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Nashville Flipside’s third benefit concert for NORML is this Friday at 8pm.

October 28, 2013 Jovan Jackson and his attorneys were back in court today for day two of the prosecution’s case against the Navy veteran and medical cannabis...

Jacob Sullum explains on Forbes that marijuana legalization will reduce drinking, producing public health benefits such as fewer traffic deaths.

Tough break, Anna. You were born in the wrong state. Someday I’ll be done asking how this happened. Someday I’ll be done asking, “why Anna?”. Someday I’ll...

A South Carolina Police Chief claimed advocating cannabis legalization gives police reasonable suspicion to target people for investigation.

Over 300 marijuana business applications have been accepted so far in Colorado; 136 for retail shops, 28 for infused products, and 174 for cultivation.

If you haven’t experienced a redwood tree first hand, you don’t know what you are missing. Living in northern California, I can tell you that these giant...

A Michigan couple get their child back, New Jersey gets its second dispensary, and Washington regulators get an earful over moves to do away with patient home...

After last weekend’s International Drug Reform Conference in Denver, a clear picture is emerging of which states are likely to be the first to follow Colorado and Washington down...

Authorities discovered a ‘sophisticated’ drug tunnel system connecting San Diego and Tijuana, along with tons of weed and lots of cocaine.

Even though 60% of New Hampshire adults are in favor, a New Hampshire House committee has refused to recommend marijuana legalization.

The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel recounts the disaster that is the drug war, giving several reasons to legalize marijuana.

An Alaska couple’s cannabis growing charges were dismissed due to issues about a police officer’s honesty.

As we mentioned here previously, NORML has worked with Representative Diane Russell in Maine to draft and prepare for introduction a measure that would have legalized and...

Constable David Bratzer, President of the Canadian branch of LEAP, filed a complaint against his chief for discrimination based on political views.

A New York Times article this week, Few Problems With Cannabis for California, reports that a pending study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management by Mark Anderson and...

Nick Gellespie of The Daily Beast explains that the drug war is over as a political issue, as most Americans now favor legalization.

Last week, Cowlitz County prosecutor Sue Baur dropped two Washington medical marijuana dispensary cases. Naturally Yours and Grass Rootz owners and employees charged in the cases are...

Monday, a Wisconsin MMJ bill was introduced, signed on by 18 lawmakers.

Reported this week in the Daily Herald: Community banks and credit unions are ready and willing to provide financial services to entrepreneurs in the state’s new legal...