When it comes to talk of marijuana legalization in California, the focus, understandably, is on California. It would be unrealistic to expect the state’s voters to care much about reform in other parts of the country. But it’s an important question. If the Golden State goes legal, what happens elsewhere? Would a vote to flip here lead the rest of ...

Every day that passes raises the hopes of California activists pushing to legalize marijuana in the November election. Public support for the idea continues to grow. Money is pouring into the leading ballot campaign. Advocates are coming together. When it comes to politics, nothing is guaranteed, but it is increasingly apparent that legalization is on its way. So what would ...

Mention the word “California,” and odds are good your listeners will immediately think of three things: the Pacific Coast Highway, the Golden Gate Bridge, and marijuana. Lots of marijuana. And it isn’t just the state’s famous medical marijuana system. California also feeds the cannabis black market from coast to coast. More than half the nation’s pot supply comes from the ...

California is this close to legalizing marijuana. Voters will likely decide the issue in November, and all signs point to success. If it happens, cannabis will be legal along the Pacific Coast from the Canadian to the Mexican border. The fact that it’s already legal in neighboring Oregon and in Washington State increases the likelihood voters will say yes. But ...

America’s neighbor to the north is moving at breakneck speed toward legalizing marijuana, and it’s increasingly clear it could happen at any time. If and when it does, it will be a landmark moment for reform. But what should this matter to California potheads? Canada is hundreds of miles from the state’s border with Oregon, and there isn’t exactly much ...

You would think a Californian wouldn’t have to go far to find affordable marijuana. The drug isn’t legal for recreation yet, but it’s allowed for medical use and is so widely accepted it’s common to see people walking the streets of San Francisco and Los Angeles toking away. Even so, a fair number of people who live in Northern California ...

California is the nation’s pot basket: More weed is grown here than in any other state – a lot more. About half the nation’s supply of marijuana originates in California. Cannabis is also quasi-legal in the Golden State, which has a medical marijuana system with few regulations. It’s easy to get a doctor’s recommendation, and it’s even easier to find ...

Election Day 2014 marked a major turning point in the movement to reform marijuana laws. Two new states legalized recreational pot by substantial margins, as did Washington, D.C. A major medical marijuana initiative failed in Florida, but it was the only setback of the day. So what does all this mean for the future of cannabis policy in California? Above ...

A campaign to legalize marijuana in California is getting a head start on the 2016 election. The Marijuana Policy Project filed documents with the California secretary of state’s office in late September that registered a new campaign committee. Now that committee can start raising and spending money. The MPP is the biggest national group that fights for cannabis reform. Members ...

Gov. Jerry Brown says he wants to wait and see what happens in Colorado and Washington State before California tries to legalize pot. Brown appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” March 2 and discussed the future of marijuana law in the Golden State. The governor, once famous for his liberalism, has surprised Californians with his moderate stands on many issues. ...