Three States That Might Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis in 2023
There are now 21 U.S. states with adult-use marijuana laws. Several more states - Delaware, Minnesota and Ohio - might join them in 2023. Efforts in Hawaii and Oklahoma have already failed.
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Later for the Sooner State: Oklahoma Voters Reject Marijuana Legalization
Oklahoma will not be the 22nd state to legalize the adult-use of marijuana. On Mar. 7, Question 820 lost by a whopping 62% margin. It's time to stop trying to win in red states.
Erik Altieri Out as NORML Executive Director, Ends Six-Year Run at the Helm
NORML executive director Erik Altieri has resigned from his post at the Washington, DC-based nonprofit. He took the position after Allen St. Pierre left in 2016.
Known for His Famous Brother, Orrin Bolton Was a Force of His Own
Orrin Bolton, Michael Bolton's older brother, has passed away. A NORML supporter, legalization advocate and singer like his brother, "OB" was 72.
Lining Up for Legal Weed in Connecticut: CelebStoner Goes to Fine Fettle Dispensary
Always first to smoke legal cannabis in New York and its surrounding states, CelebStoner went to Connecticut on Jan. 11 to be among the initial purchasers of adult use flower in the Nutmeg State.
States Where Marijuana Is Legalized, Decriminalized or Medicalized
There are now 21 states that have legalized adult-use/recreational cannabis, 10 more with decriminalization laws and 48 with some form of medical-marijuana access.
Make That 21: Maryland and Missouri Legalize Marijuana
The 2022 Midterms produced mixed results for marijuana law reform. Adult-use legalization measures passed in Maryland and Missouri, but lost in Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota. And Pennsylvania's pro-cannabis Lt. Gov. John Fetterman was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Legalization Initiatives on the 2022 Ballot in Five States
Pot is hot at the ballot box this November. Adult-use legalization initiatives have qualified in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota. Will they all win?
Cannabis Control Board Chair Says New York's First Adult-Use Stores Will Open by December
“When you bring in the New Year, I want you to bring it in with New York cannabis," New York's Cannabis Control Board Chair Tremaine Wright told the crowd at the Hampton Cannabis Expo on August 20.
2022 World Drug Report: 'Cannabis Cultivation Is Nearly Universal'
Global cannabis use continues to rise as legalization takes effect in the U.S. and Canada. "Cannabis cultivation is nearly universal," the U.N. notes in its 2022 World Drug Report. More than 150 countries produce pot, ganja, cannabis, marijuana, herb, bud, weed - whatever you prefer to call it.