US House Passes Bill To Normalize Adult-Use Cannabis Commerce
The SAFE Banking Act would improve the safety of legal marijuana marketplaces and foster more entrepreneurship in the emerging legal industry Members of the House... Read more.
Cannabis Use Associated with Reduced Hypertension in Elderly Subjects
Be’er Sheva, Israel: Elderly subjects with hypertension respond favorably to medical cannabis treatment, according to observational data published in the European... Read more.
Virginia: House and Senate Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Legalization Measures in Historic Votes
Members of the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate, for the first time ever, separately approved a pair of adult-use marijuana legalization measures today. Senate... Read more.
The Clear Winner of Election 2020: Marijuana
Voters approved a series of statewide ballot proposals on Election Day legalizing the use and distribution of marijuanas for either medical or adult-use purposes.... Read more.
Democrats’ Latest COVID Relief Package Includes Marijuana Banking Provisions
The latest COVID stimulus package proposed by House leadership maintains provisions permitting licensed cannabis businesses to legally and explicitly partner with... Read more.
FBI: Marijuana Arrests Decline Year-Over-Year, But Still Outpace Arrests for All Violent Crimes
The total number of persons arrested in the United States for violating marijuana laws declined for the first time in four years, but still outpaces arrests for... Read more.
Five Times Marijuana Contributed to the Banning of a Book
Did you know that this is Banned Books Week? Every year, the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read, and promotes the... Read more.
House Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing On Cannabis
Panel entitled: Unlocked Potential? Small Businesses in the Cannabis Industry Today, the House Committee on Small Business held a hearing entitled Unlocked Potential?... Read more.
NORML and Governor DeSantis Agree: Do Not Create Legal Marijuana Cartels
In a letter sent today to Governor Ron DeSantis, NORML joined Regulate Florida, the Florida Cannabis Action Network (FLCAN), the Law Enforcement Action Partnership... Read more.
Marijuana Banking Passes Critical Committee
In the first of what is anticipated to be multiple Congressional votes to address the federal prohibition and criminalization of marijuana, the House Financial Services... Read more.