The Associated Press
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Pot legalization advocates launch ballot initiative campaign
Advocates for legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota announced Tuesday they are trying for a second time to legalize cannabis possession an...
Reeves: Work still happening on medical marijuana proposal
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he and legislative leaders are continuing to negotiate changes in a proposal to create a medical mariju...
Minnesota court: Workers' comp can't cover medical marijuana
Workers’ compensation for injured employees doesn’t cover medical marijuana because the drug remains illegal under federal law....
Massive marijuana operation discovered in southern Oregon
Deputies stumbled into a significant illegal marijuana operation in southern Oregon this week....
Arizona selects residency areas to qualify for pot licenses
Arizona health officials have released a list of dozens of postal zip codes of areas across the state where applicants for 26 new so−called social equ...
Activists seek legal marijuana in former hippie haven Nepal
Widely available marijuana once drew thousands of hippies to Nepal, where its use was not only accepted but embedded in both the culture and religion....
NBA will not randomly test players for marijuana this season
The NBA has agreed to not randomly test players for marijuana this season, a continuation of the policy that was put in place last year for the COVID−...
Cannabis lounges coming to Nevada with host of new laws
Reforms that Democratic lawmakers who have majorities in both the state Senate and Assembly have long campaigned to implement....
LA County DA to dismiss 60,000 past marijuana convictions
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said Monday his office would dismiss roughly 60,000 marijuana convictions....