TRENTON - The bill to decriminalize marijuana — and lower the penalties for possession of "magic mushrooms" — is headed for a legislative vote. The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on ...

No. Marijuana is classified at the federal level as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning that the ...

Virginia took a major step toward becoming the latest state to decriminalize marijuana on Monday, with a bill advancing out of one half of the Commonwealth’s general assembly. The ...

Marijuana laws in North Dakota have undergone considerable changes over the past couple years. Most recently, an attempt to decriminalize recreational weed failed by a relatively narrow margin. At the ...

Good news, pot smokers and freedom lovers: Today, the Secretary of State’s office provisionally certified marijuana-decriminalization Initiative 502 to the Legislature, a move they’re constitutionally ...

In less than a week, Dayton voters will get a chance to use the ballot box to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Decriminalization is not the same as legalization. Regardless of how Dayton ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A major shift in federal marijuana policy is reigniting debate in Alabama, where advocates say the federal government’s move to reclassify cannabis may sound significant but ...

Three representatives introduced a bill in the state house this morning that would reduce the penalty for marijuana possession to a mere $100 fine. [Update: Nine additional co-sponsors have signed on.

HOUSTON — A new poll of voters shows that most Texans are ready for significant changes to the state's marijuana laws, including decriminalization and legalizing recreational use. The survey showed ...