Jul 09 Watch 5:33 What has changed in states that have legalized marijuana — and what hasn’t Across the country, more state laws are aligning with voter attitudes about recreational use of marijuana. The wave of cannabis legalization has had a significant influence on individuals, communities and governments, and driven the development of a burgeoning commercial industry. Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 6:24 How upcoming state laws could make it to Washington next As the calendar turned to 2019 this week, new laws are taking effect, and new state legislatures are looking to push even more changes. In some states, these measures will address gun safety, roll back business licensing regulations and legalize… Continue watching
Dec 27 How the global market for legal marijuana exploded in 2018 By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Liberal California became the largest legal U.S. marketplace, conservative Utah and Oklahoma embraced medical marijuana, and the U.S. East Coast got its first commercial pot shops. Continue reading
Apr 04 Places with legal marijuana issue fewer opioid prescriptions, large studies find By Kate Sheridan, STAT An analysis of more than five years of Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription data found that after states legalized weed, the number of opioid prescriptions and the daily dose of opioids went way down. Continue reading
Apr 20 Scientists say most marijuana strains act basically the same By Angus Chen, Scientific American Cannabis breeders have long been crossing plants to develop distinctive strains that purportedly do different things. But many scientists see the whole thing as a pipe dream. Continue reading
Mar 13 As marijuana becomes legal, doctors worry about teen addiction By Christine Vestal, Stateline As marijuana legalization sweeps the nation, physicians and public health officials are sounding alarms about its potentially harmful effects on young people. Continue reading