Mar 07 Oklahomans to vote on legalizing marijuana By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Oklahoma voters are going to the polls to decide whether to make the state one of the most conservative to approve recreational marijuana. Continue reading
Mar 01 What legalizing recreational pot could mean for Oklahoma By Adam Kemp Oklahomans will soon vote on a proposal that would permit individuals aged 21 and older to buy marijuana products for recreational use. If it passes, Oklahoma will become the 22nd state to legalize recreational marijuana. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud charges related to FTX collapse In our news wrap Tuesday, FTX crypto exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to cheating investors and looting deposits, political fallout in Russia continued following a Ukrainian missile strike on Saturday that killed scores of Russian troops and Beijing… Continue watching
Jan 03 More kids sickened by edibles at home as legal pot grows, study finds By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press More than 7,000 confirmed cases of kids younger than 6 eating marijuana edibles were reported to the nation’s poison control centers between 2017 and 2021, climbing from about 200 to more than 3,000 per year. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 6:42 A look at the big issues that inspired new state laws taking effect in 2023 By Stephanie Sy, Cai Pigliucci The start of this new year is bringing with it some new state laws. Thousands of bills were passed in state legislatures in 2022, but there are a few issues that stand out for which many states have decided to… Continue watching
Dec 29 New York opens its 1st legal recreational marijuana dispensary By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York is ringing up its first sales, opening up what is expected to be one of the country's biggest and most lucrative markets for cannabis. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 6:27 How states have reshaped marijuana laws and what's next The push for legalizing marijuana at the state level gained more momentum in 2022. This fall, Missouri approved legalization for recreational use, making it the 21st state to do so. NewsHour Communities Correspondents Gabrielle Hayes in Missouri, Adam Kemp in… Continue watching
Dec 08 Amid explosion of illegal marijuana production, Oregon looks to toughening laws By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press In 2014, Oregon voters approved a ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana after being told it would eliminate problems caused by "uncontrolled manufacture" of the drug. Continue reading
Nov 21 New York issues 1st licenses for legal marijuana dispensaries By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press New York has issued the state's first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses, taking a monumental step in establishing a legal and lucrative marketplace for recreational marijuana. Continue reading
Nov 18 As New York's marijuana licenses loom, unauthorized shops bloom By Jennifer Peltz, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Stores openly selling marijuana can now be found throughout New York City, operated by people who shrugged at licensing requirements. Continue reading