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
Five White House employees were fired after admitting to prior marijuana use in the past. White House and Cannabis Consumption With five employees of the
In a notice published last month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested permission from the White House to begin collecting data on national
Leaders from top cannabis businesses and advocacy organizations have come together to form the U.S. Cannabis Council, and they have big plans. What is the
With Democrats now holding the majority in the Senate, comprehensive measures for cannabis legalization are a priority on their agenda. Democratic Activism for Cannabis In
Georgia Senate candidate, Jon Ossoff, is done taking the youth vote for granted. In his runoff bid, he deployed campaign tactics on the social media
Rec pot businesses could be in trouble under trump, as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at Thursday’s press briefing that he thinks Americans
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Self-reported marijuana use by teenagers has declined since 2010, according to annual survey data compiled by the University of
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Over twelve percent of federal drug prisoners are incarcerated for marijuana-related violations, according to data compiled by US Bureau
The federal government has been growing marijuana for medical purposes since 1968. It always surprises me just how many people don’t know that. Marijuana opponents
The federal government has been growing marijuana for a long time for medical purposes at a university in Mississippi. It’s always been something that activists
Today, U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) announced he is cosponsoring the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, S.683, to ensure that states, like
By Phillip Smith A bipartisan trio of senators today introduced historic legislation to legalize medical marijuana at the federal level. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten
By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director The Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a comprehensive thirty five-page report last week examining the federal government establishing
The case of Bounlith “Bong” Bouasykeo is not really that unusual from a marijuana selling and arrest standpoint. Mr. Bouasykeo was arrested, and pled guilty, for
The federal government grows marijuana at the University of Mississippi, and has for multiple decades. The marijuana is used to supply four federal medical marijuana
Courtesy of The Joint Blog Congressman Steve Stockman of Texas has officially signed on as a sponsor of H.R. 1523, the U.S. “Respect State Marijuana Laws
By Phillip Smith It’s not just medical and legal marijuana states that watched the Justice Department’s announcement of its response to marijuana law reforms in
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Speaking before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Deputy Attorney General James Cole reaffirmed that the Justice Department is unlikely
The California legislature is about to vote on urgently needed legislation that would clarify the legality of medical marijuana sales, production, transportation, processing and testing
The U.S. Department of Justice’s response to state marijuana laws generated many headlines last week. While the federal government’s concession is a clear political victory for drug
One of the federal government’s strongest tactics that they use in the war against marijuana is pressuring banks to avoid doing business with medical marijuana
The marijuana legalization movement danced a victory dance last night at the announcement by the US Department of Justice of eight new priorities to guide
Yesterday the marijuana world erupted with joy as the federal government gave it’s ‘official’ position on the marijuana legalization laws in Colorado and Washington. Headlines
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