Nearly nine-in-ten U.S. adults say marijuana should be legal either for medical or recreational use. Just 11% say the drug should not be legal at all.

The Justice Department reclassified marijuana as a Schedule III drug, a shift that affects research and taxes but not legalization ...

Marijuana legalization doesn’t have to be hard. It also doesn’t have to be undermined in secret. But, as the farce unfolding in Massachusetts proves, unwilling or outright hostile lawmakers can ...

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

New York adults over the age of 21 can now possess and use marijuana — even in public — under a legalization bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, though legal sales of recreational-use cannabis ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by ...

Happy 4/20 to the millions of people across the country who celebrate, including much of the Reason staff. As someone who's never been interested in pot—save for one summer in college—or drugs in ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas has carved out a reputation as a fierce and outspoken advocate during her political career. One issue, in particular, has been at the forefront of ...

Every April 20, Americans are reminded of a simple political truth: Marijuana legalization is no longer controversial. It’s popular, mainstream and growing more so by the year. A clear majority of ...