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Oct 24, 2022

NAACP Calls for the "Immediate Passage” of SAFE Banking Legislation

The NAACP resolution states: "The SAFE Banking Act could enable cannabis businesses with social equity licenses to better compete in the industry." The post NAACP Calls for the "Immediate Passage" of SAFE Banking Legislation appeared first on NORML...

Oct 19, 2022

NORML Op-Ed: POTUS' Marijuana Pardons Are a Big Deal Politically – Here's Why

President Biden's foray into the arena of marijuana reform legitimizes legalization as a subject worthy of consideration – and action – by those at the highest levels of government. Further, it is a recognition – by the president of the United State...

Oct 17, 2022

Poll: Two-Thirds of Voters Say "Nobody Should Be in Jail” for Marijuana Possession

Seventy-eight percent of Democrats, as well as 70 percent of Independents and 54 percent of Republicans, say that no one should be incarcerated for possessing cannabis. The post Poll: Two-Thirds of Voters Say “Nobody Should Be in Jail” for Mar...

Oct 14, 2022

How to Prepare for the Upcoming Elections and State/Local Ballot Efforts

With multiple states and cities across the nation deciding upon adult-use legalization this fall , NORML is redoubling our efforts to inform, educate, and get voters to the ballot box. In many states voter registration deadlines are approaching and early ...

Oct 11, 2022

Poll: Most Americans Support Forgiveness for Past Marijuana Crimes, Oppose Cannabis' Schedule I Status

"In order to rectify the state/federal conflict that currently exists over marijuana policy, and in order to best maintain the market controls that a majority of states have enacted to promote public health, prevent the distribution of marijuana to minors...

Oct 10, 2022

NORML Op-Ed: Pardons Aren't Enough: It's Time to Prioritize Marijuana Legalization 

Among those between 18 and 44 years of age, more than half say that Congress should prioritize the issue. Among registered Democrats, 54 percent of respondents said that lawmakers ought to prioritize legalization. One-quarter of Democrats said that it sho...

Oct 07, 2022

It's Time to Legalize America

We must double down on our efforts encouraging Congressional leadership to finally repeal the federal prohibition of marijuana once and for all! The post It’s Time to Legalize America appeared first on NORML.

Oct 06, 2022

NORML Issues Statement Regarding President's Plan to Pardon Those with Low-Level Marijuana Convictions

"Moving forward, the Administration must work collaboratively with Congressional leadership to repeal America's failed marijuana criminalization laws. Nearly half of voters now agree that legalizing marijuana ought to be a priority for Congress, and such ...

Oct 05, 2022

Poll: Three in Five Voters Say "Marijuana Should Be Legal Nationwide”

Voters' support for legalization was strongest among African Americans (72 percent), Democrats (71 percent), those between the ages of 18 and 44 (70 percent), Hispanics (67 percent), and Independents (61 percent). Republicans (47 percent) and those over t...

Oct 05, 2022

FBI: Nearly Half of All Drug Seizures in 2021 Involved Marijuana

"It remains clear from the limited data available that marijuana seizures and prosecutions remain the primary driver of drug war enforcement in the United States and that hundreds of thousands of Americans still continue to be arrested annually for these ...

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