I have been blogging about cannabis since January 2010 and have been a cannabis fan long before that. I have seen many products come and go over the years, with some being more over-the-top than others. But I think I have come across the most over-the-top cannabis product of them […]
A new federal report shows rates of teen marijuana use in Colorado have still not increased since voters decided to end marijuana prohibition in 2012 and start regulating it similarly to alcohol for adult use. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) […]
Even though recreational marijuana remains criminalized in a majority of US states, more and more municipalities are moving ahead with local laws decriminalizing the possession of cannabis within city limits. For the first time, NORML has released a comprehensive breakdown of these citywide and countywide decriminalization policies. NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri: “Local […]
Advocates, community organizations, and Council Members held a press conference and rally challenging Mayor de Blasio and the NYPD’s newly-announced marijuana enforcement policy, urging the Mayor to end racially biased marijuana arrests completely. The Mayor and NYPD Commissioner announced the policy shift yesterday in the culmination of their 30-day review […]
Sixty-eight percent of registered voters “support the legalization of marijuana,” according to national polling data compiled by the Center for American Progress. The percentage is the highest level of support for legalization ever reported in a nationwide, scientific poll. Majorities of Democrats (77 percent), Independents (62 percent), and Republicans (57 […]
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission experienced a surge in marijuana license application submissions after announcing it would temporarily pause processing marijuana license applications. The OLCC set a June 15, 2018 deadline to receive applications before the temporary pause took effect. Since announcing the temporary pause in late May 2018 the […]
In response to Mayor de Blasio’s announcement about new policies for marijuana arrests, VOCAL-NY and the Drug Policy Alliance released the following statement, attributable to Civil Rights Campaign Director Nick Encalada-Malinowski and Drug Policy Alliance New York Director Kassandra Frederique. “It’s frustrating that as the New York State Health Department […]
A big vote is coming up in Oklahoma next week. Oklahoma voters are going to decide whether or not to legalize medical marijuana. Below is more about it via an action alert I received today: Later this month, Oklahomans will head to the polls and decide whether patients with serious […]
I received the following legislative alert out of California today: A bill that could restore the ability to provide free, untaxed cannabis to low- or no-income patients is now being considered in the California State Assembly. SB 829 would allow taxes to be waived for medical cannabis that is donated, […]
A bill to legalize and regulate marijuana for adult use in Canada received final approval from lawmakers Tuesday and will now be sent to the governor general for royal assent. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will choose the specific date on which the law will take effect, and […]
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