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The outcome of the marijuana legalization movement over the past 12 months will undoubtedly go down in history as the time when prohibition was given its terminal diagnosis and the reality of nationwide reform illuminated on the horizon of a brand New Year. As of now, over half the nation has...

Düsseldorf City Council on Wednesday took the next step in its plan to legalize the regulated sale of recreational cannabis to over 18-year-olds, taking advice from experts in psychology, crime and economics during a consultation at City Hall. Representatives from other city councils...

Marijuana has been nearly unstoppable this year. Heading into Election Day, residents in nine states were set to vote on marijuana initiatives or amendments within their states. Five states had been looking to legalize recreational marijuana, whereas residents in four states were voting on...

There are 28 states where marijuana is legal for medical or recreational purposes - but only two, California and Oregon, allow residents who were convicted of certain marijuana-related offenses to apply to have their sentences reduced or their criminal records expunged. When California voters...

Three more states voted to legalize medical marijuana on Election Night. Voters in California, Nevada and Massachusetts approved measures on Tuesday. With this increasing support to legalize marijuana in the country, is New York State next in line? At this point, it's obviously not clear...

Denver - Five other states will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana on Nov. 8 and the impact on Colorado is yet to be seen. The Colorado green rush is credited with bringing an influx of investment and people to the state. Supporters cite a $2.4 billion economic impact in 2015 but...

Trenton - Eight state lawmakers ventured out to Colorado last week to see for themselves the impact legalized marijuana has had on the state's economy, government and public safety. The all returned impressed, and the state's second most influential elected official, Senate President Stephen...

Oregon's legal cannabis appears poised to get some company. Voters in California will decide next month whether to legalize recreational weed - a vote that could be a tipping point for ending pot prohibition nationally. But there's one place where cannabis isn't catching on: Congress. A...

MI Legalize, the group that organized signature drives to ask Michigan voters to legalize marijuana this November, will now try to get on the 2018 ballot. MI Legalize turned in 354,000 signatures for the 2016 ballot issue - more than the total needed to qualify for the November ballot - but...

Jackson, Miss. - People behind an initiative to legalize marijuana hope it makes it onto ballots. Dozens of them gathered outside the State Capitol Friday. Organizer Stephanie Dreher said she wants the drug to be legalized for medical use. Some of the people at the event hope that...

After a string of setbacks in state courts - including a refusal to hear their case by the Michigan Supreme Court earlier this week - marijuana activists turned to federal court as they continue battling to put a legalization question before Michigan voters this fall. On Friday, lawyers with...

Marijuana supporters are pushing for a quick answer from the state's highest court in hopes of allowing Michigan voters decide if recreational pot should be made legal. MI Legalize, the group behind the effort to place the issue on Michigan's November ballot, filed an Aug. 30 motion with the...

A campaign to put a marijuana-legalization question on Michigan ballots suffered a setback today that could keep the measure off November ballots. The petition campaign called MI Legalize failed to submit enough valid petition signatures, according to a ruling by the Michigan Court of Claims...

Pico Rivera — A proposal to legalize medical marijuana dispensaries was killed Tuesday when council members took no action on the plan. After nearly two hours of debate, no one was willing to make a motion in favor, with Mayor David Armenta the only council member speaking in favor...

It looks very, very likely that the Massachusetts ballot in November will include a question on whether to legalize small amounts of recreational marijuana. Should voters opt yes, Massachusetts would join a handful of states where pot is legal for simply getting high (the commonwealth already...

Trenton — Fresh off a tour of Colorado, a New Jersey State Senator is prepared to offer legislation that would, if approved, legalize recreational use of marijuana in the Garden State. Union County Democrat Nick Scutari didn't sample the product, but noted how efficient and easily the state...

A state board rejected about half of the MI Legalize campaign's signatures because they were too old. A state elections board has rejected petitions filed by the campaign to legalize marijuana in Michigan. The next step appears to be a court battle over the time limits set by the state to...

The state of Michigan has dealt a setback to a group trying to put recreational marijuana on the November ballot. The Bureau of Elections has ruled that some of the more than 354,000 signatures the group has collected don't count. Campaign organizers are considering a lawsuit against the state...

Charleston, W.Va - The special legislative session in Charleston continues Thursday as lawmakers look for solutions to balance the state budget. Some think medical marijuana could be a solution. Five lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that would legalize and tax marijuana for medicinal use in the...

With polls showing strong support in Ohio for legalizing marijuana for medical purposes, restrictions on medicinal use of the drug will inevitably be lifted. But will it happen by a ballot-driven constitutional amendment, or by the more deliberative path of the General Assembly? A bill...