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Federal authorities teamed up to arrest 21 people for allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly $9 million in marijuana and cannabis oil onto the California Coast. 

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang announced on Tuesday he is shutting down his presidential campaign after dismal results in the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary, but he also is signaling that his future may include another run for the White House.

At his February 1 rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bernie Sanders promised an executive order to legalize weed on his first day in office.

A man arrested for alleged drug possession reportedly lit a joint in front of a judge Monday in Wilson County, Tennessee. 

A data breach in THSuite, a point-of-sale system for the cannabis industry, has exposed the personal data of over 30,000 individuals.

A suspect reportedly told police he mixed his mother’s ashes in with drugs he used last week in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Many a Browns and Bengals fan has said that his team drove him to drink. However, at least with one Ohio professional football fan, that fandom has driven him to smoke.

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday, describing the step as a first wave of thousands of such expungements anticipated under the state’s new marijuana legalization law.

A St. Petersburg, Florida, man was arrested on Saturday for handing out weed to passers-by for Christmas.

A Florida mother was arrested after she allegedly left her three kids inside an old school bus to smoke pot with a man.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Major League Baseball will start testing for opioids and cocaine, but only players who do not cooperate with their treatment plans will be subject to discipline.

Major League Baseball has pulled marijuana form the list of banned substances for minor league players, a report says.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) on Tuesday announced the suspension of her presidential campaign – a development that brought her past political rumbles with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) back to the forefront.

An Illinois town has approved a measure to fund a local reparations program with proceeds from the purchase of recreational marijuana.

On Saturday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Smerconish,” Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) criticized White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway for having a “very boomer approach” on marijuana. Gaetz responded to a clip of Conway discussing marijuana by stating, “To my friend, Kellyanne Conway,

A woman in Argentina making her way to the Chilean border had nine pounds of pot hidden inside a fake wearable stomach to make it look like she was carrying a child, police said.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) took a subtle swipe at Joe Biden (D) over his skepticism of legalizing marijuana at the federal level, contending “marijuana should be legalized” and drug consumption “decriminalized” while calling them “matters of public health.”

Drug cartels’ illegal pot farms are polluting national park land in California with trash and toxins that threaten the water and wildlife.

California authorities struck a high point in their investigation after receiving a tip about allegedly legal hemp production that led them to fields of approximately 10 million illegally grown marijuana plants.

Reporters never can tell exactly what they’re going to be confronted with, or what they’re going to have blown in their face, when they report in the field.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it seized 19 tons of illegal drugs worth millions in international waters.

American colleges and universities around the country are facing lawsuits from students seeking to use medical marijuana on campus.

Two men were arrested after a team of Connecticut K9s sniffed out 420 pounds of marijuana in a U-Haul truck, police said.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is proposing a $10 billion federal program to help former convicts work in the marijuana industry as part of his comprehensive plan to legalize marijuana nationwide, which he released Thursday at approximately 4:20 p.m. Eastern.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Thursday unveiled his proposal to legalize marijuana nationwide at precisely 4:20 p.m. EST — an homage to what has been dubbed “Weed Day.”

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that he’s used marijuana “a handful of times a long time ago,” and that it’s time for the U.S. to legalize marijuana.

On the campaign trail in Des Moines, IA, 2020 presidential hopeful and former California Attorney General, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) said marijuana has “good vibes.” Partial transcript as follows: HARRIS: Right, so now what’s happening here? WOMAN: Good vibes. It’s

Detroit Lions star Calvin Johnson recently sat down with Sports Illustrated to talk about his career, but he also spoke of the NFL’s problems with concussions and drug abuse.

Reddit users can turn on a candidate if they feel that they are inauthentic or posting canned pre-written content. 

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) unveiled a sweeping criminal justice reform plan Monday and dedicated a significant portion of it to the legalization of marijuana, promising to facilitate government loans to “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals” in the marijuana industry.

Surgeon General Jerome Adams warns marijuana use is particularly dangerous for the developing brain in young people and pregnant women.

An Oregon drug smuggler was charged Monday in a murder-for-hire plot that targeted his associate, according to reports. 

The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will approve more marijuana growers for both medical and scientific research.

An Arizona man has been accused of committing a food stamp fraud scheme at his convenience store where he traded illegal drugs for food stamp benefits.

Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a group of 11 migrants who were allegedly smuggling 820 pounds of marijuana into the U.S. Officials report one of the illegal aliens is wanted by police in Marion County, Oregon.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly investigation 153 possible cases of lung disease that may be associated with e-cigarettes and vaping. The sudden lung problems are primarily occuring amongst adolescents and young adults.