By Phillip Smith If Maine residents want to legalize marijuana via the popular vote, they may have to do it themselves. Last Friday, a bill
By Phillip Smith Voters approved the marijuana legalization initiative I-502 in Washington state last November, and it is now legal to possess up to an
The Drug War’s Berlin Wall Is Down And So Is My Local Forest: Here’s The Connection I’m on my yucca-framed porch swing sipping an organic
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director On Friday, marijuana reformers recorded the closest vote for a legalization measure on the floor of a state legislature
The proponents of last year’s Measure 80 in Oregon – which would have legalized marijuana for adults but was narrowly defeated in the general election
According to a survey published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine, 76% of physicians approve of the use of medical marijuana, despite its illegality
By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 29 from 2:00-3:30 PM (eastern), the Brookings Institute is holding its second in a series of
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Residents of Maine may get the opportunity to vote on ending their state’s marijuana prohibition this fall, if lawmakers
Senator Liz Krueger has announced that she intends to file legislation in New York aimed at legalizing the recreational use, possession, private cultivation and state-licensed
Marriage equality has a new catchphrase. As the issue is gathering record momentum in the United States, support for the policy is repeatedly referred to
Recent nationwide polls have shown that a majority of all Americans support marijuana legalization. Survey data released this week by Behavior Research Center shows even stronger support
Just minutes before midnight, on the last day for them to approve a measure, Colorado’s Senate voted to approve legislation designed to repeal the legality of recreational
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Representative Robert F. Hagan (D-Youngstown) has introduced a measure that would put marijuana legalization on the ballot before state
Washington, DC: Half of young Christians favor legalizing marijuana consumption for adults, according to polling data released last week by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). Among self-identified
Last week, when HB-550, the Alabama Cannabis and Hemp Reform Act of 2013, was tabled in committee, the one bright spot in the meeting was
If you haven’t noticed, marijuana legalization is a mainstream issue, and the majority of Americans believe it’s the right path forward. After decades of absurd
The Rubin Report, a comedy and politics panel show on The Young Turks Network, recently tackled the issue of marijuana prohibition. According to Jeffrey Miron,
Puerto Rico Senator Miguel Pereira has filed legislation which would explicitly legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older. Senator Pereira is a former police chief,
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee calls for an international debate regarding cannabis legalization and the War on Drugs, but stops short of showing support for
On Election Day 2012, Colorado and Washington residents voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana. In the months that followed nearly two dozen states have introduced countless
Milton Friedman, who was one of the most well-known economists in the world, was joined by over 500 additional economists in signing a letter which
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Many traditionally write off the Southern United States as an area dead to cannabis law reform, but one Representative
NORML is pleased to be working with Representative Diane Russell to support historic legislation — LD 1229 — that would make Maine the third state
Poll after poll is now demonstrating that a majority of American voters support legalizing marijuana and that momentum is at the back of advocates hoping
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