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by NORML November 26, 2018 Senate and Assembly lawmakers voted on Monday, November 26, in favor of legislation that seeks to regulate the adult use marijuana market. Members of a 26-member joint committee decided to move forward the legislation: Senate Bill...

The rumblings of the legalization movement in North Carolina are getting louder. State representative Kelly Alexander told local TV channel WNCT9 that he will be meeting with other elected officials to talk about potential cannabis bills for 2019. Alexander...

This story is developing and will be updated. Watch live video coverage below. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers have begun considering legislation to legalize recreational cannabis. A joint Democrat-led Assembly and Senate committee on Monday began discussing the package...

Without a doubt, 2018 has been a revolutionary year when it comes to cannabis legality, availability, and use in Canada. But it has also been one of changed perceptions. Health Canada has released its 2018 Cannabis Survey Summary in which...

In a new state statute authorizing hemp production, New Jersey has directed agriculture authorities to promote the plant “to the maximum extent permitted by federal law.”But the Garden State provided few details on what that means. The law, signed last week...

With the midterm elections behind us, there are now 33 states, as well as Washington, D.C., that have legalized medicinal cannabis in some form. And earlier this year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Epidiolex, the first prescription...

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Marijuana’s ability to mitigate pain is well-established in scientific literature — and two new studies offer fresh evidence of how cannabis can be beneficial to patients suffering from different kinds of pain. 1. People Who Consume Marijuana Experience Lower Levels...

California’s biggest licensed cannabis grower isn’t located in the Emerald Triangle, the state’s world-renowned farming region. Nor are they in the Coachella Valley, where massive indoor farms have popped up over the past year. Central Coast Agriculture, California’s single-largest licensed cannabis...

Three Democratic lawmakers poised to chair major House committees have each gone on the record saying marijuana reform will be on the agenda in the next Congress when they and fellow party members take control of the gavels. Rep. Maxine...