The state of Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division yesterday began accepting formal applications from those seeking to open the first-in-the-nation retail cannabis outlets. The agency had accepted 23...
Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government have already passed laws making simple drug possession a misdemeanor instead of a felony, and the momentum...
Are advocates ready for the side effects of cannabis? Perhaps the most promising development caused by increased leniency toward cannabis’ Schedule I status is the incipient field...
The nation’s largest marijuana policy organization announced Monday it will support efforts to end marijuana prohibition in 10 more states by 2017. The Marijuana Policy Project’s announcement...
Kentucky advocates for medical marijuana received a pleasant surprise last week when several media outlets reported that House Speaker Greg Stumbo (D-Prestonsburg) is now “leaning in favor”...
Araceli Manjón is the former cabinet director of Spain’s National Drugs Plan, which is a position comparable to the US drug czar. She voiced her support for cannabis reform at...
Supporters of Question 1, the ballot initiative to remove penalties for adult marijuana possession in Portland, are launching a series of ads on METRO buses and bus...
In a sign of changing times, at least two separate marijuana initiative campaigns are getting underway in Wyoming, one of the reddest of the red states. One...
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that it appears California is expanding its DNA program to include samples taken from those charged with lesser crimes. People...
Canada’s MMPR (Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations) begin to take over the medical marijuana system today. Under the new regulations only large corporate entities may grow the...
Web services that help qualifying medical marijuana patients find a doctor willing to prescribe marijuana are raising concerns among the Massachusetts Medical Society. The Society is claiming...
The NFL and its players union doesn’t require players to disclose the substances for which they have tested positive. This is becoming more of an issue as...
Dear NORML members and supporters, Over the last month, $26,650 has been raised by NORML members and supporters in a $100,000 donor match put forward by new NORML...
Mike Barton, Durham’s chief constable says it’s time to end the war on drugs. “What I am saying is that drugs should be controlled. They should not, of...
Once again, the United Nations’ General Assembly meeting in New York City has become a forum for calls for drug reform. Leaders from Latin America took the...
Orlando attorney and medical marijuana advocate John Morgan compared medical marijuana and oxycontin, noting that marijuana is a safer, non-addictive substitute for the popular pain pills.
