Pro-Legalization Campaigns Release First Ads in New England
Tue / Oct 4th
Pro-legalization television commercials for the campaigns in Massachusetts and Maine hit the airwaves yesterday, according to a report by Reuters.… Read More
Cannabis Legalization News
Legalization news for industry professionals. The cannabis legalization movement has gone mainstream: scroll down to find out which markets are currently working to legalize cannabis for medical and/or recreational use.
Prohibitionists in Arizona Have More Cash on Hand than Pro-205 Campaign
Mon / Oct 3rd
Arizona’s anti-legalization campaign Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy have raised a little more than $2 million this election cycle in… Read More
Florida Medical Cannabis Campaign Nets $1M Donation
Mon / Oct 3rd
The pro-legalization campaign in Florida has received a $1 million cash infusion from New Approach, a committee that has bankrolled… Read More
NORML Scorecard Ranks Federal Lawmakers on Cannabis Policy
Thu / Sep 29th
NORML has released its 2016 Congressional Scorecard, which grades lawmakers on their marijuana policy based on voting records and their… Read More
Patient Counts Down in Recreational States
Wed / Sep 28th
In states with recreational cannabis, medical marijuana patient counts have dropped, according to research by GreenWave Advisors. The culprit —… Read More
Poll: Arkansans Favor MMJ Amendment Proposal Over Act with Grow-Your-Own
Mon / Sep 26th
According to the latest Talk Business & Politics/Hendrix College poll, Arkansas voters favor the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment over the… Read More
NJ Republican Introduces Bill to Legalize Cannabis ‘Like Tobacco’
Mon / Sep 26th
New Jersey Assemblyman Michael Carroll has introduced legislation that would legalize cannabis — regulating it like cigarettes — and provide… Read More
Cannabis Ballot Initiatives Could Add $7.8B to National Economy by 2020
Fri / Sep 23rd
According to new data by New Frontier and Arcview Market Research, if all nine states pass their respective marijuana ballot… Read More
Missouri MMJ Ballot Campaign Falls 23 Signatures Short
Wed / Sep 21st
The campaign to put a medical marijuana initiative on Missouri ballots in November fell just 23 signatures short, the Riverfront… Read More
Majority of Oregonians Continue to Support Legal Cannabis, Poll Shows
Tue / Sep 20th
A majority of Oregon voters believe that the legalization law approved in 2014 has so far benefited the state, according… Read More
Most Montana MMJ Patients Have No Provider
Mon / Sep 19th
Under Montana’s newly implemented medical marijuana program, 93 percent of the 12,730 registered patients in the state are now listed… Read More
Casino Mogul Adelson Makes Huge Donation to Anti-MMJ PAC
Mon / Sep 19th
Sheldon Adelson, the CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., has donated $1 million to the Drug Free Florida Committee, a political… Read More
Why Cannabis Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore Data and Analytics
Fri / Sep 16th
Legalization — and the infrastructure that follows it — enables the cannabis industry to embrace business intelligence that is already… Read More
President of Mexico Keeping Tabs on California Legalization Bid
Fri / Sep 16th
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is “paying close attention” to California’s recreational-use vote this November, according to California state Senator… Read More
Study: Fatal Accidents Less Likely to Involve Opiate Use in MMJ States
Fri / Sep 16th
A Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health study has found that drivers in states with medical marijuana programs were… Read More
Advocates in Nebraska Already Working Toward 2018 Initiatives
Thu / Sep 15th
Two advocate groups in Nebraska have already filed petitions and started collecting signatures for potential ballot initiatives in 2018, the… Read More
Poll: Majority of MA Voters Support Legalization, Say Cannabis is Less Harmful than Sugar
Wed / Sep 14th
Half of Massachusetts voters support legalizing recreational cannabis, compared to 45 percent opposed, according to a WBUR/MassINC poll, while five… Read More
Legal Cannabis Industry Could Hit $50 Billion Within Ten Years
Tue / Sep 13th
The legal cannabis industry could reach $50 billion by 2026, according to a 10 Cowen & Co. analysis. That figure… Read More
UK Parliamentary Group Calls for Cannabis Rescheduling
Tue / Sep 13th
The UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform is urging the Home Office to reclassify cannabis from Schedule… Read More
Drugmaker Funding AZ Prohibitionists Worried Legalization Will Limit Product Success
Tue / Sep 13th
According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings by Insys — the drug maker that donated $500,000 to the anti-legalization campaign… Read More
Experts and Lawmakers Suggest Congress Is Softening on Cannabis Prohibition
Mon / Sep 12th
Despite the federal government’s unwillingness to reschedule cannabis, or actively advance legislation to decriminalize its possession, some policy experts and… Read More
Advocates are Out-Fundraising Prohibitionists in Massachusetts
Mon / Sep 12th
Money is rolling into the campaigns on both sides of the Massachusetts legalization question, with the Yes on 4 campaign… Read More
Pharmaceutical Company Donates $500,000 to Arizona Anti-Legalization Group
Fri / Sep 9th
Pharmaceutical company Insys, makers of the sublingual fentanyl spray Subsys, has donated $500,000 to the campaign working toward defeating Arizona’s… Read More
Ohio’s Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect Today
Thu / Sep 8th
Ohio’s medical cannabis law takes effect today, despite an unclear road forward for getting patients legal access to their medicine,… Read More