Politics

by Norm Kent, NORML Board of DirectorsDecember 15, 2018 Writing from Key West last week, where I addressed the 35thannual legal conference of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, I was fishing not only for Blue Marlin,...

In the face of the likely legalization of recreational cannabis in New York, a panel of experts from the state’s farming sector discussed what would help guarantee small farmers to get their fair share of the green rush. The Dec....

The Roll-Up features co-hosts Bruce Barcott, Ben Adlin, and Alyssa Yeoman in a Friday morning roundtable about the week’s top cannabis news. Leafly Podcast The Roll-Up #64: Hemp for Victory! This week: Congress passes the farm bill and legalizes hemp (but maybe not...

The holiday season has officially arrived, which means it’s time to bring on the holiday treats (cookies and candies and brownies, oh my!). And if you’re a cannabis enthusiast, chances are at least some of those treats are going...

Mario Ramos of I Bud You, Inc. spent one year and 20 days in jail for growing 226 plants, also known as a non-violent cannabis crime. A multi-decade advocate and activist, he wrote us this impassioned letter while serving time...

Potential construction is still at least nearly a decade away, but if the project were completed today, it would be by far the world's largest offshore wind farm. The three leases offered for auction by the Bureau of Ocean Energy...

Ontario’s plans to rollout private cannabis retail in Apr. 2019 will happen in waves amidst national supply shortages. “We cannot in good conscience issue an unlimited number of licences to businesses in the face of such shortages and the federal...

A coalition of major civil rights organizations, labor unions and other groups is calling on Congress to completely remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and divert revenue to communities that have been harmed by the enforcement of cannabis...

Kentucky hemp grower and CBD manufacturer GenCanna Global is building a fourth factory in Kentucky, a $40 million facility the company received hefty public support for.GenCanna received “several million dollars” in state and local tax incentives to build the...

Two state senators tired of their peers’ inaction on the issue have announced the creation of a 2020 ballot measure campaign to put the future of medical pot in the hands of Nebraskan voters. Lincoln’s Anna Wishart and Adam...