National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Archives - Cannabis Business Executive

Gubernatorial Report Card: Learn Where Your Governor Stands on Marijuana Policy

To kick off the 2019 state legislative season, NORML is pleased to release our 2019 Gubernatorial Scorecard. This extensive database assigns a letter grade ‘A’ through ‘F’ to states’ governors based upon their comments and voting records specific to matters of…

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America

Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and…

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America

Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and…

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America Part 6 (1988-1992)

By Allen St. Pierre Part 6 of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to…

Conflict of Interest and the Seven Deadly Sins

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines the term conflict of interest as: a conflict between the private interests and the official responsibilities of a person in a position of trust It goes on to include the legal definition of conflict of interest…

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America (Part Two, 1972-1976)

Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive (CBE) the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing…

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America

Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing…

Too Stoned to Drive? Lawmakers Struggling to Find a Sure-Fire Test to Tell – Part 1 of 2

(Ed. note: Part 1 examines the current state of THC testing and the challenges for certifying a DUI) America's history with marijuana is lengthy and fraught with hiccups. After decades of prohibition, the doorway of decriminalization paved the path for…

Feds Can’t Interfere: Appropriations Committee Approves Amendment Again, Adds Two More States

July 27, 2017
David Hodes
Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal
1 Comment

In a move closely watched by the cannabis industry, an amendment by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee, was approved Thursday, giving another year of protection from federal interference to medical marijuana businesses in states where…

Civil disobedience and cannabis: Time to quit?

May 4, 2017
David Hodes
District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Policy & Legal
3 Comments

This is a tough thing to write about but I think now is the time. Over the last few weeks, over 30 people have been arrested for either possession of cannabis or smoking cannabis in both Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia,…