If you weren't already convinced that the blanket federal prohibition on marijuana is illogical, counterproductive and confusing, consider this: Despite the ban, all but three states have legalized some form of cannabis.

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee is calling on Democrats to pass legislation to let states legalize cannabis without federal interference.

Senate Bill 7 is what is referred to as a “shell bill,” or a vehicle to be amended with substantial language in the future.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ In the first significant challenge to California's open cannabis market, 24 cities that restrict pot sales have sued Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration, arguing that by allowing home deliveries in their city limits, the state is violating 2016's Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana.

Sometimes life in cannabis feels like "an asset forfeiture waiting to happen."

WASHINGTON _ Calls to address the opioid crisis resumed Thursday as lawmakers released a bill that aims to curb the flow of illegal opioids into the United States and another to help physicians learn more about a patient's substance abuse history.