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Study: Americans Say Sugar is More Harmful than Cannabis
March 17, 2014According to a poll run by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, Americans believe that...
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Canadian Police Propose To Ticket Possession Of Small Amounts Of Marijuana
March 15, 2014At a meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police supported the ability...
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How To Open a Cannabis Social Club in Europe
March 14, 2014Spain’s cannabis social clubs (CSCs), also called ‘”associations” have been such a source of inspiration to...
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Indiana Hemp and CBD-only Bill Now Goes Before Governor Pence
March 14, 2014Despite the federal government’s ban on hemp production, a THC-free cannabis trend is gaining some momentum...
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Marijuana Activists Launch Investigation of Wisconsin’s CBD-only Bill
March 12, 2014With cannabis reform approval soaring in the state, Wisconsin saw an historic number of cannabis related...
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Spanish Cannabis Federations Push For Law Reform
March 8, 2014Thanks to federations in Spain, Federation of Cannabis Associations (FAC) and the Federation of Cannabis Clubs...
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Colorado Governor Plans to Spend Tax Revenue on Anti-Marijuana Campaigns
March 7, 2014Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper told the Durango Herald “I hate Colorado having to be the experiment… we should...
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Florida CBD-only Bill Passes First Hurdle
March 6, 2014Florida’s CBD-only bill, HB 843, cleared its first hurdle by passing the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee...
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Will 27,000 Annual Marijuana Arrests Stop in New York City Under Mayor Bill de Blasio?
March 6, 2014On New Year’s Day, Bill de Blasio was officially sworn into office as the mayor of...
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Utah CBD-Only Bill Passes House of Representatives
March 5, 2014In a 62-11 vote, Utah’s House of Representatives passed a controversial CBD-only bill yesterday. The bill...
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California Rerolls Legalization Legislation in Prep for November Ballot
March 2, 2014From decriminalized marijuana to medical marijuana, California had been a leader in the cannabis movement. As...
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The Fight to Keep Cannabis Legal in Spain
February 27, 2014Since democracy arrived in Spain in 1975, personal use and possession of cannabis has never been...
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Maryland Withdraws Support for Federal Cannabis Prohibition
February 22, 2014In early February, a coalition of bipartisan legislators in Maryland introduced a bill in the State...
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Illinois Seeks Public Input for Medical Marijuana Regulations
February 18, 2014As one of the most recent states to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, Illinois has become...
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Members of Congress Ask Obama to Remove Cannabis from Schedule I Classification
February 13, 2014A letter from 18 individual members of Congress requesting that the President Obama “instruct Attorney General...
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Illinois Marijuana Patients Face New Hurdles
February 10, 2014In August 2013, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed HB 1 into law, legalizing medical marijuana in...
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Amid Disproportionate Arrests of Blacks for Marijuana Possession, Washington D.C. Introduces Bill to Decriminalize Possession
February 4, 2014Washington D.C.’s Council Judiciary and Public Safety Committee has been making strides to pass a bill in the district, B20-409, which...
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Senator Jeff Sessions Uses Lady Gaga As Scientific Source Proving Perils of Marijuana Use
February 3, 2014Obama’s recent comments about the relative dangers of cannabis have sparked a lot of opinion. Some...
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Alaska: The Next State to Legalize Recreational Sales?
January 30, 2014On January 8, the Alaska Campaign to Regulate Marijuana submitted roughly 46,000 signatures—a whopping 16,000 more...
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In Slamming Obama, DEA Administrator Presents Reformers With Rare Opportunity
January 27, 2014In a speech last week to the National Sheriff’s Association, DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart had harsh...