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Oct 07, 2021

Ohio: Lobby for Cannabis Reform on October 13

Join NORML Appalachia of Ohio at the State House atrium in Columbus beginning at 9am! The post Ohio: Lobby for Cannabis Reform on October 13 appeared first on NORML.

Oct 07, 2021

Study: Cannabis Use Disorder Diagnosis Associated with Greater Risk of COVID Breakthrough Infections

NORML's Deputy Director Paul Armentano said that study "raises more questions than it answers," but also cautioned that its findings should not yet be extrapolated to the cannabis consuming population as a whole. The post Study: Cannabis Use Disorder Dia...

Oct 06, 2021

New York: Regulators Approve Patients' Access to Medical Cannabis Flower

Regulations for home cultivation by registered medical cannabis patients still have not been established. The post New York: Regulators Approve Patients’ Access to Medical Cannabis Flower appeared first on NORML.

Oct 05, 2021

Ohio: Voters in These Cities Will Decide on Marijuana Decriminalization Measures Next Month

Brookside, Dillonvale, Laurelville, Martins Ferry, McArthur, Morristown, Mount Pleasant, Murray City, New Lexington, New Straitsville, Powhatan Point, Rayland, Tiltonsville and Yorkville. The post Ohio: Voters in These Cities Wi...

Oct 04, 2021

Washington: New Rule Expands the Pool of Those Eligible for Marijuana Business Licenses

Regulators should not be creating undue barriers of entry for those seeking to participate in the legal adult use marketplace. This new rule will encourage more inclusiveness and diversity in Washington's growing cannabis industry." The post Washington: N...

Oct 04, 2021

Nevada: New Marijuana Laws Took Effect This Month

These laws include revising possession penalties for minors and regulating social consumption sites. The post Nevada: New Marijuana Laws Took Effect This Month appeared first on NORML.

Oct 01, 2021

Connecticut: Medical Marijuana Home Grow Law Takes Effect

Patients who are registered with the state's medical cannabis access program may now legally grow cannabis for their own personal use. The post Connecticut: Medical Marijuana Home Grow Law Takes Effect appeared first on NORML.

Oct 01, 2021

South Dakota: Legislative Committee Votes to Rescind Home Grow Rights From State's Medical Cannabis Access Law

Subcommittee members decided 6 to 4 to eliminate the ability for qualified patients to home-cultivate marijuana. Nearly 70 percent of voters decided in favor of the ballot Measure (Measure 26) last November, which allows patients to either obtain ca...

Sep 30, 2021

Bill to Repeal Marijuana Prohibition Passes Critical House Committee

For the second time in US history legislation to repeal the failed, unscientific, and racist policy of federal marijuana prohibition has passed the powerful House Judiciary Committee.  The post Bill to Repeal Marijuana Prohibition Passes Critical House...

Sep 30, 2021

Press Release: Key Congressional Committee Advances Bill To Repeal Federal Marijuana Prohibition

Members of the House Judiciary Committee just advanced the HR 3617: The Marijuana, Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2021. The Act repeals the long-standing federal prohibition of marijuana by removing it from the Controlled Substan...

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