What Do States Gain After Legalizing Marijuana?

What Do States Gain After Legalizing Marijuana?

By: Michael Jacobs, GotVape.com Statewide, Pennsylvania has already approved medical marijuana for certain conditions. When it comes to statewide legalization, there are some definite pros to making marijuana legal recreationally. Safety Weed bought off the street, even when a person knows their source personally, can be varied in its cannabinoid profile and cultivation environment. By […]

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Announcement – Bi-Monthly Meeting Location Changed

Announcement – Bi-Monthly Meeting Location Changed

Starting April 6th, we’ll have a new meeting space, and on April 2nd, we’re having a Clean-up/Farewell event to say goodbye to 12 years at the A-space followed by a small celebration to welcome in a new era for Philly NORML. Details above, and much thanks to Sophia Cifonelli for the lovely flyer.

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Medical Marijuana and Diabetes: How Cannabis Use Can Help Reduce a Very Common Disease

Medical Marijuana and Diabetes: How Cannabis Use Can Help Reduce a Very Common Disease

By Cherise Paramour I found out this past weekend while going car hunting in South Jersey that my mother, in a way, supports medical marijuana legalization: that those who suffer from diseases and illnesses should have the right to use marijuana for relief and that a certain NJ politician should not try and prevent those […]

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SB3 Urgent Call To Action – Further Amendments to Fix Issues Needed

SB3 Urgent Call To Action – Further Amendments to Fix Issues Needed

Medical cannabis bill SB3 in danger of being unworkable in practice

URGENT CALL TO ACTION – On April 21st, the PA Senate State Government committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 3 (Sen. Mike Folmer and Daylin Leach), a bill originally intended to legalize medical cannabis in PA. SB3 will go to the Senate Appropriations committee for a vote likely on May 4th, and could get a vote […]

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Why is an Orthodox Rabbi Supporting Marijuana Legalization?

Why is an Orthodox Rabbi Supporting Marijuana Legalization?

Why is an Orthodox Rabbi Supporting Marijuana Legalization? “Because it’s the right thing to do. Period.” Says the Philadelphia regulated substances attorney, Executive Director of the Cannabis Growers Association of Pennsylvania, and observant Jew- Steven Auerbach. “American Jews have always championed the rights of others- from marching with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to speaking […]

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NORML PAC Endorses John Hanger for Pennsylvania Governor

PHILADELPHIA, PA — On a brisk but sunny morning in front of historic Independence Hall in Philadelphia candidate for Pennsylvania Governor John Hanger received the formal endorsement of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Political Action Committee (NORML PAC). “Stop the arrests and jailing!” Hanger said today, “Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians […]

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The High Cost of the “Freedom Cage”

The High Cost of the “Freedom Cage”

By: Ed Roper If you’re an advocate for marijuana legalization, you probably have heard by now about the numerous monthly “Smokedown Prohibition” events that have been happening in Philadelphia. Hosted by Philly NORML and comedy group “The Panic Hour”, they have evolved into an ongoing regular act of mass marijuana civil disobedience only steps away […]

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Why Everyone Should Eat Hemp Seeds

Top Reasons Why Everyone Should Eat Hemp Seeds Hemp seed products taste great and are easier to cook with than flax seeds or chia seeds. With a taste similar to sunflower seeds and pine nuts, hemp seed products come in many forms: hulled, toasted, flour, protein powder, oil, coffee, butter and more. Hemp Seed products are easy to […]

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PhillyNORML announces new Board of Directors; Smoke Down Prohibition 8

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 8/27/2013 PhillyNORML – Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws CONTACT: Chris Goldstein or Mike Whiter media@phillynorml.org or 267 702 3731 PhillyNORML announces new Board of Directors; Smoke Down Prohibition 8 PHILADELPHIA, PA — PhillyNORML is pleased to announce a successful re-organization of the Board ahead of a busy […]

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