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The powerful veterans group says lack of support puts pioneering, federally approved study in jeopardy.

Last November, California voters approved a ballot measure to legalize marijuana. Now, the state's lawmakers are formally calling on the federal government to reclassify cannabis.

There are currently 29 states in America that have legalized medical marijuana. But not all states have the same cannabis laws.

A conservative Republican U.S. senator spoke about the "possible benefits of medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids" on the Senate floor on Wednesday afternoon, and introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding cannabis research.

We checked in with California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control to see how the creation of America’s largest legal marijuana market is coming along.

Medical marijuana patients, growers, and dispensaries have three more months of protection from Jeff Sessions and any federal crackdown, thanks to the deal cut late last week between President Trump and Congressional leaders.

“The cannabis industry is so welcoming and inviting, because it really is a bunch of rebels.”

In a recent op-ed, California Representative Dana Rohrabacher explains why it is important to keep federal drug enforcement out of the medical marijuana community.

Although state legislatures all over the country have been apprehensive to pass measures pertaining to the legalization of marijuana, that could all change in 2018, according to a report from Marijuana Business Daily.

There are currently 22 pieces of marijuana legislation before the 115th U.S. Congress – more than ever in history.

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz: "No one should be afraid to do research on medical cannabis."

As the cannabis movement hits a critical stage, here is a look at how we got to this point.

RENO, Nev. -- The American Legion adopted a resolution Thursday urging the federal government to allow Department of Veterans Affairs doctors to discuss and recommend medical marijuana in states where it's legal, adding to the group's efforts to get cannabis in the hands of veterans it could help.

Every week's there's a new story about how well recreational marijuana legalization has helped states such as Colorado, Washington and Oregon.

Cat Packer, 26, said the department will protect Los Angeles’ neighborhoods, children, the environment and legal cannabis businesses.

Once a month, staff members at the Santa Cruz Veterans Alliance (SCVA) fill more than 100 brown paper bags with high-quality medical cannabis and pass them out for free at a local community center.

The debate over legalization is about to receive a full airing on the presidential campaign trail.

Latest numbers from Quinnipiac University Poll also show little support for a federal crackdown in states that have legalized cannabis.

Nearly half of Americans support legalizing marijuana for recreational use and a strong majority believe it should at least be available for medical reasons, according to a new poll.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is set to introduce a bill Tuesday to make marijuana legal at the federal level, marking the first time the New Jersey Democrat has come out in favor of full legalization and further stoking tensions with a Trump administration that has sought to roll back the clock on federal drug policy.