New York Governor to Support Marijuana Legalization Bill in 2019 | NORML ALBANY, NY — A spokesperson for Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that creating a framework for legalizing adult marijuana use is among the administration’s 2019 legislative priorities. “The goal of this administration is to create a model program for regulated adult-use marijuana – and […]
Marijuana Midterms: The Prospects for State-Level Legalization and Medical Marijuana | Phillip Smith With less than two weeks to go to Election Day, its looking like a mixed picture for state-level marijuana policy initiatives. There are two states — Michigan and North Dakota — with marijuana legalization on the ballot and there are two more […]
Gallup Finds Record-High 66% Support Marijuana Legalization in U.S. | Marijuana Policy Project WASHINGTON, DC — A new Gallup poll released Monday shows support for making marijuana legal in the U.S. has reached a record high of 66 percent, up from 64 percent last year. Only 32 percent are opposed. The poll found majority support spans the […]
October 17th: a day Canadians will remember for a long time. Or maybe not, considering it’s the day Canada legalized weed across the entire country. Naturally, the internet went nuts. Here are some of our favorite memes about Canada’s change for the greener: Ned Stark Gets It: Twitter The post Our 10 Favorite Canadian Legalization […]
NORML Endorses Michigan’s Marijuana Legalization Proposal 1 | NORML The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is pleased to endorse Proposal 1: The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, which will appear on November’s electoral ballot. The initiative permits those over the age of 21 to possess and grow personal use quantities […]
A Canadian Girl Guide capitalized on the legalization of cannabis in her country by selling cookies to consumers waiting in line for legal pot. Elina Childs, a 9-year-old girl from Edmonton, Alberta, sold a wagonload of Girl Guide cookies outside a cannabis dispensary in just 45 minutes. Elina’s father, Seann Childs, said the family had been […]
Canada is less than two days away from becoming just the second nation in the world with legal cannabis. But as Canada’s legal industry comes online this Wednesday, the nation’s vast and well-established network of marijuana retailers is about to become more illegal than ever. Once Canada’s Cannabis Act, Bill C-45, takes effect, unlicensed private […]