By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Despite experiencing setbacks when it came to reintroducing marijuana legalization legislation for the 2014 Maine legislative session, efforts are already underway
By Phillip Smith State Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene), the powerful head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, last Friday unveiled a draft bill that would ask
Courtesy of The Joint Blog Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Floyd Prozanski introduced draft legislation recently that would ask voters in the 2014 election if they want to legalize
Below is full footage of the Legalization Panel at the 2013 High Times Seattle Cannabis Cup. My favorite part about the panel is when the
By John Payne, Show Me Cannabis Campaign I submitted the following letters to the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch and Saint Joseph News-Press, respectively. The first letter was published last Saturday,
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Yesterday morning, the Maine Legislative Council voted 5-5 on whether or not to allow Rep. Diane Russell’s marijuana legalization
By Phillip Smith Uruguay is blowing off the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) as it prepares to become the first country to legalize marijuana commerce, and the
By Phillip Smith The latest evidence that marijuana legalization has reached the tipping point comes from Maryland, where a newGoucher Poll has a slim majority for
A new marijuana poll was released this week in Maryland which showed some very encouraging support for marijuana reform in Maryland. A majority of poll
It’s Looking Like A Clean Sweep For Marijuana Reform In Lansing, Ferndale, And Jackson, Michigan Three cities in Michigan voted whether or not to remove
Some people were skeptical as to the chances of Question 1 winning in Portland, Maine today. I tried to tell people that it had a
I get asked quite often which legalization model is better, Colorado or Washington. I think that it’s pretty clear now that Colorado’s is better. Both
I came across an amazing research project that was conducted by D. Mark Anderson from Montana State University, and Daniel I. Rees from the University
It looks like marijuana legalization efforts are ramping up in Ireland. Roscommon TD Luke Ming Flanagan recently published his ‘Cannabis Regulation Bill 2013.’ According to
It’s a great day to be a marijuana activist. For the first time a clear majority of Americans (58%) say marijuana should be legalized. Compare
Earlier this year, we came within just 4 votes on the floor of the Maine House of Representatives on legislation that would have put marijuana legalization before
By Phillip Smith California Lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will lead a blue ribbon panel of expert to chart a path toward marijuana legalization, the ACLU
Courtesy of The Joint Blog A new poll commissioned by NBC and Esquire designed to determine the opinions of those in America’s “center” [the nation’s voters who don’t fit into a specific
Jerusalem, Israel: Legalizing the retail production and sale of cannabis would generate an estimated 1.6 sheckels (approximately $450 million) annually, according to an economic assessment published this month by the
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California, will chair a blue ribbon committee tasked with studying marijuana legalization in the
The Dalai Lama supports medical marijuana use, but does not support recreational marijuana use. According to Tibetan Buddhist doctrine, the Dalai Lama is ‘the rebirth
I am very happy to announce that the California Marijuana Control, Legalization, and Revenue Act has been filed! Below is a message that I received
By Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance Thanks to you, marijuana legalization is a reality. But ex-DEA heads are pressuring the Obama administration to
By Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance We’re making huge strides in changing drug policy throughout the nation, but the Drug Enforcement Administration is
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