Cyd Maurer has been in the news a lot the past several days, especially if you follow marijuana policy. The former KEZI news anchor’s termination for using cannabis in her off-time, in a state that recently legalized cannabis with more than 56% of the vote, has struck a chord with […]

Cyd Maurer’s story has struck a chord with the cannabis community and people who believe in fairness across the country. A talented young news anchor with poise well beyond her 25 years, losing her job for off-the-job marijuana use has elevated the national discourse surrounding marijuana rights. While ending the […]

Officials in Waller County, Texas, have released the toxicology report from the autopsy of Sandra Bland, the woman who died in police custody following traffic stop, showing no illicit drugs in her system, aside from 18 nanograms of active THC, the psychoactive molecule in marijuana. According to experts, such a […]

After much speculation, it is official that existing Oregon medical marijuana dispensaries will sell cannabis to adults on October 1st. Licensed dispensaries will be able to provide up to 7 grams of cannabis flower to all adults starting on October 1st, as Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 460 into […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a dire warning about the potential dangers of marijuana edibles death after a nineteen-year-old who consumed marijuana products died from a fall last April. According to the National Survey on Drug Abuse & Health (NSDUH) figures for 2013, over one-in-eight Americans […]

Italy could be on the verge of legalizing marijuana after 250 legislators, across political demographics signed onto a plan to allow legal possession, cultivation and use. If the plan comes to fruition, Italy would become the largest country in Europe to legalize cannabis. Europe has long been more tolerant of […]

Oregon cannabis consumers are still wondering whether they will be allowed to start purchasing marijuana from dispensaries this October as Senate Bill 460 still sits on Governor Kate Brown’s desk. The bill only legalizes the sale of marijuana flowers, products such as concentrates, extracts and infused edibles will not be available […]

Update: Blog “What Does Donald Trump Think of Marijuana Legalization” includes latest news and polls.  The 2016 presidential race is heating up with progressive Bernie Sanders, the favored candidate of many cannabis law reform advocates, gaining ground on the Hillary Clinton Machine on the Democratic side as Sanders’ progressive positions become […]

The Danish National Institute of Public Health has released new figures showing that high school students are rejecting alcohol and hard drugs in favor of marijuana. Over the past two decades, marijuana use among male high school students has almost doubled and use among female high school students has increased […]

The Senate Appropriations Bill passed a key piece of marijuana legislation today that allows Washington, D.C., to license and regulate cannabis commerce and to allow banks to offer financial services to regulated marijuana businesses. The Financial Services Bill adopted by the U.S. Senate committee deletes previously approved language that prevented […]

As a growing number of U.S. states reform their marijuana laws, new data emerges about the consequences of those reforms. According to a recent study, not only has the sky not fallen in states with legal marijuana, but these states have actually seen their drug problem decrease significantly. The study, […]

The Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy, led by California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, released its “Pathways Report: Policy Options for Regulating Marijuana in California”. The report has been eagerly awaited by the Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform, or ReformCA, to serve as a guiding document for the language of […]

Now that marijuana is becoming re-legalized, expect to see a flurry of new studies showing us some things we’ve always known about cannabis and some things we never would have suspected, like… CBD helps heal broken bones Israeli scientists broke some rat bones and then injected them with cannabidiol (CBD). […]

This past Oregon legislative session, I was pleased to learn about House Bill 3372, Representative Lew Frederick’s bill designed to release nonviolent marijuana offenders from prison. I set up a meeting to discuss the bill with Rep. Frederick and to see if he was open to amending HB 3372 so that […]

All eyes are on California as the 2016 election looms large. Legalization of marijuana in the Golden State, many observers believe, will be the tipping point for eventual nationwide legalization. If California prohibition falls, the rest of the states will tumble like dominoes. However, if California legalization fails, it could […]