Mar 12 New Mexico weighs pot legalization and America’s first government-run shops By Morgan Lee, Associated Press The idea for state-run pot shops comes from a trio of GOP state senators who broke with local Republican Party orthodoxy to embrace legal marijuana with a decidedly big-government approach that would have the state directly oversee most sales —… Continue reading
Feb 05 Why so many Americans now support legalizing marijuana, in 4 charts By Amy Adamczyk, Christopher Thomas, Jacob Felson, The Conversation And it’s not about older, more conservative Americans being replaced by younger generations who are more familiar with marijuana. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 7:41 Consumption of marijuana edibles rises amidst scarce research into their health impact By Lori Jane Gliha, Rocky Mountain PBS As more states legalize recreational use of marijuana, edible forms of the drug are also becoming increasingly popular. But little research has been done on potential complications of consuming the substance, and some scientists believe they can cause hallucinogenic reactions. 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
Dec 07 Marlboro maker invests $2.4 billion in marijuana provider By Associated Press One of the world's biggest tobacco companies is diving into the cannabis market. 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
Nov 07 Michigan legalizes pot, Massachusetts keeps transgender rights and other ballot measure moments By David Crary, Associated Press Medicaid expansion was another multistate topic on the ballot. Nebraska and Idaho voters approved measures to expand Medicaid health coverage to tens of thousands of low-income residents. 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
Aug 04 Watch 25:05 August 4, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Aug 4, the long-term implications of top cybersecurity officials leaving the FBI. Later, lawmakers and scientists try to establish when someone may be too high to drive and the Trump administration gets blowback for proposing… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 11:59 Police face new challenges when determining if someone is too high to drive By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo, Hari Sreenivasan As states across the country legalize marijuana, efforts to determine whether someone is too high to drive is becoming a thorny public health issue. From brain functioning analyses and phone apps to training police officers on looking for signs, Hari… Continue watching