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Here’s Why Marijuana Will Play a Major Role in the Next Two National Elections

Watch: Jeff Sessions Acknowledges States Have the Right to Set Their Own Marijuana Policies

New Jersey Suspends All Marijuana Prosecutions—At Least Until Fall

There’s a Surprising Obstacle to Ending Marijuana Prohibition in New Jersey

Why Does the New York State Department of Health Want to Legalize Marijuana?

This Bold Plan to Fight Opioid Overdoses Could Save Lives — But Some Conservatives Think It’s ‘Immoral’

Bulldozed to Death for Growing 10 Marijuana Plants

Here Are the DEA’s 10 Most Ludicrous Slang Terms for Marijuana

‘Overdose Prevention’ Bill Would Actually Increase Overdoses by Driving People Out of Treatment

Mexico’s President-Elect Plans to End the Nation’s War on Drugs

Can Magic Mushrooms Treat Cocaine Dependency?

Activists in Hundreds of Cities Across the Globe Stage Actions Calling for Drug Policy Reform

One of the Reddest States in America Just Passed a Progressive Medical Marijuana Initiative

Trump Country is Opioid Country

Watch: Colbert Offers Hilarious Warning After Canada Votes to Legalize Marijuana

The Canadian Parliament Has Spoken — Country Will Become Second in the World to Legalize Marijuana

Many Psychedelics Share This Common Trait — And It Will Literally Change The Way You Think

The Power and Promise of Psychedelics: Michael Pollan Show Us How to Change Our Minds

The DEA’s Move to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions Had an Unforeseen Consequence—It Pushed Users to the Dark Web

Meet the Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Two Marijuana Joints

New Federal Bill Would Protect States’ Experiments With Legal Marijuana

Oklahoma Expected to Become Latest Medical Marijuana State by Month’s End

Is Trump Using His Pardon Powers the Right Way?

You’ll Never Believe Which Country Just Enacted Massive, Meaningful Drug Reform

Why Are California’s Legal Marijuana Sales So Low?