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It's been long enough to begin to be able to measure what happens when marijuana is legalized. Things will continue to evolve, but so far the picture is pretty bright.

"The County Attorney’s Office is asking the public to report any known instances of pregnant females using drugs or alcohol to the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office."

A marijuana legalization bill gets filed in the House, but it's not just any legalization bill.

The attorney general may have done us a favor by heightening the contradictions of federal marijuana prohibition.

With the nation's most populous state embracing legalization, there is probably no going back, regardless of what Washington thinks.

As Drug War Chronicle marks the publication of its 1,000th issue, we reflect on what has changed and what hasn't in the past couple of decades. This piece recounts our domestic drug policy evolution in the US. A companion piece looks at the international picture.

Here's a round up of major global drug policy news and events of 2017.

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Tens of thousands die of drug overdoses, hundreds of thousands get arrested for drugs, yet marijuana is seeing boom times. As we bid adieu to 2017, here are the year's drug policy highlights.

The prison population is a little whiter than it used to be. Here are some reasons why.

Next year should see more legal marijuana states and also the first state to legalize it at the statehouse.