2017 Year in Review: NORML’s Top Ten Events in Marijuana Policy
admin NORML | January 1, 2018 #1: Public Support In Favor Of Adult Use Legalization Reaches All-Time High Sixty-four percent of US adults – including for the first time a majority…
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Happy New Year! Legal Adult Marijuana Sales Start in California
Phillip Smith | January 1, 2018 The world’s largest legal marijuana economy gets underway on January 1, as California’s voter-approved law legalizing recreational marijuana commerce goes into effect. It’s been…
Study Debunks Myth That Marijuana Use Decreases Motivation
Paul Armentano | January 2, 2018 Neither the occasional nor the heavy use of marijuana by adolescents is associated with decreased motivation, according to clinical data published online ahead of…
Jeff Sessions Expected to Rescind Obama-Era “Cole Memo” That Allowed States to Implement Marijuana Laws Without Federal Interference
U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama speaking to supporters at an immigration policy speech hosted by Donald Trump at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (WikiMedia Commons/Gage Skidmore) Drug…
Vermont Lawmakers Could Revive Marijuana Legalization Effort This Week
TJ Baker | January 2, 2018 Lawmakers in Vermont are expected to take up a revised marijuana legalization bill, Senate Bill 22, in early January, possibly as early as this…
Cannabis Wheaton acquires Uruguayan hemp CBD producer for $15 million
Canada’s global cannabis-buying spree is moving to Uruguay. Vancouver, British Columbia-based Cannabis Wheaton announced Tuesday that it plans to spend up to $15 million to acquire 80% of Inverell shares.…
Greece Looks To Medical Marijuana To Combat Unemployment
The Greek economy has been hammered by 10 years of financial crisis, with unemployment topping 20 per cent every year since 2012. Now, the government thinks pot growers can help.…