Aug 1, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Residents of three Michigan communities will be deciding at the polls Aug. 6 whether they want to allow marijuana businesses to open their doors. Voters in Highland Park, the Village of Vanderbilt and Crystal Lake Township will decide the fate of ballot proposals...
Jul 31, 2019 | Feature, National
Many of the 20 Democrats participating over two days in the CNN Democratic Presidential Debates in Detroit favor cannabis legalization. Where the candidates differ the most is in past policies that may contradict their positions today — and in how legalization would...
Jul 29, 2019 | Feature, National
“Communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by laws governing marijuana for far too long, and today we are ending this injustice once and for all,” Cuomo said. The bill will take effect 30 days after becoming law. Lawmakers in New York...
Jul 23, 2019 | Feature, National
More than half of all states have taken some action to legalize or decriminalize marijuana, but using the drug is still a crime under federal law. Senators, including 2020 contenders Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Bernie Sanders...
Jul 21, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
Should people convicted of marijuana crimes continue to be punished for doing something that is no longer illegal? One representative from Michigan thinks those crimes should be expunged. Rep. Isaac Robinson said he is introducing sweeping and far-reaching legislation...
