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Cannabis and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A Personal Journey

It was a normal Monday… My personal journey learning about the connection between healing traumatic brain injury and cannabis started on March 27, 2017. It was a normal Monday, or at least I thought it was, until approximately 4:38 p.m.,...

Aloha Green Apothecary is Growing Stunning Legal Medical Bud in Hawaii

At the center of the Pacific Ocean, America’s 50th state has finally begun producing medicinal pot in this Polynesian archipelago. Take a trip inside Aloha Green Apothecary, the first state-licensed facility cultivating and selling medical marijuana for the patients...

2018 Year In Review: NORML’s Top Ten Events In Marijuana Policy

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy DirectorDecember 27, 2018 Read the ten biggest stories that shaped marijuana policy in 2018. #1: Public Support in Favor of Adult Use Legalization at Historic HighsMore adults than ever before believe that marijuana use by adults...

Teen Cannabis Consumption Unlikely to Increase Post-Legalization

I was living in Boston when the debate about legalizing recreational cannabis in Massachusetts was still contentious. The feeling around town was that it was something of a fait accompli, but the anti-cannabis lobbyists, bless their hearts, didn’t give...

NHL the Most Lenient Major Sports League When it Comes to Cannabis

Imagine you could consume the equivalent of one joint a day and never run afoul of the cannabis policy at your workplace. Sound too good to be true, or truly unbelievable? According to in-depth reporting by two seasoned Canadian...

New York Wants to Get Marijuana Policy Right the First Time

In the coming months, New York legislators will likely be sweating out the details of the adult-use cannabis regulations that Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said is one of his top priorities for the first 100 days of 2019. A...

Medical Marijuana Swiftly Takes Root in Conservative Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY — The rollout of statewide medical and recreational cannabis programs typically is a grindingly slow process that can take years. Not so in Oklahoma, which moved with lightning speed once voters approved medical cannabis in June 2018. The...

Organic Cannabis Standards Develop Out of Government’s Reach

Tom Lauerman, who prefers the handle “Farmer Tom Lauerman,” operates a 7-acre organic cannabis farm in Vancouver, Washington, with a focus on personal medical cannabis growing. “I’m the only federally recognized organic cannabis farmer,” Lauerman said. In 2015, scientists from the...

Trump, in surprise visit to US troops, says Iraq could be used as a base for potential future missions in Syria

After a secret overnight flight from Washington, the President and Melania Trump touched down onto a darkened air strip at Al Asad Air Base west of Baghdad, the dicey security situation still restricting Trump to a clandestine visit more...

Washington Teens Smoked Less Pot Amid Legalization, Study Concludes

The authors of a new study on teen marijuana use say legalization in Washington has not caused rates to go up — they appear to be in decline Cannabis legalization for adults 21 and over in Washington has not led...
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Hawaii Legislators Shoot Down Legalization Attempt

Efforts to legalize marijuana in Hawaii came to a halt on Tuesday as Rep. Kyle Yamashita, chair of the...
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