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People convicted of federal, nonviolent marijuana offenses or drug possession would have their records automatically sealed under a U.S. House bill introduced Tuesday. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) filed the bill—dubbed the Clean Slate Act—which…

More people are using marijuana as a substitute for traditional pharmaceuticals—and so are man’s best friend: dogs. To date, there’s been limited research into the effects of administering cannabis to pets. But a recent study, published in the journal…

“Synthetic marijuana” is a broad term that’s used by much of the media to describe plant material sprayed with any number of lab-derived chemicals. These chemicals may be intended to mimic the effect of plant-based cannabinoids on the brain; they also…

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) isn’t exactly known as big fan of marijuana. But in a new Federal Register filing set to be published soon, the anti-drug agency is moving to more than quintuple the amount of cannabis that can legally be grown in…

It turns out millennials are different than the rest of Americans: They like to smoke marijuana a lot more than the general public. Nearly one in four Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 say they “regularly” or “occasionally” consume cannabis,…

Marijuana playing a role in key Senate races; Judge dismisses medical cannabis workplace suit; SXSW has tons of proposed marijuana panels Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make…

In yet another case with implications for workers who are legally using medical marijuana under state laws, a federal judge has given a New Jersey business permission to continue drug testing employees for cannabis—and to punish them if they test positive,…

It was another big day for the marijuana legalization movement on Tuesday. Voters in three out of four states that held primary elections nominated vocally pro-legalization Democratic candidates for governor. From Vermont to Minnesota, all but one of the new…

Control of the U.S. Senate could hinge on the outcome of elections in states where voters will also decide on marijuana ballot initiatives this November. Conventional political wisdom holds that cannabis on the ballot drives voter turnout by young people and…

No longer just something smuggled past security on the way in, festival organizers are now actively trying to cash in on growing cultural (and perhaps financial) interest in marijuana. In Austin, that liberal refuge surrounded by the rest of Texas, the…