Politics

Michigan fully legalized marijuana, Missouri voted to allow medical cannabis, and Democrats picked up four gubernatorial seats in the Midwest on Nov. 6, 2018. What does that say about the future of marijuana reform in the region? With the gubernatorial...

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director November 9, 2018 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) publicly reaffirmed today that provisions lifting the federal prohibition of hemp will be included in the finalized language of H.R. 2: The Agriculture Improvement Act...

For good reason, there was a lot of excitement among marijuana reform advocates after the Nov. 6, 2018 election. Three states — Missouri, Utah, and Michigan — passed measures legalizing cannabis for medical or adult use, after all. But...

In 1993, the First Nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy—the Mi’kmaq, the Maliseet, Abenaki, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot, located on both sides of the US-Canadian border— joined together to formally renew their historic alliance for the first time since it was...

Marijuana initiatives passed in three out of the four states where they were put before voters on Tuesday. A new Marijuana Moment analysis shows that in many cases these cannabis proposals did better than other ballot measures or candidates...

Illinois Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker plans to push for the legalization of recreational marijuana early in his term, he said on Wednesday. Pritzker, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner by a margin of 15 percentage points in Tuesday’s midterm elections....

Just 151 unlucky souls got arrested for low-level marijuana possession in the city of New York this September—as cannabis law reforms begin to take hold in Gotham. Earlier today, the group Drug Policy Alliance released new crime statistics from New...

Following Tuesday’s midterm elections, there is much to be excited about for cannabis legalization advocates. Three states voted to legalize cannabis use during the 2018 midterm elections. Utah and Missouri voted to legalize cannabis for medicinal use and Michigan...

This article is sponsored by Vitalis Extraction, manufacturer of some of the world’s most sophisticated supercritical CO2 extraction equipment. As cannabis legalization—both medical and recreational—spreads across North America, cannabis concentrates and extracts are growing in popularity. From flavorful oils that...

Just a week after Mexico’s Supreme Court struck down cannabis prohibition in that country, a senator has introduced a bill that would legalize the drug and allow its commercial sale. The 26-page bill, submitted by Sen. Olga Sanchez Cordero—who’s set...