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California cannabis growers face big threats. The potential damages go beyond the plant.
“It’s going to be tight. We’re going to be draining everything by the time this is over,” a cannabis cultivator who doubles as the fire…
Join NORML at the National Cannabis Festival in DC
This weekend, you can join the leaders of Delaware NORML, Maryland NORML, Virginia NORML, and multiple senior members of National NORML at the National Cannabis…
Analysis: Marijuana Legalization Opponents’ Fears Have Not Come to Fruition in Canada
The analysis finds that there has been “no marked increase in cannabis youth by use” in the three-year period following legalization. The post Analysis: Marijuana…
This Week in Apps: Google, TikTok add protections for minors, app store bill proposes big changes, what’s new with Samsung
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The…
House Marijuana Vote Delayed As The Senate Advances Veterans Access Amendment
Last week, the House of Representatives went into recess before taking up action on the FY-2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations package, which…
2022 Marijuana Reform Ballot Initiative Efforts Underway Nationwide
Here’s a breakdown of current statewide, citizen-initiated efforts so far. The post 2022 Marijuana Reform Ballot Initiative Efforts Underway Nationwide appeared first on NORML. Source:…
Louisiana: Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect Today
House Bill 652 amends state law so that offenses involving the possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana are punishable by a fine of…
Upcoming Congressional Vote House On Marijuana Policy
As soon as next week, there will be a crucial vote in the US House of Representatives on an amendment to protect legal marijuana states…
People Are Stealing Water in California at Record Rates for Illegal Weed Farms
Cannabis needs water to grow, but water is scarce in California right now. The state is experiencing a record-breaking megadrought which has been exacerbated by…
It’s not just voting rights. Republicans are going after ballot campaigns.
The Republicans who lead Idaho’s Legislature spent more than two years smarting over the passage of a 2018 ballot initiative that forced the state to…
Study: Cannabis Use Not Linked to Motivation Loss
Investigators reported, “[D]espite significant increases in levels of cannabis use in our sample, change in cannabis use did not predict changes in motivation, which suggests…
Amazon endorsed legal weed. Will it now fight to make it happen?
When it announced its support for lawmakers’ efforts to decriminalize weed last month, Amazon didn’t just become the biggest company in America to back marijuana…
Marijuana arrests are way down — but Black Coloradans are still twice as likely to get busted for pot, new report says
Seven years after the first recreational pot shops opened for business in Colorado, youth aren’t smoking more weed, older adults are blazing more and marijuana-related…
Surgeon general: No ‘value’ to locking people up over marijuana use
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Sunday said he does not think there is “value” to incarcerating people for marijuana use, as the Senate considers a…
California has 41 candidates for September recall election
SACRAMENTO — Forty-one candidates have met the qualifications to run in the California gubernatorial recall election, less than a third of the number who ran…
Senate Democrats unveiling push to legalize marijuana at federal level
Senate Democrats on Wednesday are unveiling a renewed push to legalize marijuana at the federal level. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron…
More than $1 billion in pot seized in Los Angeles-area bust
More than 370,000 marijuana plants were seized over 10 days in Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles. Officials arrested 131 people. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/more-1-billion-pot-seized-los-angeles-area-bust-n1273322 Droolin’ Dog…
Activists see momentum as three new states legalize marijuana
New laws legalizing marijuana for recreational or medical use take effect in three states on Thursday, significantly expanding the number of Americans who will have…
New Mexico legalizes recreational weed, and you can grow your own
As of today, it is legal to grow marijuana plants in your home or yard in New Mexico: up to six of them each, according…
House Appropriations Bill Removes Anti-Marijuana Rider and Includes Banking Protections
In the proposed FY22 Financial Services and General Government spending bill, which includes provisions relating… The post House Appropriations Bill Removes Anti-Marijuana Rider and Includes…
Connecticut Becomes 18th State to Legalize Marijuana for Adults
“This legislation recognizes that the responsible use of marijuana by adults should not be a crime, and that those who carry the stigma of a…
Million-dollar lotteries fail to cut through vaccine apathy
State efforts to juice Covid-19 vaccination rates through million-dollar lotteries haven’t reversed the steep decline in adults seeking out shots when many pockets of the…
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