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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.

Mar 18, 2021

House Reintroduces SAFE Banking Act To Normalize Cannabis Commerce

The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), and Warren Davidson (R-OH). The post House Reintroduces SAFE B...

Mar 18, 2021

Pennsylvania: Police Arrested 20,200 Adults for Marijuana Possession During Pandemic

Black people make up 12 percent of the population but 32 percent of marijuana arrests. The post Pennsylvania: Police Arrested 20,200 Adults for Marijuana Possession During Pandemic appeared first on NORML.

Mar 17, 2021

Congress and USPS Inadvertently Restrict Consumer Access To Vaporizer Cartridges, Batteries, Etc

Right now, the USPS is accepting public comment until March 20th, and the fix is relatively simple. The USPS simply needs to clarify that these new changes do not include non-nicotine vaporization devices. The post Congress and USPS Inadvertently Restric...

Mar 17, 2021

Senators Schumer, Booker, and Wyden: "We want to move this”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer along with Senators Cory Booker and Ron Wyden, recorded a video outlining their plan to introduce comprehensive legislation to repeal federal marijuana criminalization and expunge the records of those with federal cann...

Mar 15, 2021

Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco Coalition Emerges to Shape Legalization in Their Favor

These folks answer to their shareholders, At NORML, we answer to you. The post Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco Coalition Emerges to Shape Legalization in Their Favor appeared first on NORML.

Mar 12, 2021

Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/12/21

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/12/21 appeared first on NORML.

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