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Dec 14, 2020

Tell President-Elect Biden: It's Time to Shut Down the Drug Czar's Office

The post Tell President-Elect Biden: It's Time to Shut Down the Drug Czar's Office appeared first on NORML.

Dec 09, 2020

House Passes Bipartisan Bill Facilitating Clinical Cannabis Research, Allowing Scientists to Access State-Approved Marijuana Products

"These common-sense regulatory changes are necessary and long overdue. The reality that most high-schoolers have easier access to cannabis than do our nation's top scientists is the height of absurdity and an indictment of the current system." The post Ho...

Dec 08, 2020

Legalize It: The Path to Cannabis Equity in Virginia

Virginia NORML is thrilled to provide a direct line to the policymakers, researchers, and advocates who are championing cannabis policy reform in the Commonwealth, especially in light of the opportunities the 2021 Virginia General Assembly session present...

Dec 08, 2020

Survey: Supermajority of Americans Support Expunging Marijuana-Related Convictions

Support is bipartisan, with majorities of Democrats (81 percent), Independents (69 percent), and Republicans (57 percent) endorsing the expungement of marijuana-related convictions. The post Survey: Supermajority of Americans Support Expunging Marijuana-R...

Dec 07, 2020

House of Representatives to Vote on Legislation to Facilitate Clinical Research Studies Using State-Authorized Marijuana Products

"Legislative action is necessary in this arena because the DEA has proven time and time again that it is not an honest broker in this process." The post House of Representatives to Vote on Legislation to Facilitate Clinical Research Studies Using State-Au...

Dec 07, 2020

New Jersey: Legislative Leaders Reach Consensus on Marijuana Legalization Plan

"This legislation will accomplish our shared goals of delivering restorative justice and ensuring that the communities most impacted by the War on Drugs see the economic benefits of the adult-use cannabis market." The post New Jersey: Legislative Leaders ...

Dec 04, 2020

HISTORIC: House of Representatives Approves Bill to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition

The House of Representatives approved the MORE Act to end federal marijuana prohibition in an historic vote. The post HISTORIC: House of Representatives Approves Bill to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition appeared first on NORML.

Dec 03, 2020

Tomorrow: Federal Marijuana Vote

Tomorrow, members of the US House of Representatives are anticipated to take up the Marijuana Opportunity,… The post Tomorrow: Federal Marijuana Vote appeared first on NORML.

Dec 02, 2020

"No Evidence” that Adult-Use Marijuana Laws Influence Cannabis Use by Teens

Authors "found no evidence that RML [recreational marijuana legalization] was associated with [an] increased likelihood or level of marijuana use among adolescents. Rather, among adolescents who reported any use of marijuana in the past month, the frequen...

Dec 02, 2020

MORE Act Approved by House Rules Committee

Members of the House Rules Committee have advanced the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, HR 3884, which removes marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act -- thereby eliminating the existing conflict between state ...

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