WeedLife News Network

A bill to legalize marijuana in Delaware has cleared its first legislative hurdle.

The governors of twelve states sent a letter to congressional leaders on Monday, urging them to pass bipartisan legislation that would let states legalize and regulate marijuana without fear of federal intervention.

The Texas House is scheduled to vote on a bill on Thursday that would make low-level marijuana possession punishable by a fine with no jail time.

A congressional committee voted on Thursday to approve legislation aimed at increasing marijuana businesses' access to banks.

Smoking medical marijuana is now legal in Florida. It's been a long time in the making.

Three Democratic House Committee Chairs revealed their proposal to make recreational marijuana legal across the state in Hartford on Thursday.

Later this year, Alaska marijuana consumers will be able to buy their cannabis and smoke it, too—all under the same roof.

“This bill is long overdue. This is a bill that solves a problem, Get the government out of it.”

Bills to loosen marijuana laws are gaining traction in both parties.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill filed companion bills on Tuesday in the House and Senate to make it legal under federal law for military veterans to “use, possess, or transport medical marijuana” in accordance with state policies.

Less than a month into the 116th Congress, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in the House and Senate have introduced four bills that, if signed into law, would require the VA to conduct research on medical marijuana.

The governor-elect takes office at a significant moment in Colorado for the cannabis industry.

Following a year of huge advancements in marijuana policy reform, experts predict that 2019 would be a “real game-changer” in terms of the conversation surrounding cannabis legalization at both the state and federal level.

With the results of last month's midterm elections—which marijuana basically won—ten states have now legalized cannabis for adults, while 33 allow medical use.

Amendment mirrors STATES Act introduced in June.

This year was a pivotal one for marijuana.

After months of false starts and delays, New Jersey took a big step Monday toward legal weed, with state lawmakers advancing a bill that would legalize the possession and personal use of recreational marijuana.

Advocates of legalizing medical and recreational marijuana are planning a wave of new ballot measures in coming years few years, buoyed by wins scored this year's midterm elections in swing and conservative states.

There are glimmers of hope now that Sessions has left office. For all of his anti-cannabis bluster, it seems like his former boss doesn’t share his opinion, and that could lead to new legal protections for the industry.

Marijuana proponents were elated Tuesday after major cannabis measures passed in Michigan and Missouri and Democrats took control of the House.