State & Local Legislatures

Nevada's legislature has failed to provide a way for medical marijuana patients to buy their medicine, and that's unconstitutional, a state district court judge has ruled.

Marijuana legalization got a hearing in the Massachusetts legislature Tuesday. While even the bill's sponsor doubts it will pass, it helps pave the way for a legalization initiative in the future.

Bills are being considered in some states, busts are going on in others, and local governments grapple with medical marijuana from Washington state to New Jersey.

There are four marijuana legalization initiative campaigns under way in Oregon, but only two of them look to have a serious chance at making the ballot. One would be enough.

The Florida legislature is one vote away from approving the mandatory, suspicionless drug testing of state employees. The courts may have something to say about that.

Lawmakers trying to stop meth labs by forcing people get to a prescription for popular pseudoephedrine-based cold medications like Sudafed are running into strong opposition.

California Sen. Mark Leno has introduced a bill that would reduce simple drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor.

The literature of the Mexican drug war and the border continues to expand. Here, we look at four recent titles.

Medical marijuana is making news all around the country, from city halls to federal court houses, not to mention dispensaries and patients' homes.

From Alabama to Washington, medical marijuana continues to be a burning issue.