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Apr 12, 2024

Ohio: Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Anticipated To Begin Ahead of Schedule

"The sooner consumers have market access to cannabis products, the more quickly we will begin to see disruptions to the unregulated marketplace." The post Ohio: Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Anticipated To Begin Ahead of Schedule appeared first on NORML.

Apr 09, 2024

Virginia: Governor Approves Bills To Expand Employment Protections, Vetoes Parental Rights Protections

"Virginia's firefighters, emergency services providers, and civil servants across the Commonwealth deserve the same job protections currently provided to private employees for their lawful and responsbile use of medical cannabis. This is a long overdue vi...

Apr 08, 2024

Hawaii: Lawmakers Move Forward with Legislation Expanding Marijuana Decriminalization

The bill decriminalizes the possession of up to one ounce of cannabis and/or up to five grams of cannabis concentrates -- imposing a maximum fine of $25. The post Hawaii: Lawmakers Move Forward with Legislation Expanding Marijuana Decriminalization appear...

Apr 08, 2024

Analysis: Medical Cannabis Associated With Decreased Use Of Opioids, Alcohol, And Tobacco

"These findings belie that claim that cannabis is a so-called 'gateway drug' and reinforces the notion that, for many individuals and for patients especially, it acts as a exit drug." The post Analysis: Medical Cannabis Associated With Decreased Use Of Op...

Apr 03, 2024

NORML Remembers John Sinclair

"I count him among the early heroes, and martyrs, of the marijuana legalization movement," NORML Founder Keith Stroup said. "May he rest in radical peace." The post NORML Remembers John Sinclair appeared first on NORML.

Apr 03, 2024

Minnesota: State Poised To Expunge Over 60,000 Marijuana Convictions

"Our sense of justice and our principles of fairness demand that public officials and the courts move swiftly to right the past wrongs of cannabis prohibition and criminalization." The post Minnesota: State Poised To Expunge Over 60,000 Marijuana Convicti...

Apr 02, 2024

Florida: Voters Will Decide Marijuana Sales Measure This November

"A majority of Floridians, like most voters nationwide, support repealing our failed marijuana prohibition laws and replacing them with a system of legalization and regulation. This is a long-overdue opportunity for them to finally make their voice heard ...

Mar 29, 2024

Delaware: Lawmakers Advance Medical Cannabis Expansion Bill to Governor's Desk

The legislation provides discretion to physicians to issue medical cannabis recommendations to any patient who may benefit from it. It also allows those ages 65 or older to self-certify for a registration card absent a doctor's recommendation. The post De...

Mar 28, 2024

Virginia: Governor Vetoes Legislation Licensing Marijuana Sales

"Governor Youngkin has just shown Virginians exactly how out of touch he is with the widely-accepted science and policy research on cannabis in the US. The only protection Youngkin's veto provides is to the illicit market that has ballooned during his tim...

Mar 27, 2024

Pew Poll: Adults Overwhelmingly Oppose Marijuana Criminalization

"There's no 'buyer's remorse' among the public when it comes to legalizing cannabis." The post Pew Poll: Adults Overwhelmingly Oppose Marijuana Criminalization appeared first on NORML.

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