• NORML Facebook
  • NORML YouTube
  • NORML Instagram
  • NORML Twitter
  • NORML LinkedIn
Search
NORML

NORML

Working to Reform Marijuana Laws Since 1970

Menu
Skip to content
  • Home
  • Take Action
  • Learn
  • State Laws
  • Chapters
  • Lawyers
  • News
  • Donate

Author: Randy Robinson, MERRY JANE for NORML

Hemp Farming
  • Activism

Former State Rep. Diane Russell on Maine’s Cannabis Legalization Woes

  • by Randy Robinson, MERRY JANE for NORML
  • Posted on December 10, 2019September 2, 2020

Maine currently holds the record for taking the longest to roll out its marijuana retail program. What happened in the Pine Tree State, and how can the next states to legalize avoid what went down there?

Read More
Marijuana Justice
  • Activism

California’s Rep. Barbara Lee on Why Legal Cannabis Must Require Social Equity Too

  • by Randy Robinson, MERRY JANE for NORML
  • Posted on November 6, 2019November 24, 2020

Congresswoman Barbara Lee is one of the most cannabis-friendly politicians in US history, and she’s here to explain why legalization, going forward, needs to bring a parade of social justice right along with it.

Read More
Marijuana and Health
  • Activism

Why Dr. Sue Sisley Sued the DEA for Stonewalling Cannabis Research

  • by Randy Robinson, MERRY JANE for NORML
  • Posted on September 20, 2019December 17, 2020

We also spoke with her attorneys, who explained why they believed the DEA broke the law by holding up long-promised medical marijuana research licenses.

Read More
Medical Marijuana
  • Activism

Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

  • by Randy Robinson, MERRY JANE for NORML
  • Posted on August 26, 2019December 17, 2020

NORML’s Jenn Michelle Pedini shares how they got the state’s conservative legislature to craft one of the American South’s most comprehensive medical marijuana bills to date

Read More

Subscribe to NORML News

line
Advertise

NORML Reports

Marijuana Pardons and Expungements

Local Decriminalization Laws

Latest News

  • dried medical cannabis flower buds spill out of an open prescription bottle

    Analysis: Opioid Overdoses Decrease Following Enactment of Marijuana Legalization Laws

    May 29, 2026
  • A hand holds a lit cannabis joint from which smoke wafts against a soft green background

    Pew Poll: Marijuana Prohibition Is Increasingly Unpopular Among Americans

    May 27, 2026
  • Scrabble tiles, lined up between a judges gavel and marijuana leaves, spell out "rescheduling"

    NORML Seeks Seat at DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing, Says Consumers Must Be Represented

    May 26, 2026
line
Advertise

PODCAST

Live with NORML: Join the cannabis conversation for the latest cannabis policy and science news, advocacy action alerts, and live Q&A

Blog Archives

NORML STORE

Shop to legalize it
  • Join NORML
  • About NORML
  • Privacy Statement
  • Sponsors
  • Advertise
  • Shop
  • Contact Us
×
Home>View all posts by Randy Robinson, MERRY JANE for NORML
Copyright 2026 © NORML and The NORML Foundation
All Rights Reserved
1380 Monroe St NW · PMB 607 · Washington, DC 20010
202-483-5500 · norml@norml.org

Loading Comments...