Kim Bellware ~ Huffington Post ~

 

Illinois has moved one step closer to decriminalizing marijuana in small amounts.

Maya Rhodan ~ TIME ~

 

And the resignation of Chief of Administration Michele Leonhart offers the chance for change

Dante Chinni ~ NBC News ~

 

For marijuana legalization advocates April 20th, or 4-20 as it is known, is something of a holiday that is usually marked with a celebratory toke or two. And the pro-legalization crowd has a lot to celebrate on Monday.

Ngaio Bealum ~ Sacramento News & Review ~

 

What happens when outlaw industries like marijuana go legit? We are about to find out.

Erik Eckholm ~ The New York Times ~

 

BLOOMFIELD, N.M. — Charles C. Lynch seemed to be doing everything right when he opened a medical marijuana dispensary in the tidy coastal town of Morro Bay, Calif.

By KATU.com Staff ~

 

SALEM, Ore. -- Lawmakers are mulling over two bills that could erase marijuana arrests or reduce sentences for certain Oregonians ahead of recreational pot becoming legal in July.

Jack Healy ~ The New York Times ~

 

DENVER — In the State Capitol, they are calling it Refund Madness

HILARY BRICKEN ~ Above The Law ~

 

In Spring 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading in several publicly traded marijuana companies, including FusionPharm, Inc., Cannabusiness Group, Inc., GrowLife, Inc., Advanced Cannabis Solutions, Inc., and Petrotech Oil and Gas, Inc. In addition to those suspensions, the SEC issued a warning regarding investments in publicly traded marijuana-related stocks. 

Matt Ferner ~ Huffington Post

 

It should come as no surprise that when Colorado legalized marijuana, criminal charges connected to the plant would be reduced.