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Jeff Sessions calls for “more competition” among medical marijuana growers

Jeff Sessions calls for “more competition” among medical marijuana growers

DEA and DOJ over planned expansion of marijuana cultivation

AG Jeff Sessions questioned by Senate committee about reports of feud between DEA and DOJ over planned expansion of marijuana cultivation for research purposes Sessions responded: “We have a marijuana research system working now. There is one supplier of the marijuana for that research. People have asked that there be multiple sources of the marijuana […]

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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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Rally for Marijuana Law Reform Scheduled for April 19, 2017 at the PA Capitol

Rally for Marijuana Law Reform Scheduled for April 19, 2017 at the PA Capitol

EVENT: Rally for Marijuana Law Reform LOCATION: Main Rotunda, PA Capitol Building, N 3rd St & State St, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 DATE: April 19, 2017 TIME: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/745639285599175/ Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of cannabis consumers residing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania? Do you believe that […]

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Six Week Cannabis Career Course Features Certifications and In-Person Coaching

Some PhillyNORML members have put together two courses for people seeking to join the PA Cannabis industry.   One course will cater to people seeking careers in the new medical marijuana industry.   The other course caters to potential business owners.   Want to get a dispensary license?  Build a grower-processor business?   Start a […]

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PA Medical Marijuana in the Senate: Concur or Continue the Fight?

PA Medical Marijuana in the Senate: Concur or Continue the Fight?

Next week, the PA Senate will take on the question of Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis (Marijuana) law with the bill known as SB3 (recently passed by the PA House of Representatives). The bill has a number of positive aspects – for instance, it provides coverage for seventeen medical conditions, gives the Health Department the ability to […]

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Coming Out Green – Philly NORML to Participate in 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show

Coming Out Green – Philly NORML to Participate in 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show

2016 Philadelphia Flower Show We are thrilled to announce that PhillyNORML will be participating in the 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show! From March 4th – March 13th, we will have the opportunity to educate over 250,000 attendees about cannabis and the need for legal reform. Joining us at the “Coming Out Green” (booth 1021 in the […]

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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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