Marijuana Could Generate $111 Billion In Tax Revenue Over A Decade If Legalized Federally And In All 50 States, Yale Report Shows

Federally legalizing marijuana would generate $57.9 billion in new tax revenue over a decade, according to a new Yale University analysis—and additional states also moving to legalize cannabis would nearly double that haul. The report, from the university’s Budget Lab, notes that the “cannabis market has grown into a substantial economic sector” but caveats that there […]

Lev Parnas Interview: Trulieve, Trump and the Cannabis Deal He Says Got Away

In 2018, Lev Parnas says he was offered ten percent of what became America’s biggest weed company. Trulieve says that never happened. Then Rudy Giuliani pulled him into Ukraine, and the case that later put him in federal prison included a scheme prosecutors said was aimed at buying political influence tied to marijuana licenses with […]

Marijuana rescheduling fight faces key Monday deadline

Monday marks the next deadline in the federal government’s long-running effort to decide whether marijuana should be reclassified under U.S. drug law. The briefs, due Aug. 17, are the latest step in a high-stakes proceeding over whether marijuana should be moved from Schedule I, the most restrictive category under the Controlled Substances Act, to Schedule […]

Cannabis reform is emerging as midterms elections issue

A woman holds a “legalize cannabis now” sign outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Marijuana has had a history of highs and lows in the U.S. over the past century — legally, politically and culturally — teetering between vilification and acceptance. Since 1996, […]

Marijuana Legalization Boosts Agriculture Jobs In States That Enact It, New Study Shows

States that enact marijuana legalization see jobs in the agriculture sector increase more than they would have without the policy change, according to a new economic analysis from researchers at Texas Tech University. The results, which were presented at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2026 meeting last month, found a 9 percent uptick in […]

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