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May 26, 2023

NORML Legal Committee Submits Amicus Brief in Federal Case Challenging Government's Gun Ban for Medical Cannabis Consumers

The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has accepted NORML's 'friend of the court' amicus brief in a case that seeks to protect the Second Amendment rights of state-authorized medical cannabis patients. The post NORML Legal Committee Submits Amicus Brief i...

May 26, 2023

NORML Op-Ed: Senate Must Act on Legislation Clarifying Cannabis Banking Rules for State-Licensed Businesses

Every day that Congress fails to act needlessly jeopardizes the livelihood of these small businesses and their consumers. The post NORML Op-Ed: Senate Must Act on Legislation Clarifying Cannabis Banking Rules for State-Licensed Businesses appeared first o...

May 26, 2023

Study: No Correlation Between THC Detection and Driving Impairment

"In the largest trial to date involving experienced users smoking cannabis, there was no correlation between THC (and related metabolites/cannabinoids) in blood, OF [oral fluid], or breath and driving performance. … The complete lack of a rela...

May 24, 2023

State Policy Weekly Update 5/24/2023

Highlights include LA, ME, MD, MN, MT, NV, NH, NY, OH, PA, and RI. The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/24/2023 appeared first on NORML.

May 23, 2023

DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 2022

Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized nearly 5.7 million cultivated marijuana plants in 2022. This is the highest annual seizure total reported by the agency since 2011. The post DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 202...

May 22, 2023

Michigan: Officials Accepting Public Comments on Plan to Halt Cannabis Pre-Employment Testing for State Workers

"Policies that mandate would-be hires to undergo urine screens for past cannabis exposure are invasive, discriminatory, and ineffective. They neither identify workers who may be under the influence, nor do they contribute to a safe work environment." The ...

May 22, 2023

Study: Neither Current nor Lifetime Cannabis Use Linked with COPD

"In [this] cohort of ever-tobacco smokers of ≥20 pack-years with established COPD or at risk of developing COPD, a history of current and/or former smoking of marijuana of any cumulative lifetime amount was not found to be associated with a sign...

May 20, 2023

Minnesota: Lawmakers Advance Adult-Use Legalization Bill to Governor's Desk

Provisions in the bill permit adults to purchase (up to two ounces from state-licensed retailers and/or 8 grams of concentrate and 800 milligrams worth of edible products), home-cultivate (up to eight plants, no more than four of which can be mature), and...

May 18, 2023

NORML Op-Ed: Ending Cannabis Bigotry Is Long Overdue

After a century of failed policies and canna-bigotry, Americans are ready to move in a different direction – one that legalizes, regulates, and educates. The post NORML Op-Ed: Ending Cannabis Bigotry Is Long Overdue appeared first on NORML.

May 17, 2023

State Policy Weekly Update 5/17/2023

Highlights include CA, LA, MD, MN, NH, & VT. The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/17/2023 appeared first on NORML.

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