Virginia Paves Road for Medical Marijuana in Conservative States
admin Americans for Safe Access | February 5, 2018 RICHMOND, VA — On Monday, the Virginia General Assembly Senate passed SB726 by a vote of 40 to 0. Last week, the…
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Six States That Could Change Marijuana Laws at the Ballot Box This Year
(WikiMedia/Tom Arthur) Phillip Smith | February 6, 2018 While marijuana reform efforts continue at an excruciatingly slow pace in state legislatures — Vermont became the first state to free the…
Georgia Lawmaker Introduces Recreational Marijuana Bill
ATLANTA – The move to legalize recreational marijuana is gaining some traction in the state capitol, but the lawmaker behind it admits it won’t be easy. Given the fact that…
The Marijuana ‘Gateway’ Theory Is A Fallacy
NORML | September 29, 2017 Scientific evidence does not support claims that marijuana experimentation often serves as a ‘gateway’ to the use of other substances, particularly cocaine and heroin, according…
Marijuana Advocates Urge Rhode Island Study Commission to Stick to Fact-Finding
(photo: Regulate Rhode Island via Facebook) Marijuana Policy Project | September 28, 2017 Debate on regulating marijuana “should take place in the General Assembly among legislators elected by the people”…
India’s marijuana industry ‘just getting started,’ says executive
India’s leading purveyor of traditional medicine is trying to pry open the country’s medical and industrial cannabis markets and, in doing so, create the largest medical marijuana market in the…
Stand-alone marijuana growers in vertically integrated markets seek alternate sales channels
In an attempt to bolster their bottom line and maintain a solid position in the market, some stand-alone marijuana cultivators that don’t possess retail licenses are pushing for the right…