David A. Lieb

Associated Press

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Canopy USA Closes Acquisition of Acreage

December 9, 2024

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Texas Lt. Gov. to Seek Total Ban on THC

December 6, 2024

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Green Rebates Acquires Seinergy to Expand Rebate Services for Cannabis Growers

December 5, 2024

National Secure Transport and Valley Bank Announce Partnership to Offer Smart Safe Program

December 4, 2024

A sign in an apartment window in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, reads “Yes on 5 to legalize” in support of a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state.

Recreational Cannabis Backers Refocusing Their Efforts After Trio of Ballot Failures

It's "going to be a potentially tougher hill to climb going forward to enact legalization in the other 26 states."

November 7, 2024

Kate Aurandt-Gribbler holds her daughter, Olivia Gribbler, 3, as she votes at the Westmont Borough No. 1 polling place at Westmont Grove in Johnstown, Pa., in Cambria County, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

North and South Dakota Voters Reject Recreational Cannabis Legalization

In Nebraska, voters approved a pair of measures to legalize medical marijuana and regulate the industry.

November 6, 2024

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Cannabis, Psychedelic Mushrooms Highlight Dozens of Ballot Measures

About half the states currently allow recreational marijuana and about a dozen more allow medical marijuana.

November 5, 2024

Young marijuana plants with state mandated identification tags grow in the indoor growing facility of Mockingbird Cannabis in Raymond, Miss., Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.

Could America's Divide on Marijuana Be Coming to an End?

Public approval has grown significantly.

September 12, 2024

Young marijuana plants have state mandated identification tags in the indoor growing facility of Mockingbird Cannabis in Raymond, Miss., Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis.

As the U.S. Moves to Reclassify Marijuana, Could More States Legalize It?

The proposed change faces a lengthy regulatory process.

May 6, 2024

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After Election, Marijuana Advocates Look to Next States

Here's a look at what's next in the effort to reshape state drug laws.

November 14, 2022

Jeremy Baldwin tags young cannabis plants a marijuana farm operated by Greenlight, Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, in Grandview, Mo.

Medical Cannabis Firms Lead Donors for Legal Weed Campaigns

When money was needed for ballot initiatives to legalize recreational cannabis for adults, the industry responded.

November 2, 2022

Angie Calhoun of Madison, Miss., at an Initiative 65 rally in Ridgeland, Miss., Oct. 27, 2020.

Five More States Legalize Marijuana

Supporters hope the additional victories, especially in conservative states, could build pressure for Congress to legalize marijuana nationwide.

November 4, 2020