The Latest Breaking News from Marijuana

By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Those who wish to perpetuate the failed public policy of cannabis criminalization have lost the hearts and minds of the American public. And they know it.

In August, the Department of Justice urged a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit broughy by Florida's Agriculture Minister Nikki Fried, which seeks to allow legal medical marijuana

The legalization of recreational use of cannabis will not be a topic when Missouri lawmakers meet at the Capitol next week.

His felony marijuana trafficking charge in Kentucky has been reduced to a misdemeanor possession charge.

An Ohio Democratic congressional candidate recently criticized pro-reform Republican incumbent over his scheduled participation at Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, which will take place next September 13-14 In Chicago.

A new poll conducted by the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), which creates and promotes an environment where community banks flourish, found that “two-thirds of voters (65%) support allowing cannabis-related businesses to have access to banking services in states where cannabis is legal.”

The measure will be on the ballot, but depending on how the state Supreme Court rules, the votes may just not be counted.

The armed forces of Venezuela have carried out what authorities say is the largest marijuana bust of the last 10 years in the South American country

Weed hauls in Spain have quadrupled in five years, with over three million plants seized in 2021, a record for a country that is already Europe’s top dope producer