Latest Cannabis Headlines
All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Florida Becomes 26th State to Approve Medical Marijuana
Nov 14 2016 // Florida voters approved a state constitutional amendment last week to legalize medical marijuana, broadening access to pot beyond the limited therapeutic uses approved by the legislature two years ago. Amendment 2 passed...
Will Legal Weed in California Increase Demand for It from Injured Workers?
Nov 10 2016 // Just how legalized weed in California will impact workers’ compensation is still uncertain, but what is certain is that the insurance industry can soon expect to be grappling with issues around paying for marijuana...
Medical Marijuana OK’d in Conservative Arkansas, but Fights Remain
Nov 10 2016 // Arkansas voters handed marijuana advocates a significant victory by passing a measure that would legalize the drug for medical use, but groups on both sides of the issue are now gearing up for fights over how to set up the...
12K Illinois Patients Approved for Medical Marijuana in Program’s 1st Year
Nov 4 2016 // Next week brings the anniversary of legal medical marijuana sales in Illinois and the program is growing steadily. Patients with state approval to buy marijuana now number about 12,000. The state released new monthly...
Court Disqualifies 1 of 2 Medical Marijuana Proposals on Arkansas Ballot
Oct 28 2016 // Arkansas Supreme Court has disqualified a medical marijuana proposal from the November ballot less than two weeks before the election and with thousands of votes already cast, but voters will still be able to consider a...
North Dakota Voters to Decide on Medical Marijuana
Oct 24 2016 // North Dakota voters will decide next month whether to legalize marijuana for medical use, by siding with opponents who say sciences is on their side or with supporters like a desperate grandmother who illegally purchased...
Arkansas Court: Voters to Decide Medical Marijuana Plan
Oct 17 2016 // Voters will have their say on at least one medical marijuana proposal this November, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 13. Justices sided with supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow...
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Once Again in Front of California Voters
Oct 10 2016 // For the second time in six years, California voters will consider legalizing recreational use of marijuana. This time, supporters of the move have much more financial backing and professional campaign help than they did in...
Medical Marijuana Question OK’d for Future Oklahoma Ballot
Oct 4 2016 // A petition that would legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma will go before voters in a future election after a 10-day period that allowed for challenges over the validity of the signatures expired this week. Supporters of...
New York Home Explosion Points to Dangerous Marijuana Growing Methods
Oct 4 2016 // An explosion that destroyed a New York City home and killed a firefighter has drawn attention to marijuana-making methods that are legal in many states – but can also be lethal. A New York fire battalion chief died...
Medical Marijuana and Opioid Crashes
Oct 3 2016 // There have been fewer drivers killed in car crashes who tested positive for opioids in states with medical marijuana laws than there were before the laws went into effect, according to a new study. The study, conducted at...
Medical Marijuana Laws Linked to Fewer Opioid-Related Fatal Crashes
Sep 20 2016 // There have been fewer drivers killed in car crashes who tested positive for opioids in states with medical marijuana laws than there were before the laws went into effect, according to a new study. The study, conducted at...
Drugs in U.S. Workplace at Highest Level in Decade
Sep 16 2016 // Following years of declines, the percentage of employees in the combined U.S. workforce testing positive for drugs has steadily increased over the last three years to a 10-year high. An analysis of nearly 11 million...
Senate Candidate Eldridge, Arkansas Democrats Back Medical Marijuana
Sep 1 2016 // Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge has endorsed legalizing medical marijuana, a move that comes days after Arkansas Democrats voted to support making the drug available to some patients. But both Eldridge and...
New York Set to Expand Medical Marijuana Program
Sep 1 2016 // New York state will loosen rules on marijuana prescribing, allow home delivery of the drug and take other steps to expand its medical cannabis program, health officials announced on Tuesday. The announcement follows a...
DEA Denies Marijuana Petition, Restrictions on Use Remain
Aug 11 2016 // Denying a petition to loosen marijuana restrictions, U.S. officials said regulations on the drug’s use will remain in place, although more of it may be available for research into potential medical therapies. The...
Illinois Medical Marijuana Program Grows, Sales Climb
Aug 5 2016 // Illinois officials posted new forms this week for doctors and patients in the state’s medical marijuana program to reflect changes in the law, and announced that July retail sales reached a new high at $2.9...
Medical Marijuana Availablity Expanded in Minnesota
Aug 2 2016 // Judy Bjerke Severson wants to be normal — visit friends and family, go to the grocery store or even sleep in her own bed — but she says the crippling pain from fibromyalgia and back surgery complications, as well as a...
New Twist in Colorado Marijuana Debate: Why Not Allow Pot Clubs
Jul 11 2016 // Legal marijuana is giving Colorado a stinky conundrum. Visitors can buy the drug, but they can’t use it in public. Or in a rental car. Or in most hotel rooms. The result is something marijuana advocates and opponents...
Marijuana Ties May Signal ‘Risky Lifestyle’ to Insurers
Jul 8 2016 // A few weeks ago, Derek Peterson got a letter from Mutual of Omaha, turning him down for life insurance. “Our decision was based on,” the letter said, then trailed off (Monty Python-style) and picked up in all...
