Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Pot,” “weed,” “grass,” “Mary Jane,” “flower” — there is no shortage of terms to describe cannabis. However, Washington state is ...

*America did not merely criminalize a plant. It criminalized a people. Before “marijuana” became America’s most politically ...

Gov. Jay Inslee recently signed a bill striking the word “marijuana” from the text of all state law. The measure says to use the word “cannabis” instead. The effort in Washington is part of a national ...

I was talking to a cannabis business owner I’ve known for a while and respect. The man, who is white, told me he refused to use the term “marijuana” because it’s racist. It was one of my first ...

The word “marijuana” will be stricken from all legislation in the state of Washington under a bill recently passed by state lawmakers. The measure, House Bill 1210, will replace the term “marijuana” ...

Lawmakers in Washington recently passed a law to change every instance of the word "marijuana" in various parts of the Revised Code of Washington, replacing the word with the term "cannabis" citing ...

Some call it "weed" or "pot." Others use "ganja" or "hash." But the most common way to refer to the dried buds and leaves of the cannabis plant is "marijuana." Now, as legalization and ...

I was talking to a cannabis business owner I’ve known for a while and respect. The man, who is white, told me he refused to use the term “marijuana” because it’s racist. It was one of my first ...

Language and the creative use of words have always fascinated me. That’s why I find the use of language employed in the War on Drugs so amusing. Among pro-marijuana activists, there are some who ...

Washington State lawmakers recently passed a measure that replaces the word “marijuana” with “cannabis” in all state laws, referring to the racist origins of the Spanish word for weed as utilized by ...

As she did just prior to becoming the Democratic Party nominee for president, Vice President Kamala Harris has announced her support for legalizing adult-use marijuana use at the federal level. Just ...