In a new poll, DC voters overwhelmingly voiced their support for drug decriminalization. According to MarijuanaMoment, 83% of responders to these polls said that they support having the D.C. council pass ordinance to “remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of commonly-used controlled substances consistent with personal use.” Of this 83%, 65% strongly support […]
Most of the eyeballs reading this article have had at least some experience in front of video games in the past. The pairing of marijuana and gaming is pretty seamless at this point, with a report from Brightfield group claiming that 53% of cannabis consumers have smoked before and while playing video games. And gaming’s […]
There has never been a more important time to be part of our cannabis justice movement. With each passing day, the light at the end of the dark tunnel of prohibition beams brighter. This did not happen by accident. It is because of our work together at NORML that public support for legalization has shifted […]
2001: A Space Odyssey is phenomenal. It’s a breathtaking piece of cinema that changed the way we saw the medium, and what it can do. Needless to say, the images are still fresh in our cultural consciousness. So what better symbol than the monolith to bring to the DEA’s headquarters in an act of defiance […]
The New York Department of Labor announced that employers are now prohibited from testing their workers for the presence of marijuana. Employers will still be allowed to take action against an employee who is impaired on-the-job, but only if an employee “manifests specific articulable symptoms of impairment.” Under the guidance, a positive drug test for […]
In a perfect example of the need for better banking rules, Bank of America sent a notice to Scottsdale Research Insitute, which is federally approved to study marijuana and psilocybin, that it would be shutting down their account in 30 days, and that the decision was final. In May of this year, the DEA gave […]
Since legalization has become a hot topic over the last few years many are questioning the way it is being implemented within the states. According to an article on Vox, many of the states who are legalizing are choosing to regulate marijuana like it is alcohol. As it turns out, regulating weed as if it […]
In the newly released annual spending packages by the Senate Appropriations Committee, cannabis policy is scantly mentioned yet by omission, it could advance a critical element of reform that has long been pushed for by NORML and other allies. In the proposed FY22 Financial Services and General Government spending bill, which includes provisions relating to the […]
Mississippi legislators are still waiting for Governor Tate Reeves (R) to call a special session to enact legislation regulating medical marijuana access in the state. It’s been weeks since the initial request, and the governor continues to stall. After lawmakers sent him a draft proposal, which would allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to […]
After gaining lots of traction nationwide and garnering many briefs sent to the courts asking for the case to be heard, the request by Safehouse in Philadelphia was rejected by the Supreme Court. This means that no decision would be had on the issue. Safe Injection Sites are professionally supervised rooms where those addicted to […]
