With Lobbying Clout, Big Pot Is Here: Cannabis Weekly

Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco have garnered a formidable reputation in the lobbying arena over the years. Big Pot is now looking for a piece of the action. Disparate players from the cannabis industry banded together last week in a new organization, called the U.S....

Medical marijuana’s last wildernesses

Only a handful of U.S. states remain holdouts. Will 2021 change that? Marijuana legalization advocates have their eyes on the final frontiers of full prohibition. Only two states — Nebraska and Idaho — have never passed any sort of medical marijuana law. There are now...

New Jersey just legalized marijuana

New Jersey effectively legalized marijuana on Monday, following voters’ approval of marijuana legalization in the November general election. Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Monday signed multiple marijuana-related bills to legalize use for adults 21 and older, remove...