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Apr 19, 2024

Celebrate Our Success This 4/20

April 20 is the most widely celebrated day in cannabis culture. This 4/20, we have plenty to celebrate. The post Celebrate Our Success This 4/20 appeared first on NORML.

Apr 19, 2024

Polls: Most Americans Endorse Legalization, Say Cannabis Is Safer Than Either Alcohol Or Tobacco

"As more states have adopted legalization, public support for this policy has risen dramatically among voters -- regardless of party affiliation. Elected officials who refuse to take action to end cannabis criminalization do so at their own politica...

Apr 18, 2024

NORML Op-Ed: State-level Marijuana Legalization Has Been A Stunning Success

After a century of failed policies and "canna-bigotry," the verdict is in. Legalization is a success, and the end of cannabis prohibition can't come soon enough. The post NORML Op-Ed: State-level Marijuana Legalization Has Been A Stunning Success appeared...

Apr 15, 2024

JAMA Pediatrics: Legalization Laws Linked With Fewer Teens Using Marijuana, Other Intoxicants

"Together, results found no net increases in cannabis or, through spillover effects, alcohol or tobacco use among adolescents in response to the rapid rise of RCL [recreational cannabis legalization] and RCR [recreational cannabis retail sales]. Results s...

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...

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