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The MORE Act is back. It would end federal marijuana prohibition -- and more.

A central California county is following San Francisco's lead in putting a welfare drug screening measure before voters, Rodrigo Duterte's son wants to drug test Filipino politicians, and more.

Marijuana-related legislation is popping up at statehouses around the country, North Carolina lawmakers ponder banning "gas station heroin," and more.

A pair of Tennessee bills would allow voters to weigh in on marijuana policy questions, the European Union gives the go-ahead for a multi-national initiative campaign on medical marijuana and research, and more.

There is a better, smarter, more humane way of dealing with the overdose crisis than a return to failed drug war policies.

Wisconsin Democrats roll out a marijuana legalization bill, a Pennsylvania medical marijuana expansion bill passes the Senate, and more.

A bill in play in Guam would end the ban on SNAP benefits for drug felons, Ukraine's president calls for the legalization of medical marijuana, and more.

Minnesota is one Senate vote away from legalizing marijuana, the RESTORE Act gets reintroduced, and more.

Indonesia's Constitutional Court rejects medical marijuana but calls for "immediate" study, DC Mayor signs workplace protection bill for marijuana users, more.

Life just got a bit easier for Empire State medical marijuana patients, a Wisconsin GOP lawmaker wants to reinstate drug testing for some welfare recipients, and more.