Despite the partisanship disparity between marijuana advocates and gun enthusiasts, both sides still want to conjoin forces if one ever wishes. However, due to a decades-old law, that still isn’t possible. This has all come to the surface again because Minnesota has recently legalized marijuana in the state, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, […]
Despite the partisanship disparity between marijuana advocates and gun enthusiasts, both sides still want to conjoin forces if one ever wishes. However, due to a decades-old law, that still isn’t possible. This has all come to the surface again because Minnesota has recently legalized marijuana in the state, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, […]
Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in California, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Texas. EXPUNGEMENT Louisiana Update: HB 286 has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee and is pending a vote. House Bill 286 allows those with marijuana possession misdemeanor offense charges to […]
The so-called ‘war on drugs’ has never been about reducing drug use; rather, it has always been about criminalizing our most vulnerable and marginalized citizens. I am at interning at NORML this summer to push back against policies that harm millions of people, and to fight for policies that empower those who have previously been […]
New York has too much weed. This has been apparent since the extremely slow rollout of new business licenses, and has caused a surplus that Bloomberg reported at a value of $750 million last November. So the state is trying something new by granting approval to growers and retailers to set up some tables and […]
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation into law today making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize and regulate the adult-use marijuana market. “This victory is especially satisfying,” said NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano. “The passage of this law is the result of years of grassroots activism by consumers and stakeholders, including Minnesota NORML and its founder […]
Le’Veon Bell has admitted that he used to smoke weed before each of his NFL games. According to Bell, he was proud of his performance while on cannabis saying, “Looking back on this, that’s what I did…When I was playing football, I smoked, bro. Even before the games, I’d smoke and I’d go out there […]
Neither the detection of THC nor its metabolites in subjects’ blood, breath, or oral fluid is correlated with psychomotor performance, according to the results of a state-funded study conducted by researchers affiliated with the University of California, San Diego. Investigators assessed participants’ driving simulator performance at multiple points in time following their inhalation of cigarettes […]
California’s cannabis farms are facing a large problem, more than 90% of the plants are infected with a severe pathogen. According to new research done by scientists in the area, a vast majority of the cannabis plants in California are being spoiled due to this small pathogen. The pathogen, called Hop-latent viroid, or HLVd, shrivels […]
Members of the U.S. Senate Committee of Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs must move swiftly to advance legislation normalizing relations between state-licensed cannabis businesses and financial institutions. The advancement of the SAFE Banking Act is crucial to the health and safety of the tens of millions of consumers who patronize state-legal cannabis markets. That is […]
