Dec 31 Illinois governor clears thousands of marijuana convictions By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Illinois' governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, describing the step as a first wave of thousands of such expungements anticipated under the state's new marijuana legalization law. Continue reading
Dec 30 Newly legal pot sales in some Midwestern states may spark tensions with others By Kathleen Foody, David Eggert, Associated Press Retailers legally selling marijuana for the past month in Michigan say they have drawn customers from surrounding Midwestern states where the drug remains illegal and, as Illinois prepares to joins the recreational market on Wednesday, officials are renewing warnings to… Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 8:48 Why small cannabis growers want to produce the Champagne of pot By Paul Solman The state government of California is currently developing rules that will define whether a geographic area can be deemed a marijuana growing region. For small farmers, who are threatened by industrial competitors and the cost of regulation, survival may depend… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 8:01 Why the legal marijuana industry is now struggling with diversity and inclusion By Yamiche Alcindor, Jaywon Choe As marijuana legalization expands across the country, who is benefiting from the blossoming industry? In most cases, it is a very different population from that which has previously borne the brunt of marijuana criminalization. Millions are still dealing with scars… Continue watching
Dec 30 Year 1 a mixed bag for businesses in California’s pot market By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press At year's end, California's effort to transform its longstanding illegal and medicinal marijuana markets into a unified, multibillion-dollar industry remains a work in progress. Continue reading
Nov 07 Marijuana expands into 3 more states, but nationwide legalization remains unlikely By Daniel J. Mallinson, Lee Hannah, The Conversation Two-thirds of all U.S. states have legalized some kind of marijuana. The argument goes that its nationwide expansion is inevitable. Two marijuana policy researchers question that narrative. Continue reading
Oct 17 Canada just legalized pot. Who could profit? By Gretchen Frazee Canada is only the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, opening up a multi-billion dollar market to businesses and investors. Continue reading
May 04 Public support for marijuana is growing. Will lawmakers follow? By Jasmine Wright As of last month, lawmakers in at least 21 states had introduced legislation for recreational use. And 14 states are weighing medical pot proposals. Here's a look at what lawmakers are saying, at the state and federal levels. Continue reading
Jan 06 Cloud of uncertainty over legalized pot as feds end Obama-era accommodation By By Anna Gorman and Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Three days after California businesses began selling marijuana for recreational use, a policy change by the federal government has sparked uncertainty about the future of legalized cannabis and provoked sharp reactions from officials in the state and around the nation. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 2:46 What a scientist suggests you tell your kids about legal marijuana By PBS NewsHour With marijuana legal in some form in 26 states and the District of Columbia, the old script for talking to your children about pot is changing. Behavioral scientist Elizabeth D’Amico, who has researched drug and alcohol use among teens for… Continue watching