All posts tagged "NORML"

Culture

Will Marijuana Be Legal in New York in Time for Woodstock 50?

Organizers just announced that the 50th-anniversary edition of Woodstock will be held this August in New...

Politics

CBD-Only States: A Win for Medical Marijuana?  

What’s next for CBD in the United States after the passage of the Farm Bill? The...

Culture

David Crosby Lends His Voice to Marijuana

Rocker announces cannabis brand, joins NORML advisory board.

Politics

Jeff Sessions Resigns & the Cannabis Industry Celebrates With Caution

At Trump’s request, the famously anti-cannabis attorney general Jeff Sessions resigned today.

Medical

Why the Best Marijuana Legalization Law Yet is in North Dakota

Unlike Colorado, Washington, Oregon, California, and everyone else to come before, Measure 3 in conservative North...

Legal

U.S. Marijuana Arrests Rise for Second Straight Year in 2017

The most recent data on drug arrests from the FBI paints a sobering picture.

Books

Book Review: ‘Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America’

How marijuana reform was derailed in the ’70s and how it could happen again.

Politics

Report: Trump Has a Secret Anti-Cannabis Committee

Despite the fact that he’s recently made comments suggesting that he supports state-legal cannabis, Trump appears...

Joint Opinions

The DEA Should Deschedule Cannabis, Not Move it to Schedule II

The debate around the medical value of cannabis often perpetuates a few crucial lies: that our...

Politics

Is Bashing Cannabis Legalization Good Politics Anymore?

A primary fight in Wisconsin has candidates picking sides on the cannabis question. Given the polling...

Medical

Florida’s Medical Marijuana Chief Steps Down Amid Controversy

After three years of mounting discontent from patients and providers alike, Florida's medical marijuana chief Christian...

Legal

Manhattan’s DA Stops Pot Possession & Smoking Prosecutions, Effective Immediately

New York City has a history of disproportionately arresting black and brown individuals for cannabis crimes...

Politics

U.S. Representatives Introduce Bill to Collect Data on Cannabis

A new bill on Capitol Hill will attempt to demystify the cannabis data coming out of...

Legal

California Needs Your Help Studying Stoned Driving

The state is looking for data to help determine marijuana impairment while driving.

Legal

Death of Pennsylvania Man Suspected of Growing a Dozen Marijuana Plants Highlights Extreme Policing Tactics

Trooper pursuit at a small grow leads to death.

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...

Legal

California’s Illicit Market Crackdown Budget Goes Up In Smoke

California's state legislature has denied Gov. Jerry Brown the $14 million he requested in budget funding...

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...

Medical

Lawmakers Move to Save California Compassion Programs From Extinction

When California’s temporary regulations for the adult-use cannabis market became effective in January, they effectively destroyed...

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...