This week the Ashland City Council is hearing a proposal from the Planning Commission that will hurt patients’ safe access to cannabis for a variety of reasons. We were successful recently defeating the ban of all personal cannabis gardens in Medford, but now we must mobilize and make our voices […]

The classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance, along with heroin, is a national joke that barely has any public supporters these days. Declaring marijuana a drug with a high rate of abuse with no accepted medical value is laughable considering the medicinal benefits that have been shown, the […]

The California Adult Use of Marijuana Act, the so-called “Sean Parker Initiative”, is gathering more support, with Drug Policy Alliance and Marijuana Policy Project now considering backing it, and the recent bombshell news of ReformCA board member Richard Lee openly supporting it. UPDATE: I have now linked to the new, amended […]

Supporters of cannabis legalization and greater criminal justice reforms celebrated the overwhelming victory of Canada’s Liberal Party less than a month ago as the party’s platform noted the need to be smarter on crime, including ending the failed policy of marijuana prohibition. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wasted no time mandating […]

The federal government is still spending millions of dollars eradicating marijuana plants, even spending money in states that have legalized cannabis. While law enforcement officials have claimed that they need these funds to help battle cartels, some members of Congress state that historical data shows that a vast majority of […]

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! 5 reasons the cannabis community can be thankful this Thanksgiving: Marijuana is legal in 4 states and our nation’s capital: While there is much more work to be done, cannabis wasn’t legal in any state just over three years ago. Bonus thanks: cannabis is likely to become […]

Tom Angell, writing at Marijuana.com, broke the news yesterday of Richard Lee’s endorsement of the Sean Parker-led initiative to legalize marijuana in California for the 2016 ballot. It’s a seismic shift in California marijuana reform politics. For me, it’s like watching a telenovela – ¡La Gravedad Del Dinero! Money is […]

From my experience and everybody that I know, the cannabis community comes in all stripes. We don’t fit into the stereotypes that prohibitionists have tried to stick to us. No offense to Cheech and Chong or Jeff Spicoli or Brad Pitt’s character in True Romance, the slacker stoner stereotype doesn’t […]

Hip hop artist Killer Mike’s passionate introduction of Bernie Sanders before a raucous crowd in Atlanta, Georgia, has made the waves on social media with many progressives touting his inspiring speech. While many political pundits may discount the importance of an endorsement from a rapper named Killer Mike, the support could […]

This holiday season, be sure to remember the cannabis connoisseur (or relative newbie) with legal marijuana or a related product.  With legalization, both medical and recreational, the law of the land in many places, there are more opportunities than ever to satisfy your stoner friends and family with great cannabis […]

Medical cannabis advocates hopeful that Pennsylvania would finally join the ranks of states allowing the medical use of marijuana were forced to continue their wait as a scheduled vote on a medical cannabis was pulled. It is a travesty that the Pennsylvania Legislature hasn’t passed a medical marijuana yet as […]

Marijuana Politics is proud to help organize the Oregon Marijuana Business Conference (OMBC) and the turnout and feedback only encourage us to help educate the Oregon cannabis industry and community and provide a networking opportunity to help any marijuana business entrepreneur. More than 700 people packed into the Ashland Hills […]

The Oregon Marijuana Business Conference (OMBC) throws a ton of essential information out to attendees. These links and notes will help you navigate the ins and outs of licensing your cannabis business under state law. This page will be updated as more information comes to light. If you have any […]

The key drug war country of Colombia is legalizing cannabis for medical use. Colombia’s history and American drug war involvement and coercion make this a gigantic change. The new Colombian move adds to quickening world wide momentum to remove cannabis from the war on drugs, as country after country rethinks […]

It’s another fantastic day for drug law reformers here at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Alexandria, Virginia. Today’s opening plenary session featured speakers from around the globe discussing their perspectives on ending drug prohibition. First up was Damon Barrett, cofounder and director of the International Center on Human […]