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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Major League Baseball will start testing for opioids and cocaine, but only players who do not cooperate with their treatment plans will be subject to discipline.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) on Tuesday announced the suspension of her presidential campaign – a development that brought her past political rumbles with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) back to the forefront.

An Illinois town has approved a measure to fund a local reparations program with proceeds from the purchase of recreational marijuana.

On Saturday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Smerconish,” Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) criticized White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway for having a “very boomer approach” on marijuana. Gaetz responded to a clip of Conway discussing marijuana by stating, “To my friend, Kellyanne Conway,

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) took a subtle swipe at Joe Biden (D) over his skepticism of legalizing marijuana at the federal level, contending “marijuana should be legalized” and drug consumption “decriminalized” while calling them “matters of public health.”

Drug cartels’ illegal pot farms are polluting national park land in California with trash and toxins that threaten the water and wildlife.

California authorities struck a high point in their investigation after receiving a tip about allegedly legal hemp production that led them to fields of approximately 10 million illegally grown marijuana plants.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it seized 19 tons of illegal drugs worth millions in international waters.

American colleges and universities around the country are facing lawsuits from students seeking to use medical marijuana on campus.

Two men were arrested after a team of Connecticut K9s sniffed out 420 pounds of marijuana in a U-Haul truck, police said.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is proposing a $10 billion federal program to help former convicts work in the marijuana industry as part of his comprehensive plan to legalize marijuana nationwide, which he released Thursday at approximately 4:20 p.m. Eastern.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Thursday unveiled his proposal to legalize marijuana nationwide at precisely 4:20 p.m. EST — an homage to what has been dubbed “Weed Day.”

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday that he’s used marijuana “a handful of times a long time ago,” and that it’s time for the U.S. to legalize marijuana.

On the campaign trail in Des Moines, IA, 2020 presidential hopeful and former California Attorney General, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) said marijuana has “good vibes.” Partial transcript as follows: HARRIS: Right, so now what’s happening here? WOMAN: Good vibes. It’s

Detroit Lions star Calvin Johnson recently sat down with Sports Illustrated to talk about his career, but he also spoke of the NFL’s problems with concussions and drug abuse.

Reddit users can turn on a candidate if they feel that they are inauthentic or posting canned pre-written content. 

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) unveiled a sweeping criminal justice reform plan Monday and dedicated a significant portion of it to the legalization of marijuana, promising to facilitate government loans to “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals” in the marijuana industry.

Surgeon General Jerome Adams warns marijuana use is particularly dangerous for the developing brain in young people and pregnant women.

An Oregon drug smuggler was charged Monday in a murder-for-hire plot that targeted his associate, according to reports. 

The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will approve more marijuana growers for both medical and scientific research.

An Arizona man has been accused of committing a food stamp fraud scheme at his convenience store where he traded illegal drugs for food stamp benefits.

Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a group of 11 migrants who were allegedly smuggling 820 pounds of marijuana into the U.S. Officials report one of the illegal aliens is wanted by police in Marion County, Oregon.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly investigation 153 possible cases of lung disease that may be associated with e-cigarettes and vaping. The sudden lung problems are primarily occuring amongst adolescents and young adults.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) unveiled a sweeping criminal justice reform plan Sunday aimed to combat “institutional racism” in the country. The plan includes diversifying police forces, creating a civilian corps of unarmed first responders, ending cash bail, and cutting the U.S. prison population in half.

According to recent data, roughly 40 percent of the country makes around $40,000 a year. According to Mike Tyson, he and his friends smoke the annual salary of those people in weed, every month.

British prime minister Boris Johnson has hired a policy adviser from the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis who wants to legalise the drug for recreational use.

CLAIM: Kamala Harris “put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana.”

VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE. It was closer to 2,000.

Gabbard slammed Harris for her record as a California attorney general and her hypocrisy over marijuana in her strongest moments.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a bill Monday to further decriminalize marijuana use and expunge the records of individuals convicted on cannabis-related charges.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) claimed she misheard Thursday night’s debate question in which she signaled support for the elimination of private insurance, but this is not the first time she has swiftly reversed positions on that topic and a range of other issues.

The University of Washington is testing the impact of marijuana on unborn fetuses, according to a press release by the team of researchers working on the project. The study will include women who smoke marijuana while pregnant.

A California judge overturned the conviction of five men who had marijuana in their prison cells after the state legalized recreational pot.

According to estimates, the marijuana industry could out-earn the National Football League as early as next year.

Twenty-year-old Fabricio Tueros Jimenez was arrested on Monday at a traffic stop with 250 grams of marijuana, 13 Xanax pills, and cocaine on his nose.

The City of Oakland’s supervisors voted on Tuesday to decriminalize “magic mushrooms” and other natural psychedelic drugs, becoming the second city in the U.S. to do so after Denver voters approved a similar ballot measure last month.

Will NFL owners allow players to smoke pot in exchange for an 18-game season?