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Mar 29, 2021

Marijuana Legalization Expected to Advance This Week in Key States

A handful of key states are poised to advance adult use marijuana legalization proposals this week. The post Marijuana Legalization Expected to Advance This Week in Key States appeared first on NORML.

Mar 29, 2021

Virginia: Governor Approves Employment Protection Bill

Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has signed House Bill 1862 into law, which provides employment protections for state-registered medical cannabis patients. The post Virginia: Governor Approves Employment Protection Bill appeared first on NORML.

Mar 26, 2021

Dozens of Congressional Leaders Admonish the Biden Administration Over Marijuana-Related Firings

This week, a letter led by Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Don Beyer, Jared Huffman, Mondaire Jones, Barabara Lee, and cosigned by 25 other members, called on the Biden Administration to "act within its power to stop legitimizing unfair cannabis laws....

Mar 26, 2021

Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/26/21

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/26/21 appeared first on NORML.

Mar 24, 2021

Study: "No Evidence” That Medical Cannabis Access Laws Encourage Youth Marijuana Use

"This study found no evidence between 1991 and 2015 of increases in adolescents reporting past 30-day marijuana use or heavy marijuana use associated with state MML [medical marijuana law] enactment or operational MML dispensaries." The post Study: "No Ev...

Mar 23, 2021

Senators Reintroduce SAFE Banking Act To Normalize Cannabis Commerce

Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Steve Daines (R-MT), along with 27 other members of the… The post Senators Reintroduce SAFE Banking Act To Normalize Cannabis Commerce appeared first on NORML.

Mar 20, 2021

New Mexico: Governor to Convene Special Legislative Session to Advance Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization

"Lawmakers, for the moment, have once again failed to deliver common sense marijuana policy reform for the people of New Mexico, an overwhelming majority of whom support legalizing cannabis for adults." The post New Mexico: Governor to Convene Special Leg...

Mar 19, 2021

NORML Comments on Reports of Marijuana-Related Firings of White House Staff

Newly published reports allege that "dozens of young White House staffers have been suspended, asked to resign, or placed in a remote work program due to past marijuana use." The post NORML Comments on Reports of Marijuana-Related Firings of White House ...

Mar 19, 2021

Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/19/21

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/19/21 appeared first on NORML.

Mar 19, 2021

Virginia: Governor Northam Approves Botanical Medical Cannabis Bills

Products anticipated to be available as soon as September. The post Virginia: Governor Northam Approves Botanical Medical Cannabis Bills appeared first on NORML.

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