Saturday, August 2nd, marks the 88th anniversary of the signing of the Marihuana Tax Act, the first federal marijuana prohibition law. Since its inception, the criminalization of the marijuana plant ...

WASHINGTON -- For the first time in Senate history, Democrats on Wednesday will move toward ending the federal prohibition on cannabis, removing it from the federal list of controlled substances. It's ...

Historical records illuminate the motivations and judgments of lawmakers who promoted the criminal prohibition of marijuana in the United States, and the story does not reflect well on our current ...

A Democratic congresswoman is pushing the federal government to consider “relaxing” strict drug testing rules for ...

(CNN) — Turn on a television show or open a magazine in the United States today and you’re bound to see someone with a drink in hand — something unthinkable nearly a century ago. Advocates of ...

Bans on marijuana may follow alcohol prohibition into the dustbin of American history. In November election, four states and Washington, DC have now approved recreational use. California and other ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of three Democratic senators, including the majority leader, introduced draft legislation Wednesday that would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level. Sens. Chuck ...

Alcohol prohibition became the law of the land 100 years ago — on Jan. 16, 1920 — following ratification of the 18th Amendment and enactment of the Volstead Act. Progressivism played a driving role, ...