The legalization of cannabis in the United States is developing at an exponential rate, with almost all states and territories having legalized some form of medical cannabis.
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Cannabis is federally illegal in the United States.
Which US states have legalized cannabis?Some 30 US states have now legalized recreational use as well as medical use, and numerous citizen and legislative initiatives are underway across the country.
This creates a industry extremely lucrative, with sales estimated to reach $50 billion in the United States by 2025, making it an even bigger market. more successful than the beer business.
Yet the United States has been a pioneer in the fight against cannabis, and drugs in general, with the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 650,000 people arrested every year. for simple cannabis use, which federal law still prohibits and classifies alongside heroin as having no therapeutic value. This prohibition seems to be coming to an end, driven by a veritable «Green gold rush» and a desire to repair the damage caused by the war on drugs and addicts.
Massachusetts voters will decide this coming November whether to partially roll back the legalization of cannabis in the state, as a repeal initiative has gathered enough...
For the first time, the world's largest sporting event is taking place in countries where the cannabis market is regulated.
While U.S. federal authorities have reclassified some forms of cannabis as a Schedule III controlled substance, recognizing its medical use and, to a lesser extent...
More than seven years after cannabis was legalized for adult use, Guam has officially issued its first cannabis operating license. The license was...
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearings on the federal reclassification of cannabis officially began on June 29. These hearings, which will continue...
Glass House, one of the largest cannabis producers in the United States, will list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 30. The California-based company...
The U.S. legal cannabis industry is showing clear signs of maturing and facing challenges as employment and revenue decline for the first...
Nebraska authorities have just authorized the first medical cannabis production facility to begin growing plants. At a meeting of the Commission...
As South Carolina prepares to elect its next governor, the debate over medical cannabis in the state is once again coming to the forefront...
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that regular cannabis use, in and of itself, does not automatically justify the loss of a person’s right to...
Just a few weeks ago, the future of cannabis in Virginia seemed to be at a standstill. In May 2026, Governor Abigail Spanberger had vetoed two...
Los Angeles residents have approved a measure to tax illegal cannabis dispensaries, in a new attempt—which seems strange from our perspective—...
The U.S. cannabis industry will reach a symbolic milestone this week, as Trulieve prepares to become the first U.S. cannabis operator to...
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) has officially removed cannabis from its list of banned substances following a new collective bargaining agreement negotiated with the...
Kentucky speeds up implementation of its medical cannabis program. The state's governor, Andy Beshear, has signed an executive order expanding the criteria...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted «breakthrough therapy» designation to VER-01, a cannabis-derived treatment developed by the...
To better control products containing hemp-derived cannabinoids such as delta-8-THC, New Jersey has adopted a new approach: the state is making it easier...
More than a year after concerns emerged about cannabis from other states entering the New York legal market, New York state lawmakers...
The Trump administration's cannabis reclassification initiative is facing growing legal opposition, with several lawsuits now seeking to overturn one of the...
The launch of a legal adult-use cannabis market in Virginia has been delayed yet again after Governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed...
