National Mayor Of Kansas City, Mo., Wants To Eliminate Marijuana Offenses Quinton Lucas says marijuana is often a pretext for police stops that disproportionately affect Black people. While pushing for local reforms, he doubts the possibility of larger, lasting change. Becky Sullivan Maureen Pao
Impaired driving arrests declined during pandemic, though you're not drinking less Impaired driving citations dropped sharply across Oregon and Washington this spring during the coronavirus pandemic. There are multiple possible... Tom Banse
Science What are you smoking? Clearing the air about cannabis These chemists are cutting through the haze to analyze our pot habits. Sonya Harris
National 'Illegal To Essential': How The Coronavirus Is Boosting The Legal Cannabis Industry More than 20 states designated marijuana businesses essential during the coronavirus shutdown. Cannabis activists say it's a remarkable development, given that it remains illegal under federal law. Brakkton Booker
Health Washington’s weed businesses are considered essential, but feeling squeezed This year, the usually celebratory April 20 — also known as 4/20 — is a day of worry for Washington’s marijuana businesses. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Health Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses 'Essential' Officials in San Francisco reversed course and are allowing dispensaries to stay open during the "shelter in place" order. New York made a similar declaration for its medical marijuana businesses. Brakkton Booker
National LA County DA Moves To Dismiss 66,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions "We believe it is the largest effort in California to wipe out old criminal convictions in a single court motion," District Attorney Jackie Lacey said. Vanessa Romo
She's been engaged for six years. Marijuana laws prevent her from getting married State and federal laws keep weed from being as normal as wine, seven years after recreational legalization. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Health We need to talk about the cons of marijuana A new patient came to my clinic recently for help with anxiety. She was out of work, living at home, and the lack of structure had made her anxiety worse. Elisabeth Poorman, M.D.
Business Colombia Is Turning Into A Major Medical Marijuana Producer The country wants to shake its image as an illicit narco nation. Now it's already home to more than two dozen legit cannabis companies, with exports to Canada and the U.K. John Otis
