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Jun 30, 2025

Honoring LGBTQIA+ Cannabis Trailblazers: A Pride Month Reflection

In the struggle for cannabis legalization, one essential thread is often overlooked: the deep historical alliance between LGBTQIA+ activists and the marijuana reform movement. The post Honoring LGBTQIA+ Cannabis Trailblazers: A Pride Month Reflection appe...

Jun 25, 2025

NORML Op-Ed: Debunking Cannabis Potency Myths

Unlike alcohol (which is readily available in a variety of potencies, including highly-potent formulations like grain alcohol and absinthe), THC is incapable of causing lethal overdose – regardless of its potency or the quantity consumed.  The ...

Jun 22, 2025

Texas Expands Patients' Access to Medical Cannabis

The new law opens the Texas Compassionate Use Program to include those suffering from chronic pain and other newly eligible conditions. It also expands the variety of cannabis formulations that patients possess and significantly increases the ...

Jun 21, 2025

Maryland: Governor Issues Additional Round of Marijuana-Related Pardons

As required by separate legislation signed by the Governor earlier this year, all pardoned cannabis possession offenses will be removed from public view by January 31, 2026. The post Maryland: Governor Issues Additional Round of Marijuana-Related Pardons ...

Jun 17, 2025

Study: Daily Cannabis Consumers Exhibit Few Changes in Simulated Driving Performance Compared To Controls

Daily consumers demonstrated improvements in SDLP (standard deviation in lateral positioning) following cannabis ingestion. Both daily and occasional cannabis consumers reduced their speed following cannabis use, whereas those in the control group typical...

Jun 11, 2025

Mississippi: Indian Tribe Approves Referendum Regulating the "Possession, Production, and Distribution of Marijuana on Tribal Lands”

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state, with more than 11,000 Tribal members on 35,000 acres of territory. The post Mississippi: Indian Tribe Approves Referendum Regulating the “P...

Jun 10, 2025

NORML Op-Ed: Take Marijuana Off the Streets and Put It Behind the Counter

By taking cannabis products off street corners and placing them behind the counter, lawmakers are providing cannabis consumers with safer experiences and greatly reducing their risk of being inadvertently exposed to contaminated products. The post NORML O...

Jun 10, 2025

Minnesota: Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Sales Tax Hike

"Minnesotans already pay a premium tax on retail cannabis products. Raising these taxes even higher will undoubtedly drive prices out of reach for some consumers. This will push consumers back to the unregulated market, thereby undermining the primary goa...

Jun 04, 2025

Trump Budget Proposal Rescinds Long-Standing Federal Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients

The White House's 2026 fiscal year budget request calls for the repeal of a long-standing federal budget rider that prohibits the Justice Department from using taxpayer dollars to prosecute patients and others involved in the state-legal medical cannabis ...

Jun 03, 2025

California: Assembly Votes To Halt Impending Tax Hike on Commercially Available Cannabis Products

"California NORML is proud to have taken a leadership roll sponsoring this bill. Cannabis is already heavily over-taxed relative to comparable products like beer, wine, and tobacco in California." The post California: Assembly Votes To Halt Impending Tax ...

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