Today, the New Jersey state legislature delayed a key marijuana vote, possibly until November. According to a February 2019 Monmouth University poll, 62 percent of New Jersey adults support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use, and 68 percent believe that legalizing marijuana would boost the state’s economy. NORML Political [read more]
Minor marijuana possession offenders will no longer be criminally prosecuted in Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to a new policy announced last week by County Attorney Mike Freeman. An estimated 1.2 million people live in the county, which includes the city of Minneapolis. Under the policy, prosecutors will not criminally charge anyone for [read more]
Today, the Drug Policy Alliance released a memo to help cannabis businesses operate in a more socially responsible manner and to guide consumers and investors in making decisions related to the cannabis industry. “Our work gave birth to the legal marijuana industry, but we’re increasingly at odds with well-resourced marijuana companies, for [read more]
Lawmakers have approved a pair of bills amending the state’s medical cannabis program to expand patients’ access to the plant and to provide additional legal protections. Senate Bill 406 expands the pool of patients eligible for cannabis therapy to include those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, severe chronic pain, Crohn’s disease, Lou [read more]
The National Cannabis Festival announces its fourth year, with a concert line-up featuring headliners Ludacris and Action Bronson. The Festival takes place on Saturday, April 20 (4/20) at the RFK Festival Grounds at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., the day after the second annual National Cannabis Policy Summit at The Newseum on Friday, April 19. “We’re excited [read more]
In the first in what are anticipated to be multiple Congressional hearings to address the federal prohibition and criminalization of marijuana, the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled to convene a markup on The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595. Thousands of state-licensed and regulated businesses lack access to the banking industry [read more]
Chief Petitioners Madeline Martinez, Leia Flynn and Angela Bacca filed a ballot measure to be known as “The Legalization Justice Act of 2020” at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, March 18. All three women are longtime West Coast cannabis advocates. Madeline Martinez is the executive director of Oregon NORML [read more]
Today, the Drug Policy Alliance is releasing a nine-part video series challenging assumptions about who ends up behind bars for drug selling and distribution-related offenses. The series includes three introductory videos breaking down the history and ineffectiveness of the current system of domestic drug market criminalization, which often results in the same [read more]
The New Jersey Assembly Appropriations Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee voted in support of legislation (S2703/A4497) that would the legalize, tax and regulate marijuana for adults 21 years and older. Roseanne Scotti, New Jersey State Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, issued the following statement after today’s votes: “Today’s votes [read more]
Earlier this month I posted an article about the upcoming Cultivation Classic cannabis competition that is taking place in Oregon. The competition is currently in its fourth year and was born out of a conversation between Oregon legends Jeremy Plumb and Congressman Earl Blumenauer. It’s put on in collaboration with [read more]
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