Many experts consider ReformCA’s marijuana legalization effort to be California’s best shot at legalizing recreational marijuana during the 2016 Election. That’s not to dismiss other
I received the following press release today. I wasn’t able to get it online until now since I had to work late, so the press
By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director While America’s public support for domestic prohibition of marijuana appears increasingly waning, quantifying the types of marijuana law
One of the biggest arguments against Washington State’s marijuana legalization model is that it doesn’t allow home cultivation of marijuana. While it’s good that people
By Dan Viets House Bill 978 was heard by the Missouri House of Representatives’ Corrections Committee on the morning of Wednesday, March 4, at the
Everyone that helped organize the first International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in Portland, Oregon, last September was so proud to have been named the Marijuana
It’s hard to succeed in an industry without advertising, any industry. But it’s particularly difficult in a new, emerging industry like the marijuana industry. There
Oregon voters legalized recreational marijuana during the 2014 Election. The law is set to take effect in July. Marijuana licenses should be rolling out in
By John Payne In two weeks, we will hold a series of events across the state, culminating with our Fall Conference at the Crowne Plaza
By Dan Viets, J.D., Show-Me Cannabis Board Chair Columbia City Councilwoman Barbara Hoppe has made revisions in her proposed cultivation ordinance which are designed to
Uruguay helped transform the global debate surrounding cannabis law reform when the country just started to consider legalizing and regulating marijuana. After the country’s legislative
It wasn’t that long ago that cannabis opponents seemed to be everywhere. I grew up in the 1980-s when ‘Just Say No’ and D.A.R.E. were
Cannabis law reform and the emerging cannabis industry are definitely hot topics for the media these days.The New York Times’ landmark editorial, “Repeal Prohibition, Again“,
For a long time I thought that California would be the first state to legalize recreational marijuana. After all, California was the first state to
A campaign to legalize cannabis in Washington D.C. turned in over 57,000 signatures to get their initiative on the 2014 ballot. Less than half of
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Nine out of ten Connecticut voters support legalizing the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, and a majority support
By John Payne Longtime readers of this newsletter will remember that we sued the city of Springfield last year after the City Council used legislative
Courtesy of The Joint Blog A proposal to allow those with past cannabis convictions to have them sealed from their record - meaning they wouldn’t appear
By John Payne This Saturday, April 26, we will co-host the Spring 2014 Missouri Cannabis Law Reform Conference with Missouri NORML, MU NORML, and MU
Courtesy of The Joint Blog It’s been an incredibly busy, and productive year thus far for the cannabis reform movement, and the past month has
Courtesy of The Joint Blog In a ruling handed down without comment, Arizona’s Supreme Court has refused to overturn prior court rulings stating that the Yuma County
I’ve never been lucky enough to attend the NORML Aspen seminar in the past, and it looks like I won’t be going this year. But
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Hawaii voters overwhelmingly support legalizing and regulating the adult use of cannabis, according to just-released statewide survey data by QMark Research and commissioned
By Anthony Martinelli, Communications Director, Sensible Washington The legislative session is underway in Washington State, meaning the time for heightened political awareness and participation is
