Medical Marijuana

by NORMLOctober 17, 2018 Today, Canada becomes the second nation to explicitly legalize the social use, possession, cultivation, and retail production and sale of cannabis. The new law marks the culmination of an effort led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,...

TORONTO (AP) — Canada is now the largest country with a legal national cannabis marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland. RELATED STORY Cannabis Legalization Day in Canada: Leafly’s Live Coverage And there was more good news for pot aficionados: Hours...

As of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, adults will be allowed to carry and share up to 30 grams of legal marijuana in public, according to a bill that passed the Senate in June. They will also be allowed to cultivate...

October 17 marks a profound historical moment: Canada legalizes cannabis. As the first G-7 nation to federally legalize, Canada enhances its reputation as a global leader in health, justice, and common sense. After Oct. 17, the sky-will-fall fears about legalization,...

By, Rob Gillies and Gene Johnson TORONTO (AP) — Tom Clarke has been dealing marijuana illegally in Canada for 30 years. He wrote in his high school yearbook that his dream was to open a cafe in Amsterdam, the Dutch...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) -- Hartford police were called to Bulkeley High School on Tuesday for another report of marijuana-laced brownies. The report was made on Tuesday afternoon before 3 p.m. Hartford Public School officials said that two female students from the...

Researchers are now churning out thousands of studies on marijuana each year. And you can expect that stream of science to keep flowing as more places enact legalization, a new review predicts. To get a better understanding of how the...

With less than a month until the election, recent polls show that support has faded for Utah’s medical marijuana ballot measure, particularly among members of the Church of Latter-day Saints. Many attribute the change to a pledge made by...

Like most Americans of my generation, I first encountered Canadian cannabis in the early-1990s, courtesy of what came to be known as “Beasters.” Although many now look back on Beasters with snobbish disdain (the term itself has become something...

by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director October 16, 2018 The US Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comments specific to whether changes ought to be recommended regarding the international classification of cannabis as a controlled substance. Members of the public have...