Politics

Home to oil drillers and wheat farmers for generations, Oklahoma’s land may be hosting a whole new industry thanks to recently enacted law. Oklahoma State Question 788 (SQ 788), which was approved by voters on June 26, 2018, has...

by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach DirectorDecember 16, 2018 Following the lead of other major cities and counties in states that have legalized adult-use marijuana such as San Francisco and San Diego in California and Seattle and Pierce County in Washington,...

Hemp legalization was tucked into the 2018 farm bill, a massive piece of legislation that also addresses issues such as nutrition, conservation, trade, energy and forestry. The bill received strong bipartisan support, and is now headed to President Donald Trump's...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska voters may get the chance to decide a medical cannabis ballot measure in 2020 if lawmakers don’t approve one in the session that starts in January 2019. State Sens. Anna Wishart and Adam Morfeld, both of...

Hemp legalization was tucked into the 2018 farm bill, a massive piece of legislation that also addresses issues such as nutrition, conservation, trade, energy and forestry. The bill received strong bipartisan support, and is now headed to President Donald Trump's...

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...