the harshest in the world, with penalties of 5 years in prison if caught growing, possessing or using cannabis.
Colorado's Supreme Court is considering whether its is lawful to fire someone who uses medical marijuana off the job when medicinal pot use is legal in the state, but still illegal federally.
A new Maryland law depenalizing marijuana possession offenses takes effect this Wednesday. The new law does not reclassify penalties involving the possession of marijuana paraphernalia, which remains a criminal offense.
Can you fire an employee for testing positive for marijuana? That question becomes more difficult to answer with every passing election. So far, 23 U.S. states have legalized medical marijuana, with Colorado and Washington voting to legalize recreational marijuana as well.
Road safety officials are expressing some concern over the loosening marijuana laws, fearing that with greater access and acceptability comes an increase in fatal crashes. This is a worthy endeavor, to be sure. But it is not an easily answered topic.
In the world-renowned California marijuana growing region known as the Emerald Triangle, a new source of anxiety for pot farmers has emerged: a paramilitary, private security firm known as LEAR Asset Management Corp.
One officer disagrees with the legalization of cannabis and has apparently been taking it out on the people of Seattle. In one incident, Jokela wrote that he found two people using cannabis and made them flip a coin to determine who would be given the citation.
Less than a year after he opposed the use of medical marijuana, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is now asking the U.S. Justice Department for a waiver to permit the state to import limited amounts of marijuana for the treatment of seriously ill children and young adults who suffer from rare seizure disorders.
This upcoming election season should prove to be of great importance in regards to legalizing cannabis, and de-fanging the wildly overblown "drug war" mentality that has locked this country into decades of wrongful prosecutions and ill-advised polices.
Anti-cannabis proponents in Florida have reached a new low, with an ad campaign that likens cannabis to a date rape drug. "No On Amendment 2", an anti-legalization group released an ad which insinuates that medical cannabis will be used as a date rape drug if legalized.
While the nation focuses on marijuana legalization initiatives in Alaska, the District of Columbia, and Oregon, a California initiative of defelonization that would turn drug possession felonies into misdemeanors is quietly heading for a likely victory at the polls in November.
It’s easy to see how the easily accessible retail marijuana market has made the Colorado police nervous, which has led to campaigns to inform the public about the consequences of driving impaired.
Advocates of an effort to make marijuana legal for adults and regulated similarly to alcohol in Arizona in 2016 have filed paperwork with state elections officials, granting them permission to raise money to campaign for the citizen's initiative.
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel called on the General Assembly to decriminalize marijuana possession statewide and to reduce the penalty to a misdemeanor for those caught with 1 gram or less of any controlled substance.
Two New Mexico counties can poll voters about decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana on November's ballot, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled.
Recently, San Diego Padre's shortstop, Everth Cabrera, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana. Really, this story is less about the MLB's stance on drugs and more about the strangely vague details of the arrest.
Last week, the D.C. Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety voted unanimously to support B20-467, legislation that would allow individuals to file a motion to seal records relating to offenses that were subsequently decriminalized or legalized.
The first of two important upcoming events is the "Students for Sensible Drug Policy 2014 Conference + Lobby Day," Sep 26-28 in Rosslyn, Virginia. The second event is "Crossroads & Intersections: the 10th National Harm Reduction Conference," taking place in Baltimore, Maryland, from Oct 23-26.
