Edwin Rubis has been serving a federal prison sentence for over two decades for his involvement in a nonviolent cannabis offense. His story has become
Women, and mothers especially, stand to be one of the most collectively pivotal voices in the cannabis movement, and, really, in drug law reform overall.
In a statement made on Friday, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced a “new requirement to measure and report results using a standard
It’s an important time in the marijuana movement in Texas, and this week has been a win for advocates in the Lone Star state. The
The stoner holiday of all stoner holidays has arrived for the year, and pot enthusiasts all over the world are lighting up to celebrate 420
Northampton, Massachusetts has become the latest city to approve a measure that decriminalizes the possession and use of a wide range of psychedelic substances –
After years of advocacy on many levels, New York State has FINALLY legalized the use of adult-use (recreational) marijuana. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed
A number of local governments across the U.S. have implemented laws decriminalizing psilocybin – the naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in “shrooms”. With new efforts
The DEA recently released their National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), and although there is a nation-wide movement of marijuana legalization, cannabis was still given direct
Following several other states in reforming laws regarding controlled substances other than cannabis, state representatives in Missouri have introduced a bill to allow Missouri residents
Among the legislation introduced in Massachusetts this past Friday was a proposal to end the criminalization of all drugs in the state. Under the proposed
While multiple state and local governments throughout the U.S. are considering decriminalization and other drug reforms, the government of Norway on Friday proposed a bill
In Vermont, there are plans to introduce bills that would decriminalize a variety of drugs. Safety Through Legalization and Regulation Needed in Vermont Vermont has
Last week, while defending funding for a wall across the U.S./Mexico border, Representative Glen Grothman (R-WI) recognized the dwindling demand for illegal cannabis in the
Police Commissions: What You Need to Learn So, the fact that Donald Trump established a commission specifically to evaluate and produce a report on American
On Tuesday, December 8th, Richard DeLisi walked out of South Bay Correctional Facility after serving 31 long years. While the 71-year-old was held away in
From its earliest origins, the War on Drugs was designed to target racial minorities through arrest and incarceration. The War on Drugs was officially launched
Drug arrests and convictions linked to the War on Drugs carry a different kind of weight, as many of them involve non-violent “criminal” acts by
The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) is calling for the decriminalization of possession of all illicit drugs for personal use. Adam Palmer, Vancouver
While possession of small amounts of cannabis is still illegal in Ohio, those caught with up to 200 grams will be off the hook with
Over two-thirds of Americans are aware that cannabis has been weaponized by law enforcement and is being used to target people of color. And they
In an open letter to Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NORML asked her to recognize the detrimental
Drug Policy Alliance has chosen Kassandra Frederique as their new Executive Director.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Mike Bloomberg Talks Cannabis…Short on Details, Long on Opportunism.
