cannabis

A Virginia cannabis commission held its second meeting focused on the future of marijuana in the commonwealth, with members taking input on tax and revenue options for cannabis sales as lawmakers again consider establishing a commercial market. Convened as part of a resolution passed by the legislature earlier this year, the Joint Commission to Oversee…

President Donald Trump is “tired of” marijuana and alcohol being consumed in public, a federal agent told a group of people sitting on a porch in Washington, D.C. in a video that was highlighted by Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver. As the National Guard and multiple federal agencies—including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Customs and…

A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a resolution in Congress that notes the country’s “moral obligation to meet its foundational promise of guaranteed justice for all,” in part by legalizing marijuana, expunging drug-related records and allowing facilities where people can consume controlled substances in a supervised fashion to prevent overdose deaths. The legislation, filed by Rep.…