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 […]

Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) was the first elected official when he (rightly) called for the removal of DEA Chief Chuck Rosenberg on the House floor, but he certainly wasn’t the last. True to his history, Rep. Blumenauer not only has demonstrated great leadership, but also the ability to garner bipartisan […]

Update: Thanks to the cannabis community rallying together, the Medford City Council voted to table the vote on banning personal marijuana cultivation indefinitely. Council members may look into putting the issue to a vote of the people. Stay tuned to Marijuana Politics for updates.  It is great to see firsthand […]

We’re at the lunch break of Day One of the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Washington, DC. This is the largest gathering the Drug Policy Alliance has ever held, with over 1,400 attendees from 71 countries. You can find plenty of photos and notes at the #ReformConf15 hashtag on […]

  At Saturday’s Oregon Marijuana Business Conference in Ashland, Bixel will present on branding, marketing and packaging. Widely known as an industry leader in creative branding, she sits on the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s packaging and labeling subcommittee.   Use the OLCC pre-approval process on labeling and packaging. The OLCC […]

Update: Thanks to the cannabis community rallying, the Medford City Council tabled their vote on banning personal gardens, but may send the issue to voters. The Mail Tribune reports: The Medford City Council voted down an ordinance Thursday night banning all growing of residential marijuana inside city limits, indoor and […]