Medical Marijuana

Hemp expansion in the next Farm Bill is a “guarantee,” according to the U.S. Senate’s majority leader.Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell said he’s not sure when Congress will finalize a Farm Bill to get to the president’s desk, but he’s...

State Rep. Joe Moody, a Democrat from El Paso, introduced a bill on Monday to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in the Texas House of Representatives. The measure, House Bill 63, was submitted by Moody on the first day...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Senate’s top Republican guarantees the final version of the farm bill will include legalization of hemp. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday that completing work on a new farm bill looms as one of...

by NORMLNovember 12, 2018 This Veterans Day, you will likely read and hear many political leaders paying lip service to honor our nation’s veterans. But as they list out their policy prescriptions, one that directly impacts nearly one-in-four veterans will be...

Randy Madden was in a bad place when he returned from Iraq after more than four years of serving in the U.S. Army. “When I first got back, I was miserable, I was yelling at a lot of people,” Madden,...

Cannabis prohibition isn’t ending because of the massive profits to be made growing and selling the plant. Or because the war on cannabis is racist, oppressive, counterproductive, and an astounding waste of resources. Or because cannabis is far safer...

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s legislature has officially proposed allowing the licensed medical use of marijuana, making it a potential trailblazer in Asia in legalizing what used to be regarded strictly as a dangerous drug. The National Legislative Assembly on Friday...

On Wednesday, Jeff Sessions, former Alabama Senator and indefatigable opponent of legal cannabis, lost his job as Attorney General of the United States. Trump, who appointed Sessions to AG upon taking office, soured toward Sessions after he recused himself...

Michigan fully legalized marijuana, Missouri voted to allow medical cannabis, and Democrats picked up four gubernatorial seats in the Midwest on Nov. 6, 2018. What does that say about the future of marijuana reform in the region? With the gubernatorial...

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director November 9, 2018 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) publicly reaffirmed today that provisions lifting the federal prohibition of hemp will be included in the finalized language of H.R. 2: The Agriculture Improvement Act...