By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director As previewed last week on NORML’s blog, the Brookings Institute is convening a cannabis policy forum on Monday, April
A couple of weeks ago I posted an article talking about how happy I was to see a pro-marijuana billboard go up in Portland, Oregon.
Pennsylvania recently joined the growing list of states considering taxing and regulating marijuana like alcohol this year, when Sen. Daylin Leach (D-17) introduced SB 528. The
Reefer madness is alive and well in Idaho, where the Legislature and individual municipalities are seeking to ban marijuana from their towns permanently, as a
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Legislation signed into law last year decriminalizing minor marijuana possession offenses takes effect on Monday, April 1. Presently, possessing cannabis in the Ocean
The elderly represent the largest medical marijuana consumer group. However, more and more senior citizens are turning to marijuana for recreational purposes — and it’s
Despite what some may think, marijuana reform is not a rallying cry for simply one side of the political spectrum. In response to a comment
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, which in Portland means it’s time for the annual Spring Beer & Wine Fest. Locals may notice something different about this year’s
Until recently, things had been all quiet on the marijuana front in Nevada. That changed suddenly last week when Sen. Richard “Tick” Segerblom introduced SB 374,
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director In an interview with the Denver Post, published this week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke about the marijuana
If you have not yet contacted your legislators regarding HB 184/594, please see the steps listed below this paragraph. If you have already been in
By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director Among the many hundreds of public policy concerns that Americans care and act upon, what are the top
By Robert Capecchi, Marijuana Policy Project Tuesday, the Hawaii Senate unanimously voted to approve a decriminalization bill, sending it to the House of Representatives. S.B. 472, SD
By Roy Kaufmann, Marijuana Policy Project Last week, a bill to regulate marijuana like alcohol was introduced in the Oregon Legislature! This new bill – HB
By Mason Tvert, Marijuana Policy Project Last week, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) slapped former middleweight champion boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. with a
I want to make one thing clear in this article – I LOVE sour apple candy. Whether it’s a lollipop, a chewy candy, a fruit
By Lindsey Rinehart, Compassionate Idaho There has been a lot going on at the Statehouse lately that we should all know about. Lets start with
By Robert Capecchi, Marijuana Policy Project The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee convened to take testimony on H 5274, the Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act. This
Of course marijuana should be legal in Florida! And beyond! Florida will be a tough state to pass an initiative, due to the fact that
By Dan Riffle, Marijuana Policy Project Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Alcohol causes violent behavior and deaths
Show-Me Cannabis, our partners in Missouri, have done some great work helping reform cannabis laws in our nation’s heartland. SMC organizes initiative signature drives, helps
By Phillip Smith A bill that would have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana is dead in the Indiana legislature after a key
Show-Me Cannabis Regulation Promotes Reforms In a press conference at the Missouri state Capitol on the morning of Thursday, February 7, three members of the
By Romain Bonilla, Portland State University SSDP The congressmen behind the federal marijuana bills, Earl Blumenauer and Jared Polis, co-authored “The Path Forward: Rethinking Federal Marijuana
