Justin Strekal

Justin Strekal, former political director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) tells it like it is in a recent Op-Ed published by Marijuana Moment. Strekal is the founder of BOWL PAC, which advocates for cannabis legalization and...

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker thinks that Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is significantly impacting his Senate colleagues to oppose passing any cannabis-related bills in the lame-duck session. Last week, McConnell revealed he was pleased that the final version of the National Defense...

The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), is preparing to vote on a series of criminal justice reform bills. They include the bipartisan proposal to cleanse records of prior federal cannabis convictions. The key committee of the House Committee will meet in the next few...

Joe Biden's daughter-in-law, with Secret Service protection in tow, was seen buying entering and leaving a cannabis dispensary in California, according to the Daily Mail. Melissa Cohen, who is married to Biden's son Hunter was leaving a Malibu dispensary called 99 High Tide...

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) announced that Morgan Fox will join its national team as political director, taking over the position from outgoing NORML staffer Justin Strekal. Fox, who worked as a cannabis policy reform advocate since 2008, has...

Members of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday afternoon advanced HR 3617: the Marijuana, Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2021. The bill was approved 26-15, with 24 Democrats joined by two Republicans. The MORE Act repeals the long-standing federal...

When it comes to cannabis reform, Congress focuses too much on banking and not enough on decriminalization.  That's according to Justin Strekal, a political director at the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). "[The banking bill] is separate from...

On Wednesday, U.S. Congress held a landmark hearing regarding cannabis legalization and the need to reform. Despite a lot of effort to legalize cannabis, the hearing highlighted that progress is still moving slow, at least on a federal level. What Happened The hearing, titled "Marijuana Laws...