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Following the Wednesday release of a national survey on teen drug use, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) called...

Cannabis Culture reports that Colorado’s medical marijuana patient annual registration fee will drop from $35 to just $15 early next year. The fee was $90 in 2011.

One of our rituals in the United States is the annual release of two major national surveys of drug use — the National Survey on Drug Use...

Jacob Sullum recounts the story of a New Mexico woman that was taken against her will and fruitlessly probed by drug warriors and their ‘medical’ helpers.

Time reports that Washington residents smoke more weed than officials estimated, with new numbers more than doubling the old estimates.

Washington’s Liquor Control Board released its official recommendations for medical cannabis regulations.

Oregon’s plan to regulate dispensaries statewide moves ahead, Washington state looks like it will let medical marijuana patients keep their personal grows, a new national certification program...

RFID Journal gives a great description of Colorado’s RFID (radio frequency identification) system for tracking marijuana from seed to sale.

This year’s annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey on the habits of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders was released Wednesday, and most of the results were uncontroversial. But with...

Canadian regulations are restricting industry growth, according to the Hemp Trade Alliance.

A new poll finds that higher education is linked to higher support for cannabis legalization.

Patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) launched a new nationwide program today that will certify the quality and reliability of medical marijuana products sold at...

Last Thursday’s marijuana banking meeting in Washington DC has industry leaders in Colorado hopeful, but anxious.

BuzzFeed’s Rachel Zarrell describes 7 big advocates that have been working hard for marijuana reform in New York City.

New York lawmaker Steve Katz, who voted against MMJ then got a ticket for possession, has joined the ArcView Group of investors.

Young adults (18-21) will no longer face criminal penalties for possession of cannabis in Denver, Colorado, though fines remain.

Jose Mujica is not a man who compromises his beliefs. Before he became President of Uruguay, he was shot six times and spent fourteen years in a...

The State of Illinois has launched a website to inform residents about its medical marijuana law.

Cananbidiol (CBD), a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, alleviates psychotic symptoms and may hold promise as an alternative antipsychotic treatment, according to a review published in the November issue of the...

Tony Newman recounts the top 10 drug policy stories of 2013, stating that this year will be remembered as the beginning of the end of the drug...