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Cannabis reform is moving one step closer to reality at the federal level, with a committee hearing on a bipartisan bill to expand banking services for legal marijuana businesses expected to take place at the end of the month, according to multiple people directly involved in the process.

When it emerged this week that U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana, the news lit up the world of weed.

Rescheduling the drug would reduce or potentially eliminate criminal penalties for possession. Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD

The risk of developing schizophrenia doubles for marijuana users, psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner told News4’s Eun Yang. Here’s what to know about the risk.

New York City is now ranked as the top city in the world when it comes to marijuana consumption, according to a recent study.

The financial services company has told banks and institutions to stop allowing cannabis purchases on its debit cards.

The number of young people consuming toxic levels of marijuana edibles or smoking pot to the point that they require emergency help shot up dramatically during the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

Amendments authored by Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Robert Garcia, D-Calif., would allow past marijuana users to join the military and gain security clearances, respectively.

Maryland became the first state in the region to allow recreational cannabis sales. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Here’s a guide to everything you need to know about the new law, including which dispensaries will be selling recreational marijuana, the impacts to law enforcement, public safety and beyond.

Maryland’s new cannabis law takes effect Friday at midnight. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on what customers need to know.

A car smelling like marijuana is enough for police in Wisconsin to justify searching a person in the vehicle, even though substances legal in the state can smell the same, the state Supreme Court said on Tuesday.

A mother in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her 4-year-old son, who consumed a fatal amount of marijuana-infused gummies last year.

The former All-Pro running back was suspended twice in his career for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy while playing for the Steelers.

Washington, D.C., Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is asking the United States Botanic Garden to show marijuana.

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced her resignation on Tuesday amid sharp criticism from both Republicans and Democrats for having moonlighted as a highly-paid consultant to a marijuana business.

Veterinarians are growing alarmed by an apparent rise in marijuana poisonings among dogs that ingest discarded joints and edibles on city sidewalks.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s administration has announced he has formally created a blind trust for his assets. Details of the trust made public Monday indicate the governor held nearly $1.2 million in shares of stock in a medical cannabis company — or about 46% of his assets outlined in the trust. Moore, a Democrat who worked as an investment banker,...

Twitter under its 420-friendly owner Elon Musk earlier this year became the first major social media company to allow cannabis advertisements. Now, the platform is relaxing those rules.

It’s time for the annual weed smoking holiday known as 420. So, here’s a look at where those who celebrate can smoke legally.