Politics

PORTLAND, Ore. — The last year was a 12-month Champagne toast for the legal marijuana industry as the global market exploded and cannabis pushed its way further into the financial and cultural mainstream. Liberal California became the largest legal United...

by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Director December 30, 2018 As Illinois lawmakers continue to consider input from various stakeholders for legislation that would legalize the possession and use of marijuana for adults 21 and up in 2019, some advocates are...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California would likely lose money and face insurmountable federal hurdles if it tried to create a state-backed bank for the marijuana industry, according to a report released Dec. 27, 2018, by the state treasurer. The report puts...

Every year during March Break, hundreds of high-school students from Ontario pile into cars and buses and cross the provincial border into Quebec. This annual quasi-pilgrimage has as much to do with the province’s relaxed drinking laws as it does...

by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach DirectorDecember 28, 2018 Looking back at 2018, it was another productive year for marijuana law reform advocates. In addition to advancing legislation in state houses around the country, NORML chapters played a significant role in...

Regina retailers consider forming a co-op, Vancouver’s first recreational cannabis store is about to open, and Manitoba premier Brian Pallister apparently didn’t realize oil, oral sprays, and oil capsules are already legal. We’ve rounded up this week’s top stories from across...

How will you ring in the new year? With a big bash and lots of friends? Or with a quiet cheer at home, nestled on your couch? However you choose to celebrate, these cannabis strains and products will help...

A CBD American Shaman store south of Omaha received a cease-and-desist letter from a local prosecutor ordering the removal of cannabidiol products by the end of next week.The order comes despite the fact that hemp-derived CBD is no longer a...

While President Donald Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 legalizing hemp for the first time since 1970, the legislation doesn’t legalize all forms of cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating component of both hemp and marijuana. The Farm Bill, which...

LOS ANGELES — Nestled among the vintage shops, bars, restaurants, and art galleries of LA’s chic Melrose Avenue, The Antidote looks a lot like any other modern boutique. With its large, sidewalk-facing windows, bubbling indoor water feature, and streamlined...