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March, 2018

• 30 March

  Marijuana May Soon Be Legalized in Parts of Australia

  

  Marijuana could be legalized for recreational use in Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, as lawmakers are campaigning to end longtime bans on ...
• 15 March

  Federal Prosecutors Won’t Take on Small-Time Marijuana Cases, Says Sessions

  Federal prosecutors will not waste time on minor marijuana cases, regardless of the Justice Department’s announcement of lifting an Obama-era policy ...

February, 2018

• 23 February

  Denver’s First Marijuana Coffee Shop Could Open This Spring

  The Denver, Colorado business, the Coffee Joint, is about to become one of the country’s first legal marijuana-use social clubs. In ...
• 20 February

  Pennsylvania Has Officially Started Medical Marijuana Sales

  Medical marijuana sales have officially begun in Pennsylvania. Six of the 10 state-approved dispensaries were open and selling to the state’s ...

January, 2018

• 31 January

  Giant Canadian Marijuana Grower Buys Rival Grower for $1.1 Billion

  Two of Canada’s biggest marijuana producers have completed the largest deal in the country’s thriving marijuana industry following several months of ...
• 29 January

  Anti-Marijuana Group Tries to Save Face by Spinning Marijuana Poll Results

  A new poll commissioned by the anti-marijuana group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) accidentally revealed how unpopular current marijuana prohibition is ...
• 25 January

  Alcohol Sales Drop 15% in States with Medical Marijuana Laws

  Two U.S. universities and one in South America have completed a joint study that found a reduction in the U.S. alcohol ...
• 24 January

  Democrats Introduce a Bill to Federally Legalize Marijuana

  Several House Democrats have introduced legislation that would federally legalize marijuana and expunge federal convictions for marijuana-related crimes associated with use ...
• 18 January

  Marijuana Legalization Finally Crippling Mexican Drug Cartels, Says Study

  Pro-marijuana laws have led to significant decreases in violent crime in several U.S. states bordering Mexico, says a new study that ...

October, 2017

• 28 October

  Colorado’s Chief Medical Officer Says Marijuana Isn’t Harming Public Health

  According to Dr. Larry Wolk, Colorado’s chief medical officer, the state is doing just fine since recreational marijuana was legalized. Wolk ...