Starting next month possession of marijuana will be decriminalized in Vermont. Thursday afternoon Governor Peter Shumlin (D) officially signed into law a bill significantly reducing the penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana. The bill, H 200, was approved by large majorities in both the House and the Senate. Previously, possession of [...]

Colorado now has laws governing the legal market for recreational marijuana. Tuesday Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law a set of bills that regulate all parts of the new industry including everything from licensing, how marijuana will be grown and labeling requirements. The new laws were approved by the state legislature earlier this month based [...]

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) used the House Judiciary Oversight committee hearing to berate Attorney General Eric Holder about the Obama Administration’s aggressive war on marijuana. Despite public support for marijuana legalization being higher than ever before, the Obama Administration under Holder’s leadership has beenworse than any other recent president when it comes to the issue [...]

According to a new study in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, medical marijuana may help people who suffer from Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease. The small study contained 21 patients who suffered from the disease who didn’t respond to the traditional therapy options. Half the patients were given marijuana joints that [...]

Americans overwhelmingly believe drunk driving is a much bigger danger than driving while high on marijuana. According to a new Fox News poll, 51 percent think it is more dangerous to drive a car after drinking than after smoking marijuana. An additional 35 percent said they think both activities are equally dangerous, while just 4 [...]