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Sep 03, 2024

Nebraska: Voters To Decide on Medical Cannabis Access Measures

Statewide polling indicates that between 70 percent and 80 percent of Nebraskans support legalizing medical marijuana access. The post Nebraska: Voters To Decide on Medical Cannabis Access Measures appeared first on NORML.

Aug 29, 2024

Federal Appeals Court Once Again Rejects Blanket Gun Ban for Cannabis Consumers

Justices determined, "Marijuana user or not, [the defendant] is a member of our political community and thus has a presumptive right to bear arms. By infringing on that right, 922(g)(3) contradicts the Second Amendment's plain text." The post Federal Appe...

Aug 28, 2024

Marijuana Is on the Ballot This November

There's no doubt that the outcomes of this coming election will have major implications for the future of marijuana policy reform. The post Marijuana Is on the Ballot This November appeared first on NORML.

Aug 27, 2024

DEA Administrator Announces Intent To Hold Hearing on Marijuana's Scheduling

The hearing is scheduled to commence on Monday, December 2, 2024. The post DEA Administrator Announces Intent To Hold Hearing on Marijuana's Scheduling appeared first on NORML.

Aug 26, 2024

NORML Op-Ed: A Decade Into States Legalizing Marijuana, Underage Use Has Plummeted

Those wedded to the status quo of cannabis criminalization have long warned that legalizing the marijuana market will result in increased adolescent use. But 10 years following the first states' decisions to legalize and regulate adult-use cannabis sales,...

Aug 20, 2024

West Virginia: Charleston Adopts Citizens-Initiated Measure Depenalizing Marijuana Possession

"In jurisdictions where state lawmakers remain resistant to repealing outdated and overly punitive marijuana possession laws, petitioning for these sort of local changes is a viable way to provide immediate relief to thousands of consumers who would other...

Aug 19, 2024

NORML Op-Ed: Like Most Americans, Vice President Harris Has Evolved on Marijuana

In Congress, far too many politicians remain wed to the sort of "Reefer Madness" view that most voters have long since abandoned. Like Harris did, they also need to evolve their views on cannabis to more closely align with current scientific and public co...

Aug 15, 2024

Polling: Swing State Voters Overwhelmingly Back Cannabis Legalization, Other Reforms

"Legalizing and regulating adult-use cannabis access is not only good policy, but it's also good politics. State and federal politicians who continue to ignore their constituents' sentiments on these issues do so at their own political peril." The post Po...

Aug 14, 2024

Missouri: NORML Affiliate Questions State Regulators' Decision to Permit Toxic Additive in Certain Cannabis Products

"There appears to be no rational explanation for why the state of Missouri would dramatically increase the amount of a very toxic substance in legal cannabis products when none of it whatsoever should be present in them." The post Missouri: NORML Affiliat...

Aug 12, 2024

North Dakota: Marijuana Legalization Measure Will Appear on November Ballot

North Dakota voters will decide on Election Day whether to approve a citizens' initiated ballot measure legalizing the use, home cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis. The post North Dakota: Marijuana Legalization Measure Will Appear on November Ballot...

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