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Feb 16, 2021

Clinical Trial: Cannabis Inhalation Associated with Clinical Improvement in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

"This study demonstrates that treatment with THC-rich cannabis in patients with mild to moderate UC is associated with clinical improvement." The post Clinical Trial: Cannabis Inhalation Associated with Clinical Improvement in Patients with Ulcerative Co...

Feb 16, 2021

Report: Legal Marijuana Industry Employs Over 321,000 Full-Time Workers

"In the United States there are more legal cannabis workers than electrical engineers. There are more legal cannabis workers than EMTs and paramedics. There are more than twice as many legal cannabis workers as dentists." The post Report: Legal Marijuana ...

Feb 15, 2021

NORML Calls On President Biden To Pardon Non-Violent Federal Marijuana Offenses

This Presidents Day, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), along with a coalition of business groups and criminal justice reform advocates, is calling upon President Joe Biden to follow through on his campaign commitment to e...

Feb 12, 2021

Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/12/21

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/12/21 appeared first on NORML.

Feb 11, 2021

Poll: Majority of North Carolina Voters Support Marijuana Legalization

A newly released poll by Elon University found that 73% of North Carolina voters support the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes and 54% of North Carolina voters support the legalization of marijuana for recreational use. The post Poll: Majori...

Feb 10, 2021

South Dakota: Governor Announces Intent to Delay Implementing Voter-Initiated Medical Marijuana Access Law

"These cynical efforts to undermine and delay the enactment of these voter-approved measures is an affront to the very constituents that these lawmakers are in office to serve." The post South Dakota: Governor Announces Intent to Delay Implementing Voter-...

Feb 08, 2021

Wisconsin: Governor Evers Includes Marijuana Legalization in State Budget Proposal

"Frankly, red and blue states across the country have moved forward with legalization and there is no reason Wisconsin should be left behind when we know it's supported by a majority of Wisconsinites." The post Wisconsin: Governor Evers Includes Marijuana...

Feb 08, 2021

NORML PAC Endorses John Fetterman for US Senate

"I'm exceedingly grateful to have the support of NORML PAC," Lt. Governor John Fetterman said. "The bottom line here is it's far past time we let go of this bizarre superstition and criminalization of a plant, cannabis, and instead legalize it on a federa...

Feb 08, 2021

TV Show Host and Travel Author Rick Steves to Chair NORML Board of Directors

For me, my work with NORML is a civic duty. I care about fighting racism; about replacing a black market that empowers and enriches gangs and organized crime with a legal one that produces good jobs and lots of tax revenue; and about defending our civil l...

Feb 08, 2021

Poll: 61 Percent of US Adults Say Marijuana Legalization Is a "Good Idea”

Of all the policy issues discussed by pollsters, respondents' support was strongest for legalizing cannabis. The post Poll: 61 Percent of US Adults Say Marijuana Legalization Is a "Good Idea" appeared first on NORML.

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