The Latest Breaking News from Marijuana

Officials and residents of several New Jersey shore towns say the state’s law decriminalizing marijuana use is having an unintended effect: emboldening large groups of teenagers to run amok on beaches and boardwalks, knowing there is little chance of them getting in trouble for it

RALEIGH, N.C. — Senate Republicans, trying to revive medical marijuana legalization in the final weeks of session, appeared to send a message to their counterparts in the House this week: take up our bill, if you want us to take up yours.

Proposed zoning amendments would bar some existing medical dispensaries from participating in recreational sales, should the state ever decide to legalize them.

The party’s bill allowing adults to possess and grow small quantities of the drug at home will be introduced across Victoria, NSW and WA

An NCAA panel asked the association to treat marijuana like alcohol. The NCAA is expected to make a final decision on the matter in the fall.

Maria Elena Reimers has been caught in legal limbo for years.

Minnesota regulators have begun the work of setting up a new state cannabis office from scratch — a key first step toward establishing the recreational marijuana market.

Illinois joined Connecticut in signing legislation that will reduce tax burdens for cannabis companies.

DALLAS — A new report by Dallas’ top police watchdog and activists shows Black people are overrepresented in low-level marijuana arrests, spurring calls for an expansion of the de-enforcement policy in the city.