This week, the Dallas City Council voted to approve a cite and release program for anyone busted with a small amount of pot. Under the new program, anyone caught with less than four ounces of weed can be given a citation instead of being sent to jail.

The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that the possession of medical marijuana on state college and university campuses is no longer illegal, thanks to a college student who has spent the last three years fighting in court.

Despite some anecdotal reports that Colorado’s legal marijuana market has contributed to an uprising of homelessness, experts on the subject say they have found no correlation between the two.

The New Hampshire state Senate is considering several bills that would relax or expand the state's medical marijuana regulations. One bill would allow anyone authorized to use medical marijuana to grow their own cannabis plants. Other bills up for consideration would add PTSD and chronic pain to the list of qualifying conditions for MMJ. These bills all passed the House last month with strong support.

This week, state Senate committees held public hearings to hear testimony from individuals who have been helped by medical marijuana.

Although Canadian Liberals are on the verge of introducing legislation to legalize marijuana nationwide, reports show the federal government doesn’t necessarily want to associate this reform with the birth of the nation.

It was recently revealed that Canada would make marijuana fully legal on July 1, 2018, which is also the national holiday known as Canada Day.

A routine traffic stop in California’s Bay Area turned completely irregular yesterday, when California Highway Police officers chased down two vehicles and discovered 300 lbs of cannabis and over a million dollars cash. 

According to SFGate, it all began when CHP attempted to pull over and cite the driver of van who was talking on his phone without a hands-free device.

It appears President Donald Trump is about to make another staunch marijuana opponent a member of his staff.

Reports indicate that Pennsylvania Representative Tom Marino, who has served three terms in Congress, is on the verge of stepping down from his role as a one of the nation’s legislative forces to become the leader of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

“A source familiar with personnel moves in the White House says that Marino is in the final stages of completing his paperwork and an official announcement is forthcoming.

From the very moment that Donald Trump appointed Jeff Sessions as United States Attorney General, the cannabis industry was sent into a state of panic. The former Alabama senator and accused racist has long been one of the staunchest opponents to legalization. 

On Tuesday, during a speech at the Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, the attorney general expressed disbelief that the country doesn’t share his outdated and draconian views on cannabis.

For the many American stoners who are stuck in states that haven't legalized marijuana yet, the prospect of moving to a state where weed is totally legal is surely a tempting one.

Colorado cannabis sales are climbing.