Marijuana Legalization
Vox’s coverage of marijuana legalization as states across the country cross a new frontier in drug policy.
Do stoners have a right to bear arms?
Democrats had a good night. So did abortion rights. Glenn Youngkin, not so much.
The FDA just refused to regulate the popular cannabis product as a dietary supplement. So, uh, buyer beware?
Pro-marijuana advocates have become surprising foes of some efforts to legalize. Here’s why.
Two opposing perspectives and six true facts about cannabis legalization.
Victories in Maryland and Missouri, losses in Arkansas and the Dakotas.
The scope of federal pardons is relatively limited. But descheduling the drug could be another story.
The bizarre, bountiful state of weed snacks, from olive oil to shrimp chips.
Public opinion, states, and even the GOP have come around to the idea of legal weed. So how hard is it to finally get done?
States are generally following the same model for marijuana legalization. They don’t have to.
Michael Pollan on America’s broken — but improving — relationship with drugs.
Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension over marijuana is a callback to an era Americans are moving away from.
Marijuana legalization is sweeping states from Connecticut to New Mexico. The writing is on the wall.
Dogs and cats seem to be relaxing thanks to this compound found in marijuana, but the science so far is inconclusive.
As his own party moves ahead on the issue, the president remains opposed to legalization.
It’s the 17th state to legalize marijuana.
It’s now the first state in the South to legalize cannabis.
Despite the Biden administration’s hesitancy, marijuana legalization is broadly popular among US voters.
New York is the 15th state to legalize marijuana.
Voters okayed marijuana legalization in November, and now the governor and legislature have made it reality.
As weed hits a cultural tipping point, states face an urgent call to expunge, or erase, minor pot convictions.
It’s the first time either body of Congress has backed marijuana legalization.
But it’s still a long way from international legalization.
Oregon’s voters have forced significant reforms to end the war on drugs.
If all of this year’s marijuana ballot measures are approved, weed will be legal for more than one-third of Americans.
In every state where marijuana legalization or another drug policy reform was on the ballot, it won.
South Dakota voters just said yes to legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical purposes.
Montana voters just approved two marijuana legalization measures.
Arizona voters approved a marijuana legalization measure.
New Jersey voters just said yes to marijuana legalization.
The ballot measure is trying to move the state from a criminal justice to a public health approach on drugs.
If the measures win, more than one in three Americans will live in a state where marijuana is legal.
Vermont is the 11th state to allow recreational marijuana sales.
A majority of Americans, especially Democrats, support legalization. Biden doesn’t.
More than a dozen states were considering marijuana reform. Now it’s down to a handful.
The state is the 27th to decriminalize or legalize marijuana.
The state is likely to become the 27th to decriminalize or legalize marijuana.
At least 18 states stand to loosen their marijuana laws this year.
Illinois is the second state in the Midwest to allow recreational marijuana sales.
Legal marijuana sales started over the weekend in Michigan.