Medical Marijuana

Alabama has changed course and authorized hemp-derived CBD production and sales, citing the pending Farm Bill that removes the plant from the Controlled Substances Act.The state’s attorney general, Steve Marshall, issued the legal interpretation last week as Congress was...

by NORML December 18, 2018 Rockville, MD: Self-reported marijuana use by adolescents has failed to increase in recent years despite the majority of states legalizing it for either medical or adult use, according to the latest data compiled by the University...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Hemp is about to get the nod from the federal government that marijuana, its cannabis plant cousin, craves. A provision of the Farm Bill that received final approval in Congress on Dec. 12, 2018, removes hemp from...

Reversing his long-held opposition to medical and recreational cannabis, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called today for the legalization of adult-use cannabis during an address outlining the top priorities of his 2019 agenda. “We must end the needless and unjust...

Massachusetts is known for many things: the Pilgrim landing, the Salem witch trials, the invention of basketball, and some of the world’s most distinguished institutions of higher learning. But these days, the Bay State is making the news feeds for...

by Mary Kruger, Executive Director, Roc NORMLDecember 17, 2018 Roc NORML was in the news earlier this week talking about what consumers and activists want to see included in the legislation currently being drafted to frame New York’s adult-use cannabis...

Several major hurdles undermining hemp cultivators’ ability to run successful, profitable businesses are set to crumble once President Donald Trump signs the 2018 Farm Bill. Challenges such as finding processors or accessing banking services – problems attributable to the patchwork...

by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Director December 17, 2018 Voters in Nebraska may have an opportunity to legalize access to medical marijuana for qualified patients in 2020. With the formation of Nebraskans for Sensible Marijuana Laws, led by Nebraska State...

Cannabis entrepreneurs long frustrated by barriers to social consumption of their products are finding that CBD is a faster way to getting their products in front of consumers. Where marijuana entrepreneurs have been plagued by delays or outright hostility from...

Home to oil drillers and wheat farmers for generations, Oklahoma’s land may be hosting a whole new industry thanks to recently enacted law. Oklahoma State Question 788 (SQ 788), which was approved by voters on June 26, 2018, has...