Despite growing public support for legalization, there remains a vocal yet powerful minority intent on maintaining the failed policy of cannabis criminalization. The post Prohibitionists Push to Recriminalize Marijuana, NORML Pushes Back appeared first on NORML.

Cannabis signals from Trump growing increasingly murky
Cannabis industry insiders may have grown weary of peering into their crystal balls to determine whether federal reform of any kind is on the horizon during the new Trump administration, but it doesn’t appear that the murkiness will lift anytime soon. That’s in spite of the president nominating a cannabis …

New Hampshire Senate committee kills marijuana bills, including rec legalization
A New Hampshire state Senate committee dealt a likely death blow to a trio of pro-marijuana bills, voting down each of them during a hearing this week, although technically each measure could still pass the full Senate when they’re delivered to the chamber floor later in the legislative session. According …

Illinois sales fall again in February
Illinois marijuana sales took a 7% month-over-month dip in February, falling to $150.3 million from January’s tally of $161.7 million, according to statistics from the state Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer. Recreational sales – the lion’s share of the market – pulled in $130.6 million for the month, down from $140.2 …