Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke is eyeing the 2020 Presidential election, and his hope is to use the momentum he built while competing with Sen. Ted Cruz for t... Read More»
The New Mexico House of Representatives made a significant step forward for adult recreational use of marijuana in the state as Bill 356 passed with the support... Read More»
A bill to legalize marijuana for adult use stalled and was killed by the Minnesota state Senate. Likewise, an option to create a task force to further research ... Read More»
The Zehut party is making waves, notable ones, as election draws near in Israel. Now that surveys show the party may gain as many as four Knesset seats, Prime M... Read More»
The U.S. has been increasingly supportive of legalizing marijuana, and Canada has legalized the drug countrywide. In recognition of these changing trends in pub... Read More»
Marijuana is still a Schedule I narcotic for the U.S. as a whole, however, a new federal marijuana legalization bill has been introduced by Cory Booker and othe... Read More»
In Thailand, the Bhumjaithai party, or Proud to Be Thai party, is hoping to sway voters by pushing to increase cannabis farming on the heels of recent medical m... Read More»
Israel's Zehut party is trying to reach the largest number of people possible, with the intent of breaking into governing Israel. Meanwhile, despite its wide pl... Read More»
While marijuana popularity and acceptance is on the rise, so too are some not so pleasant statistics in states where use has been legalized — and opponents of m... Read More»
JoEllen Wankel is a freelance writer who has covered various topics from politics and education to healthcare and alternative energy. Wankel has written for The Bradford Era and Art of Handtools and has been published in a Chicken Soup for the Soul Compilation.
