California Legalized Medical Marijuana 30 Years Ago. So Why Is Most of Its Cannabis Still Underground?
Prop 215 made California the first state to legalize medical cannabis 30 years ago this month. Ed Rosenthal, Ethan Nadelmann and Lanny Swerdlow look back on how it won and what it left unfinished. “Remember, remember, the Fifth of November.” The line belongs to Guy Fawkes and his failed 1605 plot against Parliament, but in […]
Uruguay Legalized Cannabis First. Its Biggest Cannabis Fair Returns in December
Uruguay legalized cannabis before anyone else. Its biggest cannabis fair, now in its 13th year, returns to Montevideo December 5 and 6 with CBD neuroscience, a hempcrete workshop and a session on getting cannabis clubs’ paperwork in order. What’s on the program so far Details In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to legalize cannabis […]
Recreational Marijuana Would Be Legalized In Florida Under Two Newly Filed Ballot Measures
Florida activists submitted two new proposed marijuana legalization ballot initiatives to state officials this week. The first measure, from a group called Floridians for Marijuana, would allow adults over the age of 21 to legally use cannabis. They could possess up to two ounces of marijuana, including no more than five grams of cannabis concentrates. […]
Teen Marijuana Use Has Decreased In Every State That Has Legalized It For Adults, Contrary To Opponents’ Scare Tactics
Opponents of marijuana legalization often claim that it will entice more underage kids to use it, but teen cannabis consumption has decreased in every single state that has enacted the policy change, according to a new report. The analysis from the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) tracks federal and state government survey data on youth cannabis […]