Medical Marijuana Zone

The Virginia Senate recently sent Senate Bill 591 to the Rehabilitation and Social Services committee, and will not be considered further now that the 2022 legislative session concluded, as of March 12. A final vote was made on April 27, with a 20-20 vote, and a tie-breaker vote from Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears. If passed, […]

A bill that would give children access to their medical cannabis in school is getting closer to becoming a law.

Two bills to reform cannabis law in Hawaii have cleared the Senate. But will they have a chance in the House?

New Jersey is inching closer to finalizing cannabis legalization.

Activists say that the cannabis legalization bill that is being advanced is deeply flawed.

Updated (May 30th, 2019): The New Jersey Senate voted in favor of the bill, with a tally of 33-4. The measure now heads to Governor Murphy’s desk. Original: 2019 has been an up and down year for cannabis law in New Jersey. With lawmakers considering new legislation on both the recreational and medical fronts, cannabis […]

Leading Marijuana Prohibitionist Out as US Senate Judiciary Chair | NORML One of the US Senate’s leading marijuana prohibitionists, Iowa Republican Charles “Chuck” Grassley, will no longer be heading the Senate Judiciary Committee in the 116th Congress. Senator Grassley announced today that he is stepping down as Chair of the Committee. As Chair, Grassley refused to hold any hearings […]