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On January 1st, 2018, recreational cannabis became legal in the state of California, after over two decades of medical-only legalization. Over the next few months, some dispensaries would go from having cannabis out on the counter for people to smell and inspect to only having pre-packaged and sealed cannabis. Free deals for newcomers would vanish. Prices skyrocketed. And high taxes were added on top of that, adding up to over 40% in some counties.

Governor says New York can learn from what's worked, what hasn't

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that he will embark on a cross-country tour of legal marijuana states as part of his effort to legalize the drug in New York.

At a press event in New York City, Cuomo said he plans to visit Massachusetts, Illinois and either California or Colorado — three states that have "different versions" of legalized recreational marijuana programs. He said the goal is to find out what's worked for them, what hasn't, and what they've learned in the process.

The state of Utah is famously conservative, both politically and culturally. In a region of the country dominated by liberalism, Utah’s elected officials are overwhelmingly Republican. The state hasn’t had a Democratic governor in 35 years and hasn’t voted for a Democrat in a presidential election since 1964. Life in the Beehive State is largely dictated by the powerful Mormon church, which has historically vocally opposed marijuana legalization.

Following the mistakes learned in 2019, cannabis is adjusting how it grows in 2020.

Since adult-use legalization first breached the United States in 2012, cannabis hiring practices have drastically changed.

The pot stock rebound is for real, and that's great news for these four stocks

You hear that? That’s the sound of the beginning of a big rebound in marijuana stocks. Over the past few trading days, the ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (NYSEARCA:MJ) is already up nearly 5%, representing one of biggest upward moves the beaten-down ETF has  staged over the past year.

The embattled bill passed through a senate committee and will go up for vote. 

The Alabama state legislature just advanced a bill allowing medical marijuana to be prescribed for up to 15 conditions, the Associated Press (AP) reports from Montgomery. 

An audience reportedly applauded before Alabama’s Senate Judiciary Committee when it voted 8-1 for the bill, allowing it to head for the Senate floor for a vote.

As lawmakers are poised to pass a package of bills to aid the struggling agriculture industry, hemp farmers want something to help their industry too.

Members with the Wisconsin Hemp Alliance are asking state lawmakers to consider legislation to expand research and innovation for hemp fiber.

Legalization’s onward march into the mainstream means that more gardeners than ever can grow some cannabis. Michigan and Illinois added medical marijuana cultivation rights this year. Oklahoma is in the midst of a legal medical genetics boom. The list goes on and on. Adult-use cannabis is legal in 11 states and more than 30 states have medical marijuana laws. Check your state’s cultivation rules here.