Politics

Michigan’s new adult-use marijuana legalization law that was approved by voters on Election Day will officially take effect Dec. 6, 2018, according to state officials. Adults 21 and older in Michigan, which on Nov. 6, 2018, became the first state...

The power went out early in the morning on Friday, Nov.9. All communication to the outside world was crippled. Yvonne DeLaRosa Green and her husband Sam Boyer were still in their Malibu home. At this point, the Woolsey fire...

The source of a healthy cannabis plant is a healthy root system. Roots provide a network for collecting and transferring water, oxygen, and nutrients to your growing plants. These three things are pulled from the soil into the root system...

Just like any other industry, the cannabis brands are making moves to cash in on the holiday spirit. Black Friday deals are up, and as the industry introduces legalization in multiple states and countries, so are Cyber Monday cannabis...

When the federal government unveiled its plan for marketing and promoting adult-use cannabis last Spring, a collective groan could be heard in marketing departments across the country. The rules were far more restrictive than industry executives had hoped, and celebrity...

As legal sales of recreational cannabis began in his home state of Massachusetts, Democratic Rep. Joe Kennedy III has called on the federal government to legalize marijuana. Kennedy made his case for an end to national cannabis prohibition in an...

A CBD manufacturer in Vermont is changing its name and plans to double its hemp acreage to 100 acres next year after selling a $7 million stake to a North Carolina venture capital firm.Hardwick, Vermont-based Green Mountain CBD will...

Earlier this month, voters in Utah said yes to Proposition 2, which legalized medical marijuana. But despite the popular victory, Utah’s medical marijuana battle is far from over. Recently, state lawmakers scheduled a special legislative session aimed at replacing...

by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director November 20, 2018 Citizens of the Bay State have much to be thankful for this week. On November 20th, just two days before Thanksgiving, adults over the age of 21 were able to legally purchase...

Federal action on marijuana policy is inevitable and will happen “soon,” according to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb. Exactly what kind of action he’s anticipating is unclear, though. After dismissing the idea that botanical cannabis has therapeutic...