The head of the Alabama Parole Board on Thursday questioned why the state should grant parole to a 68-year-old dying man who served 11 years of a life sentence for growing marijuana in Florala. William Hank Taylor is already home on medical furlough because Alabama prison commissioner John Hamm deemed him safe enough to die at home.

A GOP congressman is peddling a stigmatizing message to justify a new bill on adding work requirements for certain federal benefits, implying that it’s necessary to prevent people from buying marijuana with taxpayer dollars and lazing around on the couch while eating Cheetos.

Ivan Fortunato, a New York man charged after police say he trafficked 700 pounds of cannabis through Ohio, missed a court date and is at large, court records indicate.

New York persisted with a plan to build flagship dispensaries for people the state once prosecuted for weed offenses, even as it failed to meet its goals.

Boxer Claressa Shields has addressed her recent boxing suspension after recently testing positive for marijuana. Claressa headed to the Tamron Hall Show, where the host asked her about the controversy.

His wife, Betsy Arakawa, was also found dead in their New Mexico home. Hackman, 95, and Arakawa, 64, were found deceased in their New Mexico home on Wednesday morning. They were married for 34 years. The American pro wasn't a Swiftie when they met, but he sure is now.

A Pineville man arrested on drug charges three times in recent years was arrested again by the Rapides Area Drug Enforcement Unit, but now is facing deportation.