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Jan 24, 2024

Marijuana Momentum Heats Up Across The US

We're only a couple weeks into this year's legislative season, and we're already seeing a flurry of activity in state capitols nationwide. The post Marijuana Momentum Heats Up Across The US appeared first on NORML.

Jan 19, 2024

New Hampshire: Supporters Back Off Efforts To Adopt THC Potency Caps On Medical Cannabis Products, Impose Per Se Driving Limits

NORML's Deputy Director Paul Armentano submitted written testimony to the Committee opposing both provisions. The post New Hampshire: Supporters Back Off Efforts To Adopt THC Potency Caps On Medical Cannabis Products, Impose Per Se Driving Limits appeare...

Jan 12, 2024

HHS Releases Unredacted Letter Confirming Agency's Recommendation to DEA to Reclassify Marijuana to Schedule III

"It is significant for these health agencies to acknowledge publicly, for the first time, what many patients and advocates have known for decades: that cannabis is a safe and effective therapeutic agent for tens of millions of Americans." The post HHS Rel...

Jan 10, 2024

Delaware: House Committee Advances Legislation Expanding Physicians' Abilities to Authorize Medical Cannabis

"A patient's treatment options should not be limited by the government, but rather, they should be determined in confidence between a patient and their doctor." The post Delaware: House Committee Advances Legislation Expanding Physicians’ Abilities ...

Jan 09, 2024

Updated NORML Report Highlights Over 2.3 Million Marijuana-Related Expungements

"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 criminalization." The post Updated NORML Report Highlights Over 2.3 Million Marijuana-Related Expungements a...

Jan 02, 2024

Washington: New State Law Takes Effect Barring Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing for Most Employees

The new law states, "It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in the initial hiring for employment if the discrimination is based upon the person's use of cannabis off the job and away from the workplace." The post Washington: New S...

Jan 02, 2024

Survey: Most Veterans Support Expanding Medical Cannabis Access

Seventy-nine percent of veteran respondents and 92 percent of their family members said, "Veterans Administration doctors should be legally allowed to recommend marijuana to veterans if the doctor believes the patient could benefit from [it.]" The post Su...

Dec 28, 2023

California: Employees to No Longer Face Discrimination at Work for Their Off-Hours Cannabis Use

Starting January 1st, most employers will no longer be able to either fire or refuse to hire someone based solely upon their cannabis use history. The post California: Employees to No Longer Face Discrimination at Work for Their Off-Hours Cannabis Use app...

Dec 27, 2023

Nevada: New Marijuana Possession Limits Set to Take Effect

Adults may purchase up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis flowers and/or up to one-quarter of an ounce of concentrates from licensed retailers beginning January 1st. The post Nevada: New Marijuana Possession Limits Set to Take Effect appeared first on NORML.

Dec 22, 2023

POTUS Issues Expanded Pardon Proclamation For Those With Certain Federal Marijuana Convictions

"Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana," the President announced. "It's time that we right these wrongs."  The post POTUS Issues Expanded Pardon Proclamation For Those With Certain Federal Marijuana Convictions...

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