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2018 Cannabis Voting Guide
Find out what cannabis initiatives and political candidates are best to vote for if you support cannabis law reform!
November 5, 2018
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Find out what cannabis initiatives and political candidates are best to vote for if you support cannabis law reform!
A little over a year ago, I attended an event where Hillary Clinton was campaigning to be the democratic presidential candidate. While I only got a
Members of a Democratic National Committee panel responsible for drafting the party’s 2016 platform have approved a plank calling for broad marijuana law reform. It reads: “We
By Serra Frank Let’s smoke this joint in honor of a new year of progress in Idaho, in the hopes of new laws based on
By Danielle Keane, NORML Political Director Former Maryland Governor and current democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley yesterday held a marijuana legalization listening session in Denver,
MILegalize, Michigan’s top group advocating the legalization of marijuana, has submitted their language to the Michigan Board of State Canvassers for approval as to form.
Two of America’s leading voices on marijuana law reform were in Grand Rapids on May 14 and reminded the audience in the Wealthy Theater: change
It’s always a pleasure to update this graphic, which charts the success Michigan marijuana law reform advocates have had in adopting liberalized local ordinances through
By Phillip Smith In a historic move, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) today signed into law a bill that will end civil asset forfeiture
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Legislation decriminalizing the possession of one ounce or less of cannabis in the United States Virgin Islands became law
By John Payne Earlier this month, the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch — the newspaper with the largest circulation in the state of Missouri — ran a
Reading, MA – Bay State Repeal, a ballot-initiative committee dedicated to passing the least restrictive law possible to replace marijuana prohibition in Massachusetts in 2016,
Politics makes strange bedfellows, and in the 2014 election cycle the Republican Party has crawled under the covers with the medical marijuana community. It seems
It has become very clear that the cannabis community has become a mainstream in both American politics and culture. With poll after poll demonstrating a
Canada’s Department of Justice conducted a poll to gauge how much support there is in Canada for marijuana reform. The poll was kept secret for
Eric Herbers knows about pain, and disability, and living with both. The 39 year-old suffers from muscular dystrophy and is a parapalegic, confined to an
Another candidate for political office in Michigan comes out for marijuana law reform- and in a big way. Rudy Serra is a candidate for the
By Matt Simon A couple of weeks ago, the New Hampshire Senate refused to consider a bill that would have reduced marijuana penalties in the state, but MPP and its allies
There were five in 2012 and three in 2013, and Michigan marijuana law reform leaders promise to continue the trend of passing ballot initiatives in
By Phillip Smith State and local elections Tuesday will see voters in Colorado, three Michigan cities, and Portland, Maine, deciding on marijuana policy reform questions.
Democrats have not capitalized on the marijuana opportunity; can Republicans get out of their own way and embrace the new societal norm? FLINT, MICHIGAN- A
By Phillip Smith Oklahoma NORML Friday released survey results from a Sooner Poll showing strong support for medical marijuana and majority support for marijuana decriminalization. The poll had
By Dan Viets, J.D., SMCR Board Chair The Missouri Sentate Judiciary Committee held a special hearing on crime-related matters at the 2013 Missouri Bar Association’s
By John Payne On Monday, we hosted a screening of the Reason Foundation’s new documentary America’s Longest War in Joplin. After the film, local cannabis law reform