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For the second time in two months, a new poll shows two-thirds of likely voters agree with legalizing marijuana in Florida.

According to a poll from Investor’s Business Daily and TIPP, 63 percent of Americans support cannabis legalization, including 75 percent of Democrats, 66 percent of independents, and 46 percent of Republicans.

One in seven Americans say they personally use cannabidiol- (CBD-) based products, which have proliferated since last year's passage of a federal law legalizing this hemp form of cannabis.

Louisiana is becoming the first Deep South state to dispense medical marijuana on Tuesday, four years after state lawmakers agreed to give patients access to therapeutic cannabis.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed a bill decriminalizing the use of marijuana in the state and expunge the records of some people convicted on cannabis-related charges.

More than half of all state legislatures considered legislation in 2019 to legalize the possession or use of marijuana, a new record that illustrates a normalization of an issue that lawmakers once saw as a third rail.

Hawaii on Tuesday decriminalized marijuana, making it the 26th state to decriminalize or legalize the drug.

Oregon, Massachusetts and Illinois are among states taking steps to regulate energy use, according to a new report.

Illinois’ new governor delivered on a top campaign promise Tuesday by signing legislation legalizing small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, the 11th state to do so and the first to implement a comprehensive statewide cannabis marketplace designed by legislators.

Nearly four in 10 Americans think Cannabidiol (CBD) oils should be legally available for adults as an over-the-counter purchase while another 21% think people should only be able to buy them with a doctor's prescription.

Sixty-five percent of Americans now think marijuana should be legal — a record high in CBS News polling.

While the majority of Americans want the legalization of cannabis now, only 16% did in 1987 and 1990, the years with the joint-lowest support.
Majority Of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana And Expunging Records, Poll Finds - Cannabis News

A solid majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana and expunging the records of individuals with prior convictions for cannabis possession or consumption, according to a new poll.

In a new law that took effect Thursday, Michigan is now the first Midwestern state to legally allow recreational marijuana.

Sixty-six percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, another new high in Gallup's trend over nearly half a century.

Canada on Wednesday became the first major world economy to legalize recreational marijuana, beginning a national experiment that will alter the country’s social, cultural and economic fabric, and present the nation with its biggest public policy challenge in decades.

A new drug derived from marijuana has led to a landmark change in the US government's stance on cannabis.