A D.C. Council held a "roundtable discussion" on Monday to consider passing a bill that would legalize the use and sale of marijuana in the nation's capital.
Despite his support for a voter referendum to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama is set to sign a last-minute spending measure that would block the results of that vote.
Although New Yorkers will no longer be arrested for carrying small amounts of marijuana, civil rights attorneys say that the new policy of handing out summons to violators will further burden the overtaxed court system.
Arkansas Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe will pardon his son for a drug conviction that is more than a decade old. Gov. Beebe reached this decision after the state's parole board recommended his son for a pardon.
De Blasio hasn't kept promise to reduce arrests for low-level possession A look at Mayor Bill de Blasio's mayoral record has revealed no change in the practice of New York police arresting individuals for low-level possession of marijuana.
Marijuana advocacy groups are hoping to get Nov. 4 referendums passed that would make recreational marijuana use legal in Alaska, Oregon and Washington D.C.
This Halloween, police in Denver, Colorado are worried about kids biting off more than they can chew. On Tuesday, the Denver Police Department released a video telling parents about the threat of treats made with marijuana.
Study reveals insight to long-term marijuana use, some say debunks myth that weed is less dangerous The idea that smoking pot is less dangerous than the use of heroin or drinking alcohol, and less addictive, has been definitively debunked by a World Health Organization expert, but some media are reporting the reports are false.
DEA interested in U.S. investments in Canadian marijuana industry Americans who want to invest in Canadian marijuana firms may be involved in an illegal transaction.
On Tuesday morning, the Colorado Supreme Court heard the opening arguments in a case that could set a nationwide precedent when it comes to the use of marijuana in states that have legalized the drug.
On Sunday, Alaskan reporter, Charlo Greene became a viral Internet sensation after a video of Greene dropping the F-bomb on-air and abruptly quitting her job at the KTVA Alaskan TV station, surfaced online.
During a live television broadcast, a TV news reporter in Alaska dropped an F-bomb, walked off-camera and announced that she is quitting her job in order to run an organization that advocates for the legalization of recreational marijuana use in the state.
Philadelphia to become largest city to decriminalize marijuana Philadelphia is poised to be the next city in the nation to legalize marijuana, based on an agreement to sign the law by Mayor Michael Nutter.
