A bill to allow Illinois residents to use medical marijuana in the treatment of their debilitating medical conditions moved one step closer to becoming law Wednesday, when...
A proposal to legalize marijuana for medical use in Iowa likely is dead for this session. A Senate subcommittee approved the bill Monday, but the panel’s chairman,...
Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force finished its work as February came to a close. After months of work and several public meetings, the task force has done...
A Message from the Chair of NORML’s Board of Directors, Norm Kent: NORML is the pioneer, the grand patron and founder of the marijuana policy reform movement in...
On Tuesday, US Attorney General Eric Holder told America to expect a decision “soon” on how he’ll respond to the recent legalization of pot by states. The...
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee convened this evening to take testimony on H 5274, the Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Edith...
State Sen. Jeff Clemens (D-Lake Worth) introduced a bill today that would allow Floridians with debilitating medical conditions to legally obtain and use marijuana if their doctors...
According to survey data released this week by The Field Poll, a record number of Californians now support legalizing and regulating marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol. The...
This past Sunday, New Hampshire’s Sentinel Source positively highlighted the state’s proposed medical marijuana legislation, House Bill 573. The editorial board points out that the “well-crafted,” 30-page bill removes...
Comedian and marijuana advocate Bill Hicks died on this day 19 years ago after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was only 32. Hicks considered marijuana to...
Smoke Signals: A Social History of Marijuana—Medical, Recreational, and Scientific, by Martin Lee (2012, Scribners, 519 pp., $23.10 HC Amazon) Super-Charged: How Outlaws, Hippies, and Scientists Reinvented...
The latest Des Moines Register poll shows 58% of Iowa respondents support medical marijuana, down six points from a 2010 poll. 29% of Iowans polled support allowing recreational...
The Oregon State House Revenue Committee has introduced House Bill 3371 to the legislature which will end cannabis prohibition for adults. This bill comes fast on the coat-tails of Oregon’s...
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is holding a hearing today on a bill that would allow patients with serious illnesses to obtain and use medical...
Figuring out an appropriate marijuana tax policy is more complicated than it sounds. In Washington State, there is a 25% tax at three different stages of cannabis...
Weedists: Meet Mason Tvert “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Mason Tvert is largely credited with the...
Members of the Missouri legislature have introduced three different marijuana law reform bills this month—one to decriminalize pot possession, one to expunge misdemeanor offenses, including marijuana possession,...
The Committee on Drugs & the Law invites the public to a discussion on the current state of domestic marijuana laws and the possibilities for the future,...
Delegate Curt Anderson (D-Baltimore City) introduced a bill today in the Maryland House of Delegates that would make marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and establish...
State Rep. Diane Russell (D-Portland) was joined by Rep. Aaron Libby (R-Waterboro) at a press conference Thursday to unveil the details of her new bill that would...
