(CBS Local) -- A bill to decriminalize marijuana in Pennsylvania cleared a big hurdle Tuesday. The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee voted in favor of a bill that would downgrade penalties for ...

A landmark bill that would decriminalize marijuana use at the federal level is up for vote soon. The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the legislation in September, according to an email ...

HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - A city leader proposed decriminalizing some amounts of marijuana at Monday's Hattiesburg City Council work session. "We jail more people than anybody else," said Ward 2 ...

The measure, which was backed by Democrats and Republicans, passed 228-164. The bill, known as The MORE Act, would eliminate the penalties that exist at the federal level for possession and use of ...

While federally decriminalizing marijuana could have “the greatest effect” on Nevada’s legal cannabis industry, reclassifying it as a less-dangerous drug could ease tax-related burdens for the ...

Decriminalization of marijuana would eliminate red tape in the criminal justice system and improve moral treatment of citizens, according to legislators and community members who expressed their ...

COVINGTON, Ga. — In a Monday vote, the Covington City Council voted against decriminalizing possession of marijuana in the city. The council voted 2-4 against the ordinance, which would have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marijuana possession will no longer be a low-level crime in one metro Atlanta city. Instead, offenders caught in Jonesboro will be ...