Paul Armentano, the deputy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), calls on President Joe Biden to live up to the pledges made during his campaign regarding cannabis legalization.
Keep Reading Commentary: It’s time for Biden to keep his promises on cannabis
A legal effort by the ACLU of Nevada to force the Nevada Board of Pharmacy to remove cannabis from its Schedule 1 of controlled substances will proceed, Clark County Judge Joe Hardy ruled Wednesday when he denied the board’s motion to dismiss the ACLU’s lawsuit.
Keep Reading ACLU of NV suit to deschedule cannabis statewide survives challenge
Across the country, attitudes toward cannabis are becoming more permissive and accepting, but partisan gridlock in Congress virtually ensures that legislation to decriminalize marijuana will languish and die in the U.S. Senate.
Keep Reading Federal attempts to legalize cannabis flail, while public support grows
The U.S. House passed a bill last week to decriminalize marijuana, expunge convictions and create a framework for the legal sale of recreational pot. But the bill’s chances in the U.S. Senate are slim – and the prospect of state-level decriminalization in Iowa is even less likely, lawmakers said.
Keep Reading Iowa lawmakers strongly oppose cannabis despite federal legislation
The House voted 220-204 to approve the measure, which would fix the split between federal law and 19 states where recreational marijuana is legal. Three Republicans joined all but two Democrats in approving the measure.
Keep Reading U.S. House votes to decriminalize cannabis, Senate action less likely
Pennsylvania’s cannabis prohibition laws are among the worst in the country, according to a new report by the Marijuana Policy Project called “Behind the Times: The 19 States Where a Joint Can Still Land You in Jail.”
Keep Reading Marijuana Policy Project names Pennsylvania one of 19 states with worst weed laws
On Tuesday, March 22, 2022, the Marijuana Policy Project will lead a national virtual press conference, as well as virtual press conferences in Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Texas, recognizing the 50-year anniversary of the Shafer Commission report and detailing the findings of MPP’s new report on cannabis laws.
Keep Reading Nation’s Largest Cannabis Policy Reform Group Releases Report On The Laws That Lag the Furthest Behind Public Opinion (Updated)
The status of legal cannabis in Wisconsin, whether for recreational or medicinal use, remains up in the air, but that hasn’t stopped UW-Platteville’s cannabis program from growing.
Keep Reading Cannabis education grows in Wisconsin as legal status remains hazy
This story is more about the Drug War, in general, than cannabis, but I’ve been interested in Oregon’s experiment in harm reduction. It’s good to see at least one state living in a world without the “War on Drugs.”
Keep Reading One Year on, Oregon Drug Decriminalization Is Boosting Harm Reduction and Housing