Politics

Members of the House and Senate have approved legislation, House Bill 556 and Senate Bill 516, implementing a voter-approved referendum legalizing the production, sale, and use of cannabis. The bills establish regulations licensing cannabis producers, retailers, testing facilities, and lounges (on-site consumption facilities)....

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear signed legislation (Senate Bill 47) into law today legalizing the production, distribution, and use of medical cannabis by authorized patients. Kentucky is the 38th state to enact comprehensive medical cannabis access legislation. “Today is an incredible...

Members of the House and Senate have approved legislation, Senate Bill 47, regulating the production and dispensing of cannabis products to authorized patients. “Today is an incredible victory for Kentucky,” said Matthew Bratcher, Executive Director of Kentucky NORML. “For years,...

Members of the House and Senate have approved legislation, Senate Bill 5123, prohibiting employers from taking adverse actions against new hires because of a failed drug test for marijuana. Members of the House approved the measure yesterday by a...

An article at Politico goes into the worrying roots of much of the illicit marijuana in our country.In illegal grows throughout Oklahoma, California, and Oregon, the presence of Chinese investment has reach new highs. For instance, in Oklahoma, 3,000 of...

Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in California, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Washington.  LEGALIZATION Delaware  Update: HB1 has passed both legislative...

Senate members approved legislation today legalizing marijuana possession and regulating the adult-use market. By a vote of 16 to 4, Senate lawmakers passed HB 1, which removes criminal and civil penalties for the possession of personal use quantities of cannabis...

NORML is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors. Chris Cano is a US Air Force veteran and a founder of the Suncoast (Florida) chapter of NORML. In 2014, he was arrested for...

After a few months of marijuana advertising being available on Twitter we finally have some results. Since the company decided to allow marijuana marketing on their social media platform early last month, many were worried about the implications that...

“What about the children?” This was arguably the most frequently posed question by critics in the years prior to state-level marijuana legalization. Many legalization opponents presumed that legalizing cannabis for adults would lead to an increase in marijuana use among...