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Aug 12, 2022

Massachusetts: Governor Signs Bill Creating "Social Equity Trust Fund” For Aspiring Marijuana Businesses

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has signed legislation into law that seeks to promote greater diversity among those participating in the state's licensed cannabis industry and that lays the groundwork for the establishment of on-site cannabis consumption fa...

Aug 11, 2022

Summer is Winding Down, But the Fight for Legalization is Heating Up

Summer may be slowly winding down, but the fight for legalization is heating up. The next few months are going to be some of the most pivotal we have ever seen for our movement to end prohibition. If we are going to succeed, however, we really are going t...

Aug 10, 2022

Colorado: Licensed Marijuana Retailers Compliant with Minimum Age Restrictions

"Regulation works. Unregulated marijuana providers don't ask for or check for ID, but licensed businesses most certainly do." The post Colorado: Licensed Marijuana Retailers Compliant with Minimum Age Restrictions appeared first on NORML.

Aug 09, 2022

Study: Use of Unregulated Synthetic Cannabinoid Products Falls Following Marijuana Legalization

"The limited popularity of these products is a predictable outgrowth of criminal marijuana prohibition. As one would expect, there exists little demand for these unregulated synthetic products in an environment where whole-plant cannabis is legal and regu...

Aug 09, 2022

Missouri Legalization Measure Officially Approved for Ballot

Secretary of State John Ashcroft issued a certificate of sufficiency to the Legal Missouri 2022 campaign, formally placing the adult-use legalization initiative on the November ballot. The post <strong>Missouri Legalization Measure Officially Appro...

Aug 08, 2022

Report: Spike in Marijuana Positives Fueling Truck Driver Shortage, Supply Chain Disruptions

According to the report, over 10,000 drivers tested positive for past cannabis exposure between January 1 and April 1, 2022. That figure is a 33 percent increase over the year before. The post Report: Spike in Marijuana Positives Fueling Truck Driver Shor...

Aug 04, 2022

NORML Comments on Sentencing of Brittney Griner in Russia

Officials in the United States should do all they can to free Griner, but just as important, end the hypocrisy of acting repulsed by her sentencing while maintaining marijuana criminalization at home by bringing our domestic marijuana policies in line wit...

Aug 03, 2022

Arkansas: Election Officials Deny Certification of Proposed Marijuana Legalization Amendment

Advocates on behalf of the ballot measure are now anticipated to take the matter before the state Supreme Court. The post Arkansas: Election Officials Deny Certification of Proposed Marijuana Legalization Amendment appeared first on NORML.

Aug 02, 2022

Congress: Lawmakers File Bipartisan Legislation to Facilitate the Expungement of Federal Marijuana Violations

"Saddling people with the lifelong collateral consequences of even a low-level marijuana arrest or conviction is unjust and provides no legitimate benefit to society. Facilitating the expungement of minor federal marijuana offenses is a necessary step tha...

Aug 01, 2022

Louisiana: Changes in State's Marijuana Laws Take Effect

"These are common sense reforms provide further and sorely needed protections and freedoms for patients and others. Lawmakers are to be commended for putting politics aside and taking these important steps forward." The post Louisiana: Changes in State...

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