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Aug 07, 2024

Reflecting on My Legal Internship With NORML

Summer '24 Intern Jack Kenyon shares his experience with the NORML Legal Internship program. The post Reflecting on My Legal Internship With NORML appeared first on NORML.

Aug 07, 2024

CDC Data Highlights Sustained Decline in Youth Marijuana Use

The percentage of high-schoolers who identify as current consumers of cannabis fell 26 percent between 2013 and 2023. The post CDC Data Highlights Sustained Decline in Youth Marijuana Use appeared first on NORML.

Aug 06, 2024

New Hampshire: Governor Signs Laws Significantly Expanding Medical Cannabis Access

Physicians already possess the discretion to prescribe any number of medications, like opioids, which pose far greater risks to health than marijuana. It is appropriate that health care providers possess the same freedom to make medical cannabis-related d...

Aug 02, 2024

Ohio: State Officials Announce Start Date for Retail Cannabis Sales

"Retailers provide consumers with the option of obtaining lab-tested products in a safe, regulated environment. The sooner consumers have market access to cannabis products, the more quickly we will begin to see disruptions to the unregulated marketplace....

Jul 31, 2024

Government Survey Data Shows Nearly 20 Percent Decline in Teen Marijuana Use Over Past Decade

The NSDUH data reports that the percentage of those ages 12 to 17 who reported having ever tried marijuana fell 18 percent from 2014 to 2023. Those reporting having consumed cannabis during the past year fell 15 percent. The percentage of teens reporting ...

Jul 30, 2024

Texas: Voters in Multiple Cities to Determine Marijuana Depenalization Measures This November

Voters in the cities of Bastrop, Dallas, and Lockhart are expected to vote this November on municipal ballot measures halting most low-level marijuana arrests.

Jul 26, 2024

Analysis: Most Commercially Available CBD Products Mislabeled, Make Misleading Claims

"These findings highlight the need for proper regulatory oversight of cannabinoid-containing products to ensure quality assurance and deter misleading or unfounded health claims in product marketing," the study's authors concluded.

Jul 24, 2024

Analysis: No Increase in Rates of Marijuana Use Among Youth Over Past Decade

"Prevalence of cannabis use did not change among youth over time," the study's authors concluded.

Jul 23, 2024

Texas: Dallas Voters To Decide Marijuana Depenalization Measure This Fall

The proposed ordinance states: "The City's policy shall be to make enforcement of Class A and Class B misdemeanor marijuana possession its lowest enforcement priority. The City shall update its relevant policies to ensure that public safety resources are ...

Jul 22, 2024

I'm Interning With NORML To Help Undo Harmful Policies

Summer '24 Intern Zach Kaplan shares his reasons for joining the NORML Internship program. The post I’m Interning With NORML To Help Undo Harmful Policies appeared first on NORML.

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