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NORML Launches ‘Better Business Bureau’ for the Pot Industry
NORML has been fighting for nearly half a century to replace our nation’s overreaching, under-serving and (by any objective measure) disastrous marijuana laws with a sensible, regulated retail system –...
View ArticleWashington: Retail Marijuana Sales Total Nearly $4 Million In First Month
Washington state-licensed marijuana retailers sold an estimated $3.8 million in cannabis products in July, the first month during which such sales were allowed under state law. The sales are estimated...
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Julie’s Baked Goods Joins the NORML Business Network
NORML is pleased to announce the newest member of the NORML Business Network; Julie’s Baked Goods. The Denver-based edibles company produces of some of the highest quality, all-natural cannabis snacks...
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CO Retail Pot Sales Surpassed Medical for the First Time in July
Retail marijuana purchasers in July outspent medical cannabis buyers for the first time since the launch of Colorado’s adult-use market 9 months ago. The state’s Department of Revenue recently reported...
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NBN Partner Profile: O.penVAPE
Hello NORML supporters! Have you heard of O.penVAPE? Founded in 2012 by six dispensary owners and growers, O.penVAPE produces reliable and easy to use vaporizer pens. Their signature “go.pen” is...
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NBN Partner Profile: 420 Food Safety
The Associated Press recently highlighted public and industry concerns regarding the use of herbicides and pesticides in the commercial cannabis operations. Understandably, many commercial growers,...
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Senate Committee Votes In Favor Of Marijuana Banking Bill
Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 16-14 today in favor of an amendment to allow state-compliant marijuana businesses to engage in relationships with financial institutions. Sponsored...
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NBN Partner Profile: Spliffin
Another one of our great NORML Business Network Partners is Spliffin! Spliffin manufacturers solvent-free concentrates and vaporizers. Spliffin products are engineered for discretion, convenience, and...
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ResponsibleOhio Initiative Qualifies For The 2015 November Ballot
The Ohio Secretary of State’s office yesterday confirmed that a statewide ballot proposal seeking to permit the personal use and commercial production and retail sale of cannabis will appear on the...
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Extraction Reaction: Let’s Be Smart About Dabbing
A new scientific review of burn injuries in Colorado confirms what many of us have been saying for some time – that the popularity of dabbing (i.e., the use of hash oil) brings with it some real...
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Growing Pains: Regulating the Use of Pesticides on Marijuana
In 46 states, marijuana smokers still have to worry about being arrested and jailed for their use of marijuana. The latest Uniform Crime Report released a few days ago found more than 700,000 Americans...
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Congress Unveils 2016 Omnibus Spending Bill, Reauthorizes Marijuana Protections
Members of Congress this morning unveiled the 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill, legislation that is responsible for funding the federal government through the 2016 fiscal year. While stand alone...
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Reefer Madness 2.0: Over-Regulation
From Prohibition to Over-Regulation There was a time, not so long ago, when the most vocal supporters of prohibition did their best to explain why they felt the criminal prohibition of marijuana was...
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The NORML Business Network: The “Better Business Bureau” for the Marijuana...
The Emerging Legal Marijuana industry I had the pleasure of speaking at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition in New York this past week; a major B2B Expo held at the Jacob Javits Center...
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Attempt to Limit Strength of THC in CO
Like door-to-door preachers warning us of the threat of hell, fire, and damnation, the prohibitionists seem never to give up their fight against personal freedom. Someone, somewhere must be enjoying...
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Black Rock OG Supports Cannabis Law Reform
As more and more states continue to embrace some form of legal cannabis, it’s important that we begin to examine what partnership opportunities exist among the thousands of emerging cannabis-related...
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California: Victims of Inconsistent Marijuana Laws
Now that 29 states have legalized medical marijuana, eight have legalized adult-use, and several others are considering legislation to legalize either adult-use or medical marijuana during the 2017...
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Marijuana Treated Like Alcohol? Legislation Filed In Senate and House
Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Jared Polis have introduced legislation in the House and Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish...
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Domestic Hemp Production More Than Doubles In Past Year
Domestic hemp production increased dramatically from 2016 to 2017, according to data compiled by the advocacy organization Vote Hemp. The group calculates that US farmers cultivated over 23,000 acres...
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CDFA Emergency Regulations Regarding Cannabis Cultivation Licensing
Cal NORML has sent comments to state regulators at the CA Department of Food and Agriculture regarding their emergency licensing regulations for cannabis cultivation. “We are concerned that the CDFA’s...
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