Legalization

Omar noted that Americans are still being jailed under harsh anti-drug laws, even though several states have already legalised recreational marijuana use.

"Personally, I would still favor one uniform federal rule against marijuana," Barr said. "But if there is not sufficient consensus to obtain that then I think the way to go is to permit a more federal approach so states can, you know, make their own decisions within the framework of the federal law."

Licensed farms can harvest 9 million pounds of cannabis, but the demand is only 1.8 to 2.2 million, the report said.

"Today, incidentally, we are trying to legalize another addictive narcotic, which is perhaps the stupidest thing anybody has ever done," Bloomberg said.

Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon introduced a bill to regulate marijuana the same way the government currently regulates alcohol products.

Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Prajin Juntong explained that legalization would be carried out and managed under direct government control to ensure that "all benefits will go to the Thai people and the country."

Michigan still needs to figure out licensing and other regulations.

While many Canadians may be driving stoned, police across the country have not noticed an uptick in pot-impaired drivers in the past month.

Officers did, however, raise concerns that more awareness is necessary around laws about properly storing cannabis in vehicles.

Marijuana industry businesses blame stringent regulations as one of the driving factors behind a lack of supply.

Several Asian countries have taken note of cannabis legalization movements in North America and other nations.

"Legalization is happening at a much more rapid pace than expected, even compared to, say, 12 months ago," C21 CEO Robert Cheney said.

"Seeing our neighbors making progress should put much more pressure on us to get it right and ditch our outdated federal marijuana policy," Democrat Congressman Earl Blumenauer from Oregon told Newsweek.

"The effects caused by marijuana do not justify an absolute prohibition on its consumption," the court ruled.

Legal weed is more popular than ever.

South Korean citizens are subject to the country's strict drug laws even when abroad.

The supply chain has gone to pot.

"It's a nice feeling to no longer be looked at as a criminal," said Ian Power, who has been using cannabis since he was a teen to manage pain.

Despite the federal prohibition on cannabis, the majority of Americans—both Democrats and Republicans—support recreational legalization.

The 25 students signed up for the cannabis studies minor will take a marijuana law class.

Die-hard conservatives are suddenly high on the legalization of cannabis. Is it about the potential health benefits, or simply hooking more voters?

"When you find THC in breath, you can be pretty darn sure that somebody smoked pot in the last couple of hours," Hound Labs CEO Mike Lynn explained.

In legal cannabis states, it's often the folks renting out warehouses who are making the most money in a booming business.

As President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador considers the legalization of drugs in Mexico, he has given incoming Interior Minister Olga Sanchez Cordero a free hand.

Ottawa moved to legalize and regulate recreational cannabis in June, fulfilling a campaign promise put forward by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

"I believe the incredible tailwinds blowing at legal marijuana's back make it so the opportunity here is much like the one internet stocks offered in 1994 … or the one bitcoin offered in 2015."

Vermont is the ninth state in the U.S. to legalize cannabis for recreational use and also the first state in the country to do so through its legislature.

The Canadian government has warned citizens on its website that legal cannabis use could still cause problems when traveling abroad.

Bob Marley, who died in 1981, was a member of the Rastafarian movement, which developed in Jamaica.

Trudeau has suggested that unspecified Canadian "allies" have shown "a lot of interest" in Canada's move to legalize the drug. "They recognize that Canada is being daring...and recognize that the current regime [of prohibition] does not work."