On Sunday February 16th, I bought legal weed for the first time from a recreational cannabis store…
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is “doubling down” in his advocacy for patients to have legal access to cannabis as a therapeutic agent. In a commentary featured on the CNN website today, Gupta writes: “I am more convinced than ever that it is irresponsible to not provide the best care we can, care that often may involve marijuana. I am not backing down on medical marijuana; I am doubling down.”
District lawmakers voted 10 to 1 in favor of “The Simple Possession of Small Quantities of Marijuana Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2013,” which amends District law involving the possession or transfer of up to ounce of marijuana from a criminal misdemeanor (punishable by up to 6 months incarceration and a maximum fine of $1,000) to a civil violation (punishable by a $25 fine, no arrest, no jail time, and no criminal record). Democrat Mayor Vincent C. Gray said that he intends to sign the measure into law.
(Dr. Mitch Earleywine was elected as the Chairman of the NORML Board of Directors in…
Members of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators recently resolved at their Annual Legislative Conference in favor of decriminalizing marijuana. The NBCSL represents more than more than 650 African-American legislators from 45 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands.
NORML filed an “amicus curiae” brief with the Massachusetts Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 18,…
Polling data released today by Quinnipiac University revealed that a majority of Ohio voters support…
On Friday, more than 40 state lawmakers in Maine co-signed a memo authored by State…