Medical Marijuana

If you haven’t voted yet, look up your polling place and check out our Election 2018 page and voter guides. Over the years, our movement has made significant progress through the ballot box. This year will be no different. Be...

by Keith Stroup, NORML Legal CounselNovember 6, 2018 The test should be, “Is it better than Prohibition.” Does the proposal stop the arrest of smokers and establish a legal market where consumers can obtain their marijuana? I want to take the...

Once regulated to head shops, the legalization of cannabis in Canada is a significant business opportunity not only for cannabis producers themselves but for companies that make cannabis accessories. However, there’s some confusion about just how those accessories can be...

Court documents from a case dating back to March 2017 have come to light, showing how police arrested a 22-year-old man for selling cannabis in Colorado. On the night of March 9 Springfield, Missouri’s special response team, a tactical police...

A new study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine has identified a possible link between cannabis and a condition associated with Type 1 diabetes (T1D). That condition, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening complication. And researchers say that...

Flu season is upon us, and this year is predicted to be especially intense. I’m allergic to the flu vaccine, so I rely on natural methods to boost my immunity. Thankfully, cannabis is a great tool to have in...

Welcome to Leafly’s live coverage of the 2018 Midterm Elections. With cannabis reform measures on the ballot in four states, this election could mark another moment of progress for the legalization movement. Leafly will be updating this page with as-they-happen...

CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio physician and medial professor believes medical cannabis should be used to treat opioid addiction in a state that saw a record number of overdose deaths last year. Dr. F. Stuart Leeds has been preparing data...

The following compendium of landmark cannabis studies is exclusively focused on top-level research that either fundamentally advanced our understanding of the plant’s therapeutic properties, or thoroughly debunked some pernicious piece of official misinformation—such as “smoking weed gives you lung...

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director November 5, 2018 Texas Republican and ardent marijuana prohibitionist Pete Sessions trails by four points in his re-election bid, according to polling data released yesterday. According to the survey results, Sessions is behind Democratic...