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Sep 28, 2020

Democrats' Latest COVID Relief Package Includes Marijuana Banking Provisions

The latest COVID stimulus package proposed by House leadership maintains provisions permitting licensed cannabis businesses… The post Democrats' Latest COVID Relief Package Includes Marijuana Banking Provisions appeared first on NORML....

Jun 09, 2020

A Monumental May for Nevada NORML

Even in the continually uncertain world that Nevadans find themselves in, Nevada NORML is continuing to advocate for cannabis reform despite the strange corona-world of 2020.

Jun 08, 2020

NORML Letter to NIDA: Prohibition Must Be Recognized as More Damaging than Marijuana Itself

NORML leadership today sent an open letter to Nora D. Volkow, M.D., Director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), asking her to recognize the detrimental impact that racially-discriminatory marijuana law enforcement has had on the public hea...

Jun 05, 2020

A Founder Looks at 50: Attorney Gerry Goldstein and the Early Years of NORML

Few people contributed more to NORML and our efforts to assist the victims of marijuana prohibition during our early years than Gerry Goldstein.

Jun 04, 2020

New York NORML Chapters: In Memory of George Floyd

On the anniversary of the loss of our former colleague, activist and friend, Doug Greene - NYC NORML, Empire State NORML, Long Island NORML, & Roc NORML feels it is important to address the recent events and Developments following the death of George...

Jun 03, 2020

DEA Assisting "to the Maximum Extent Possible” in the Federal Law Enforcement Response to Nationwide Protests – NORML Responds

As first reported by Buzzfeed News, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is expanding its law enforcement powers so that it can better assist "to the maximum extent possible in the federal law enforcement response” to the wave of ongoin...

Jun 01, 2020

Virginia: Marijuana Arrests Decline Year-Over-Year

"It is a positive sign that after years of heightened enforcement, we're now seeing a downward trend in marijuana-related arrests in Virginia. Following the enactment of decriminalization on July 1, we expect to see an even more drastic reduction in these...

Jun 01, 2020

Louisiana: Bills Facilitating Expanded Cannabis Access Sent to Governor's Desk

"Just as doctors are entrusted to make decisions with regard to the supervised use of opioids and other medicines – many of which pose far greater risks to patients than cannabis – the law should provide doctors with similar flexibility when it comes ...

Jun 01, 2020

Marijuana Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice

As the events of the past few days have unfolded, it is clear that America is in the midst of a long overdue reckoning with itself. Since 1619, when the first ships arrived on the coast of Virginia with enslaved Africans in chains, our country has long ha...

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