Politics

by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director January 24, 2019 Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) have introduced legislation, HR 712 / S. 179: The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 to...

by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director January 24, 2019 Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) have introduced legislation, HR 712 / S. 179: The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 to...

by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Director January 24, 2019 With Colorado lawmakers convening for their seventh legislative session since voters overwhelmingly approved Amendment 64, which ended the prohibition of marijuana in 2012, marijuana law reform advocates from several organizations coordinated...

Comedy Central's “Broad City” returns for its fifth and final season, which premieres Jan. 24, 2019. As Abbi and Ilana (played by series co-creators Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer) take their final bow, culture editor Nic Juarez tells us...

The first medical marijuana dispensary in Philadelphia’s Center City is ready for business. Beyond/Hello opened its doors on Thursday morning to patients and caregivers with medical marijuana cards issued by the state. RELATED STORY What Are the Benefits of a Medical Cannabis...

by NORMLJanuary 24, 2019 Three medical cannabis bills cleared the Senate Committee on Education and Health this morning and are headed to the Senate floor. Senator Siobhan Dunnavant’s SB1557 would clarify last year’s landmark Let Doctors Decide medical cannabis legislation. It seeks to redefine allowed...

House lawmakers introduced a bill Jan. 23, 2019, that would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct studies on the benefits of medical marijuana for military veterans. Reps. Lou Correa, a California Democrat, and Clay Higgins, a...

In 2018, a Californian made a legal cannabis purchase every 8 seconds. Together, Californians spent around $2.5 billion on legal weed. And even though that spending was down half a billion dollars from 2017, when retailers could only legally...

As the month of January ticks away, the biggest sporting event of the year creeps ever closer. Super Bowl LII will take place in Atlanta, Georgia and feature a highly-touted matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the New...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The board that regulates Alaska’s legal marijuana industry could be shifting right, with appointments by Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy of a marijuana critic and a law enforcement officer who would like to revisit onsite use...