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BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is wielding her executive clemency powers again to recommend pardons for more individuals with past criminal convictions.

On May 16, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated the formal rulemaking process to move marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act.

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey is wielding her executive clemency powers again to recommend pardons for more individuals with past criminal convictions.

Daily marijuana users now outnumber daily drinkers for the first time ever, according to a new report.

A drug trafficking investigation in Huntington led to five arrests along with the seizure of illegal substances, drug paraphernalia, cash and a handgun, police

In 1989's Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Keanu Reeves plays a stoner who gets caught up in historical shenanigans.

While an overall positive, the lack of full legalization limits the near-term impacts of rescheduling in the views of these companies.

Federal law mandates a 15-year minimum sentence for illegal firearms possession when the defendant has three prior convictions for drugs or violent felonies.

An Asheville man deemed a habitual felon has been sentenced to prison again for drug crimes.