Oregon Rec. Licenses Coming Soon
Tue / Apr 19th
Oregon entrepreneurs have submitted nearly 900 applications for the state’s recreational cannabis business licenses. As of April 19, data from… 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.
Doctors Launch Pro-Legalization Advocacy Group
Tue / Apr 19th
Breaking away from the American Medical Association’s official position, a group of more than 50 physicians have formed Doctors for… Read More
Hawaii Postpones Medical Cannabis Licensing Due to Paperwork Delays
Mon / Apr 18th
Hawaii’s Department of Health has postponed awarding their medical marijuana licenses until April 29, after experiencing delays with applicant fingerprinting… Read More
Canadian Feds Working Toward National Legalization
Fri / Apr 15th
The federal government of Canada is making moves toward the national legalization of recreational cannabis. In an interview with CBC… Read More
Mass. Legalization Efforts Supported by Voters; Officials Launch Prohibition Campaign
Fri / Apr 15th
A majority of voters in Massachusetts support ballot questions to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state for individuals 21… Read More
Arizona Cannabis Legalization Campaign Gets Needed Signatures
Wed / Apr 13th
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol published a press release Tuesday announcing that it has gathered more than 200,000… Read More
Ted Cruz Would Support States’ Right to Legalize if Elected President
Mon / Apr 11th
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has reiterated his position that states should be allowed to alter their own marijuana policies, if… Read More
‘Good People Don’t Smoke Marijuana’ Argues Lawmaker During Prohibitionist Hearing
Wed / Apr 6th
U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) convened a hearing yesterday to investigate whether or not the Justice Department has dropped the… Read More
Bernie Sanders Touting Federal Legalization on Presidential Campaign Trail
Tue / Apr 5th
Sen. Bernie Sanders has been considered the cannabis industry’s favored presidential candidate since he introduced legislation last November to completely remove cannabis… Read More
Anti-Legalization Congressional Panel to Meet Next Week
Thu / Mar 31st
Marijuana prohibitionists will testify in front of a Congressional panel next week, claiming that the Obama administration has mishandled recreational… Read More
Joy Beckerman: The Future Hemp Economy
Thu / Mar 31st PODCAST
Joy Beckerman is the founder of Hemp Ace, in addition to being a nationally-recognized industrial hemp activist and expert. As… Read More
Nixon Official Admits Drug War Was a Hoax
Wed / Mar 23rd
A 1994 quote from a former Nixon aide makes it crystal clear that the administration’s reason for criminalizing drug use… Read More
Rhode Island Governor Open to Cannabis Legalization Referendum
Thu / Mar 17th
Gov. Gina Raimondo is open to the idea of putting the legalization question to Rhode Island voters, she told the Providence Journal on… Read More
Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Bills
Thu / Mar 17th
Cannabis and its non-psychoactive cousin scored victories in the Pennsylvania legislature yesterday as the House and Senate passed medical marijuana… Read More
National Poll: Americans Want Cannabis Rescheduled and Legalized
Wed / Mar 16th
Yet another poll is suggesting what most people already know: U.S. citizens are ready to end the prohibition of marijuana.… Read More
Mark Hubbard: Consumer Safety and Standards for Commercial Cannabis
Wed / Mar 9th PODCAST
Mark Hubbard is co-founder of Integrity Labs, a licensed cannabis analysis & testing laboratory in Washington. He recently joined our… Read More
Fight Stewing Between California Cannabis Reformists
Wed / Mar 9th
New financial backing appears to be brewing a fight between cannabis legalization campaigns in California. Steve Kubby, a cannabis activist… Read More
Resistance Surfacing for Massachusetts Legalization Plan
Tue / Mar 8th
Activists from the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA) clashed with legislators over the implications of cannabis legalization in… Read More
Virginia Legalizes Industrial Hemp Production
Mon / Mar 7th
The governor of Virginia has signed into law a bill this week that will legalize the industrial production of hemp… Read More
Confusion Over Home Cultivation in Arizona Recreational Cannabis Initiative
Thu / Feb 25th
An Arizona cannabis legalization petition expected to be on the November ballot has been the subject of some scrutiny after… Read More
NORML’s National Board Offers Early Endorsement of California Legalization Initiative
Mon / Feb 22nd
The NORML Board of Directors voted on Saturday to endorse the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), an initiative to legalize… Read More
Sean Parker Donates Another $500,000 to California Legalization Measure
Tue / Feb 16th
Sean Parker, billionaire philanthropist and former President of Facebook, has doubled his donation to the California Adult Use of Marijuana… Read More
California Lawmakers Working to Stem Tide of Cannabis Cultivation Bans
Tue / Jan 26th
State lawmakers, local jurisdictions and medical cannabis producers in California are wrestling with new legislation that regulates how medical marijuana… Read More
Vermont Governor Wants to Legalize Cannabis
Fri / Jan 8th
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin announced in his State of the State address Thursday that he will move to legalize cannabis… Read More