David A. Lieb

Associated Press

How to Make Sure You're Not Buying the Million-Dollar Doorstop

How to Make Sure You're Not Buying the Million-Dollar Doorstop

April 9, 2026

Emergency responders and firefighters assess damage at industrial warehouse with collapsed roof and debris

It Took At Least 16 Fire Departments and 2 Million Gallons of Water to Put Out Plastics Plant Blaze in Michigan

September 29, 2026

Row of white plastic tunnel greenhouses in rural agricultural field with scattered debris and overcast sky

New Mexico Authorities Seize Over 10 Tons of Illegal Cannabis

September 28, 2026

Middle-aged man with beard lighting a cigarette indoors

One in Nine Older Adults Who Use Cannabis Meet Criteria for Cannabis Use Disorder

September 28, 2026

How to Make Sure You're Not Buying the Million-Dollar Doorstop

How to Make Sure You're Not Buying the Million-Dollar Doorstop

Omega understands that "cash is king" for operators.

April 9, 2026

Cannabis plant leaves with serrated edges in silvery-green tones

What to Know About Trump's Order Seeking to Relax Federal Cannabis Policies

Support for marijuana legalization has grown significantly over the past several decades.

December 19, 2025

Cannabis seedlings growing in trays on industrial shelving with worker in background

What to Know About Trump's Potential Change in Federal Marijuana Policy

Changing marijuana to a Schedule III drug could mean significant tax savings for businesses.

August 12, 2025

The old Florida Capitol is seen with the tower of the current Capitol rising behind, during a legislative session in Tallahassee, Fla., March 6, 2025.

Lawmakers Seek to Rein in Citizen Ballot Initiatives with New Petition Requirements

They come from Republican lawmakers in states where petitions have been used for marijuana legalization and other initiatives.

May 7, 2025

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