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Sep 12, 2022

Analysis: Legal Cannabis Businesses Associated with Increased Home Values

"It's time for local officials to put an end to the NIMBYism and unwarranted fears surrounding the establishment of licensed marijuana retailers. Cannabis is here and here to stay. Municipalities need to embrace this reality and provide the necessary over...

Sep 12, 2022

Missouri: Legal Challenge to 2022 Legalization Initiative Dismissed

"With public support for marijuana policy reform reaching super-majority status in recent years, prohibitionists and other political opponents have largely abandoned efforts to try and influence public opinion. Rather, they are now relying on gamesm...

Sep 07, 2022

NORML Op-ed: Prohibitionists Fear Democracy More Than Marijuana

Those who wish to perpetuate the failed public policy of cannabis criminalization have lost the hearts and minds of the American public. And they know it. The post NORML Op-ed: Prohibitionists Fear Democracy More Than Marijuana appeared first on NORML.

Sep 07, 2022

NORML Remembers Barbara Ehrenreich

At a time when few cultural influencers were willing to speak out publicly about the injustices of cannabis prohibition in America, Barbara Ehrenreich was an exception. The post NORML Remembers Barbara Ehrenreich appeared first on NORML.

Sep 06, 2022

California: Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Doctors from Discriminating Against Medical Cannabis Patients

"The passage of AB 1954 brings an end to the this long-standing and discriminatory practice. With dozens of studies showing that cannabis often leads to a reduction in pain patients' use of potentially more harmful opioids, it made no sense for doctors en...

Sep 06, 2022

Survey: Most Voters Support Federal Banking Reforms for Licensed Marijuana Retailers

"Americans understand that no industry can operate safely, transparently, or effectively without access to banks or other financial institutions and it is self-evident that this industry, and those consumers that are served by it, remain severely hampered...

Sep 01, 2022

Pennsylvania: Governor Launches Effort to Issue Mass Pardons to Those with Low-Level Marijuana Convictions

"I have repeatedly called on our Republican-led General Assembly to support the legalization of adult-use marijuana, but they've yet to meet this call for action from myself and Pennsylvanians. Until they do, I am committed to doing everything in my power...

Aug 31, 2022

Summer 2022 NORML Interns Answer Questions About the Job

NORML's Interns for the Summer '22 semester share thoughts regarding their time working with the NORML staff. The post Summer 2022 NORML Interns Answer Questions About the Job appeared first on NORML.

Aug 30, 2022

California: Multiple Reform Bills Advance to Governor's Desk

State lawmakers have advanced several priority bills to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk and a few more remain pending but are up against a  tight timeline. The legislative session in California ends on August 31st. Any bills not transmitted to the Governo...

Aug 30, 2022

Florida: Health Officials Enact Emergency Rules Imposing Cannabis Dosing Limits for Qualified Patients

"These arbitrary and unnecessary limits were established without input from either the patient community or from those physicians who specialize in providing oversight to medical cannabis patients. They will likely result in creating unnecessary confusion...

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