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Bernie Sanders has a chance to make history in 2016, and not just by winning the presidential election. Sanders is poised to make some giant leaps toward ending the prohibition of marijuana, which has long been an aim of the left-leaning Vermont Senator.

The rapidly growing marijuana industry — legal to some degree in much of the country — is providing a still-small but potentially fertile bed of opportunity for companies in Wisconsin and other states where the drug remains outlawed.

Massachusetts voters are expected to spark up a new legalized recreational marijuana industry this year, and state lawmakers are preparing for a regulation process that could be anything but mellow.

Massachusetts voters are expected to spark up a new legalized recreational marijuana industry this year, and state lawmakers are preparing for a regulation process that could be anything but mellow.

Lisa Miller believes pot may be the cure for the tremors that regularly overtake her dog Dinah.

California cannabis prohibition is costing the state about $1 billion per year in lost tax revenue that’s sorely needed for social services, a new analysis from the state’s Department of Finance reports this December 21.

California cannabis prohibition is costing the state about $1 billion per year in lost tax revenue that’s sorely needed for social services, a new analysis from the state’s Department of Finance reports this December 21.

The ground-breaking network of websites and apps for marijuana businesses and consumers reached its planned sales goals nearly one year ahead of schedule, and looks forward to aggressively expanding its footprint in the legal cannabis industry in 2016.

A broken neck in a surfing accident triggered a dramatic career change for Derek Peterson, a former Wall Street banker who now heads listed cannabis company Terra Tech.

Contrary to what you may have read or heard, Congress did not quietly lift the federal ban on medical marijuana. Nor did it lift the ban loudly. It did not lift the ban at all. Here is what actually happened.

Kosher kush is not just the name of an award-winning Cannabis indica strain. Starting this month, as dispensaries open their doors for business across New York, it's also a caliber of medical marijuana that will be available from one of the state's five licensed growers.

Kosher kush is not just the name of an award-winning Cannabis indica strain. Starting this month, as dispensaries open their doors for business across New York, it's also a caliber of medical marijuana that will be available from one of the state's five licensed growers.

Marijuana Policy Project on Mike Huckabee Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced he is running for president on May 5, 2015. Where does he stand? Former Gov. Huckabee is opposed the legalization of marijuana for any purpose, including medical use. He has expressed support for allowing states to develop their own marijuana policies free of federal interference, and he said he is “willing to let states operate under the 10th Amendment.”

Forbes on Mike Huckabee Position: Against

Forbes on Chris Christie Position: Against

Marijuana Policy Project on Jim Gilmore Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore announced he is running for president on July 7, 2015. Where does he stand? Former Gov. Gilmore opposes the legalization of marijuana for any purpose. In 2000, he signed onto a National Governors Association policy plank that urged the federal government to increase funding for the War on Drugs and declared legalization is “not a viable alternative, either as a philosophy or as a practical reality.”