NORML Summer ‘26 Mitchell Floch shares his perspective on the disparate impact of marijuana prohibition.
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"We find that state legalization of recreational marijuana substantially reduced the arrests and disciplinary incidents for drug law violations. … The decreases in arrests after legalization are especially steep at public institutions [and at] four-year...
NORML Summer ‘26 Intern Dakota Helgren shares her reason for substituting cannabis for opioids to treat pain.
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Vermont is the third state this year to significantly increase adult-use marijuana possession limits.
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Under the measure, state-licensed retailers will begin selling cannabis products to those age 21 or older on July 1, 2027.
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"A fair administrative process should include the voices of those most directly affected by federal cannabis policy: consumers, patients, and the communities that have lived under prohibition. Excluding NORML from this hearing deprives the record of that ...
"Our Constitution protects people, not stereotypes, and it does not permit the government to convert cannabis use alone into a categorical mark of civic unworthiness."
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"These findings are consistent with those from other adult-use legal states, which show steep declines in marijuana use by young people following the adoption of regulated, age-restricted markets."
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"Today's announcement is an important milestone, and we look forward to continuing the work of building a marketplace that meets consumer demand while prioritizing safety, accountability, and access."
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"No patient should have to choose between their medicine or their job."
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