All posts tagged "Marijuana Policy Project"

Politics

Only 1 State in the US Doesn’t Have a Medical Marijuana Law: Idaho

This Fourth of July, only one state in the union has yet to pass a law...

Politics

Trump Says He’s Likely to Support a Bipartisan Plan to Legalize Marijuana

Industry advocates are optimistic that pro-cannabis pressure from Democrats and Republicans alike has created a political...

Politics

Lawmakers Debate How Cannabis Should Replace Opioids

New York is moving forward with a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe cannabis instead...

Medical

City of Brotherly Nugs: Philadelphia Opens Its First Dispensary

Two years after Pennsylvania implemented their medical marijuana law in May 2016, Philadelphia opened its first...

Medical

Florida Activists Threaten Gov. Scott Over Ban on Smokable Cannabis

The leaders of the Florida medical marijuana movement have warned Gov. Rick Scott that he is...

Politics

NYC Moves to Cancel Future Pot Arrests Following Public Pressure

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made a major announcement about his city’s policing on...

Politics

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Warns Against Corporate Cannabis

Mayor Bill de Blasio took to the radio to voice his fears over cannabis legalization, but...

Economics

Yet Another American Billionaire Wants to Legalize Marijuana

Billionaire J.B. Pritzker, the Democratic nominee for governor of Illinois, is the latest fabulously wealthy individual...

Medical

‘Fake Pot’ Outbreak Death Toll Rises to 3, Cases Total Over 115

Illinois officials have raised the alarm about an outbreak of deaths connected to “synthetic marijuana” —...

Politics

FDA Wants to Hear From the Experts on Pot, THC and CBD

The federal government is seeking comments on cannabis safety and medical uses before it presents before...

Politics

Vermont House Kills Legal Marijuana for 2016

Although there was a great deal of hope that Vermont was destined to become the first...

Politics

SSDP Propels Cannabis Legalization in U.S. & Abroad

Cannabis policy reform has accelerated in the last 18 years, in large part due to a...

Politics

Vermont Still Has a Fighting Chance at Legalizing Marijuana in 2016

Although there has been some concern in recent weeks that the Vermont House of Representatives was...

Politics

A Quick Analysis of MPP’s Ohio Medical Marijuana Initiative

While members of the Ohio state legislature are reportedly wasting time on a fact-finding tour to...

Politics

Will Marijuana Prohibition Be Over in 5 Years?

While there is plenty of evidence out there to suggest that Congress is nowhere near ready...

Politics

Maine Cannabis Advocates Join Forces to Legalize Cannabis

Two marijuana advocacy groups campaigning to bring a full-scale recreational cannabis market to Maine in 2016...

Medical

California Governor Signs Law Regulating Medical Marijuana Market

California's Governor, Jerry Brown, is designating a new regulatory system intended to improve the overall quality...