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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in northern New York discovered more than 1,545 pounds in an incoming truck reportedly carrying used reels, while officers north of Buffalo found 936 pounds in a shipment manifested as phone accessories

Every ballot measure involving the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana passed in 2020. Marijuana may now be one of the truly bipartisan issues in the U.S.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana for recreational use by adults, his third attempt in as many years to get the drug fully legalized in the state. Cuomo, a Democrat, planned to announce his proposal Wednesday as part of his upcoming State of the State agenda for the year. The proposal calls…

A 3-year-old boy in New Jersey has been hospitalized after he ingested marijuana edibles left inside the home by his mother’s friend, according to prosecutors. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on Monday announced that the boy’s mother, Enjoli Camacho and a friend who came to visit them on Christmas, Darnell Jefferson, have been arrested and charged with endangering the...

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New Jersey lawmakers passed a measure Thursday setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, sending the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who is expected to sign the bill.

The United States Coast Guard pulled into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with $400 million worth of cocaine and marijuana. The drugs were confiscated in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Richard DeLisi is a free man after serving 31 years of a 90-year sentence for selling marijuana

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, rapper and global business mogul, adds a premium cannabis brand, Monogram, to his portfolio.

The House passed the MORE Act, which would decriminalize cannabis and marks the first time that Congress has ever voted on the issue.

The New Year’s Day deadline until New Jersey’s constitutional amendment authorizing recreational marijuana is fast approaching, along with the final scheduled legislative voting session of the year

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he and legislative leaders have reached a deal on legislation to set up the new recreational marijuana marketplace

New Jersey voters passed legalizing weed on Election Day, with lawmakers hashing out the ins and outs of legislation for the past month; a vote on the final deal is scheduled for Dec. 17

The bill, which comes as more states legalize recreational marijuana, aims to curb the damage done to Black Americans by cannabis convictions.

The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws. Opponents, mostly Republicans, called the bill a hollow political gesture and mocked Democrats for bringing it up at…

Connecticut police arrested two men and seized an estimated $15 million in marijuana after discovering a storage facility was being used illegally as a hub for pot distribution in the Northeast

The House of Representatives is set to act this week on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) which would expunge convictions and conduct sentencing hearings related to federal cannabis offenses. Business Insider’s Jeremy Berke explains the prospects for the legislation and the future of cannabis legalization.

After serving more than three decades in prison for nonviolent cannabis offenses, a 71-year-old man is hoping to spend Christmas this year with his family, NBC News reports. Richard DeLisi, who was sentenced in 1989 to 90 years in prison for conspiring to traffic more than 100 pounds of cannabis into the U.S. from Jamaica, could be released as early…

Since New Jersey voted to legalize recreational marijuana earlier this month, lawmakers and vendors alike have been working around the clock to create a new marketplace. For some medical dispensaries, expansion is on the docket not just for New Jersey – but across the country. New Jersey voters approved the constitutional amendment on Nov. 3, with about 67 percent voting…

Since New Jersey voted to legalize recreational marijuana earlier this month, lawmakers and vendors alike have been working around the clock to create a new marketplace. For some medical dispensaries, expansion is on the docket not just for New Jersey – but across the country.