Marijuana reform advocates are hitting back at President Trump’s suggestion that cannabis use makes people lose IQ points.

At least 18 states stand to loosen their marijuana laws this year.

A growing number of states have legalized or decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. But the drug remains illegal in other states and under federal law – and police officers in the United States still make more arrests for marijuana offenses than for any other drug.

More than 40 U.S. states could allow some form of legal marijuana by the end of 2020, including deep red Mississippi and South Dakota — and they’re doing it with the help of some conservatives.

MPP’s Don Murphy discusses congressional efforts to legalize marijuana on the federal level on C-SPAN.

Sen. Bernie Sanders has unveiled one of the most ambitious marijuana legalization plans to date.

Report Advertisement For cannabis enthusiasts living in adult use states, long gone are the days of sneaking around with a dime bag in a coat pocket and worrying about whether the neighbors know you’ve got weed. But the sad truth is that, for millions of Americans living in prohibition or restrictive medical-only states, accessing safe and regulated cannabis is still a problem.

Marijuana arrests keep going up in the U.S. even though more states are enacting cannabis legalization laws.

The Senate is poised to take up legislation to boost the nation’s booming cannabis industry, with its backers feeling bullish and selling it as a bill that is more about banking than marijuana.

MPP's Violet Cavendish discusses how social media is a powerful tool for dismantling misinformation and stigma surrounding cannabis.