Marijuana Legalization
Vox’s coverage of marijuana legalization as states across the country cross a new frontier in drug policy.
Two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization, according to two recent polls.
The lead researcher says her study isn’t meant to advocate against marijuana legalization, but inform it.
Sanders vows to legalize marijuana through executive action — and address some concerns about legalization, too.
She’s also proposing a federal tax that would generate revenue to help people convicted of marijuana possession in the past.
RIP Mark Kleiman, one of our best criminal justice scholars and my friend.
Hawaii is now the 26th to legalize or decriminalize pot.
Illinois is the 11th state to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes.
New York lawmakers couldn’t agree on some details for legalization, so they passed a decriminalization measure instead.
New York’s marijuana legalization prospects dimmed after some optimism earlier this year, but lawmakers are hoping for a breakthrough.
Previous studies found medical marijuana legalization correlated with fewer opioid overdose deaths. New research finds otherwise.
In the three major national surveys, support for legalization is at an all-time high.
It’s not legalization, but it’s still a big change in marijuana policy.
He drew national headlines for his opposition to the war on drugs 10 years ago.
From Cory Booker to Bernie Sanders to Elizabeth Warren, presidential candidates are rallying around legalizing pot.
Marijuana legalization: 1. Jeff Sessions: 0.
The state would join several of its New England neighbors, which have already legalized or are considering it.
The book, Tell Your Children, has received a lot of media attention, but it’s essentially Reefer Madness 2.0.
Cuomo named marijuana legalization as one of his priorities in the first 100 days of 2019.
Michigan is the first state in the Midwest to fully legalize cannabis.
The NYPD said more 911 calls were behind racial disparities in marijuana arrests. It doesn’t explain the difference.
A modest proposal on 4/20: a user-set quota system could help people moderate their marijuana use.
The state’s new law lets adults 21 and older possess and grow marijuana.
Libertarians and conservatives are pushing back against Sessions’s anti-marijuana guidance, and for legalization through legislation.
“We’re leading in the direction of instigating a new drug war.”
Canada’s move to legalize marijuana is big not just for Canada. It could impact global — and US — drug policy.
US doctors wanted to treat pain as a serious medical problem. But when pharmaceutical companies pushed opioid painkillers with a misleading marketing campaign, they started a drug crisis.
Tobacco, alcohol, and opioids kill hundreds of thousands annually. Marijuana, meanwhile, has caused zero overdose deaths.
Washington, DC, has a bigger population than Vermont or Wyoming. But it’s not a state, and Congress can nullify its laws.
America is number one — in incarceration.
The prejudices run very deep — and that’s the problem.
It’s a complicated, but important, guide for drug policy. Here’s what you need to know.
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Kevin Sabet used to work for President Obama. Now he’s trying to stop legal pot.
The internet opened America to more balanced perspectives on drugs.
America’s legal landscape for marijuana is changing.
Why we shouldn’t make too much of recent national drug use surveys.
A tale of difficult scientific policymaking.
It’s about weighing the good and bad of prohibition versus legalization.
But how dangerous is it, really?
Ohio voters had a chance to vote on marijuana legalization in 2015 — but even legalization advocates weren’t happy with the measure.