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"The results of this study indicate that cannabis may be a relatively safe and effective treatment for chronic pain, sleep disturbances, and other conditions associated with aging, leading to subsequent reductions in prescription drug use and healthcare costs, as well as significant improvements in quality of life."

The post Study: Cannabis Use in Older Patients Associated With Improved Quality of Life, Lower Demand for Prescription Drugs appeared first on NORML.

Seventy percent of voters approved the law in 2020; the program currently serves more than 13,000 South Dakota patients.

The post South Dakota: Lawmakers Narrowly Reject Effort to Repeal Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Access appeared first on NORML.

"House Bill 7 is mean-spirited and its one-size-fits-all approach is inconsistent with our longstanding principles of justice and fairness."

The post Idaho: Lawmakers Advance Legislation to Governor’s Desk Imposing Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Low-Level Marijuana Possession appeared first on NORML.

Politicians proclaim that 'elections have consequences.' Increasingly, however, when it comes to elections deciding marijuana policies, Republican lawmakers are seeking to ensure that they don’t.

The post NORML Op-Ed: Don’t Let Politicians Cancel Ohio’s Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Law appeared first on NORML.

"This legislation is anti-freedom, unnecessarily jeopardizes Montanans’ personal privacy, and seeks to fundamentally undermine the will of the 57 percent of voters who decided at the ballot box to legalize the adult-use cannabis market."

The post Montana: Republican Lawmaker Calls for State Surveillance of Consumers’ Retail Marijuana Purchases appeared first on NORML.

"Every year that we do not enact retail sales in Virginia for adult use marijuana is another year that the Commonwealth is choosing to continue ceding control of the marijuana market to untaxed, illicit operators."

The post Virginia: Lawmakers Approve Bills Regulating Adult-Use Cannabis Sales, But Governor’s Veto Looms appeared first on NORML.

Changes proposed by SB 56 include raising taxes on the retail sale of cannabis products, imposing new restrictions on home-cultivation, setting an arbitrary cap on the total number of retailers allowed statewide, and providing new penalties for adults who share their cannabis with others.

The post Ohio: GOP Lawmakers Move To Roll Back State’s Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Law appeared first on NORML.

"Whether or not one personally supports or opposes cannabis legalization, these cynical and undemocratic tactics ought to be a cause of deep concern."

The post Colorado Springs: City Council Seeks To Overturn Election Outcome With New Marijuana Repeal Question appeared first on NORML.

We are supporting numerous bills that seek to expand the freedoms and liberties of responsible cannabis consumers.

The post NORML Is Standing Up for Your Rights appeared first on NORML.

"We have corrected an injustice where our employees were being unjustly punished and potentially having their careers destroyed for responsibly utilizing a legal substance on their own time."

The post Maryland: Annapolis City Council Members Vote to End Marijuana Testing for Public Employees appeared first on NORML.

Together, we are changing the way people talk and think about cannabis.

The post Join NORML in 2025 and Stand for Cannabis Freedom appeared first on NORML.

"At a time when most Americans are demanding long overdue changes in federal cannabis policy, Acting DEA Administrator Derek Maltz epitomizes the failed policies and approaches of the past.”

The post Career Drug Warrior Named Acting DEA Administrator appeared first on NORML.

"This action is an important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities, and providing deserving individuals the opportunity to return to their families and communities after spending far too much time behind bars," the President said in a statement.

The post Biden Administration Announces Commutations for Nearly 2,500 Non-Violent Drug Offenders appeared first on NORML.

The judges's decision cancels the previously scheduled hearing, set to begin next week, during which time proponents and opponents of marijuana rescheduling were to testify and face cross-examination.

The post DEA Judge Stays Marijuana Scheduling Proceedings appeared first on NORML.

"The incremental legalization of certain types of cannabis at both the federal and state level has reached the point that its plain smell does not immediately indicate the presence of an illegal substance."

The post Florida: Canine Alert Doesn’t Constitute Probable Cause for a Motor Vehicle Search, Appellate Court Rules appeared first on NORML.

"The current findings suggest [that] cannabis-based medicinal products may be effective in reducing suicidal ideation, as well as other facets of health and well-being."

The post Study: Patients Less Likely To Have Suicidal Thoughts Following Medical Cannabis Use appeared first on NORML.

"At a time when voters and their elected officials nationwide are re-evaluating state and federal marijuana policies, it is inconceivable that government agencies are unwilling to provide data on the estimated costs and scope of federal marijuana prohibition in America."

The post DEA Fails to Release Annual Report Highlighting Marijuana Seizures, Arrest Totals appeared first on NORML.

NORML Fall ’24 Legal Intern Ty Buffington shares his experience with the NORML Legal Internship program.

The post I Interned at NORML To Help End the War on Cannabis, and You Should Too appeared first on NORML.

"It is time for politicians and others to stop assessing cannabis through the lens of 'what we don’t know' and instead start engaging in evidence-based discussions about marijuana and marijuana reform policies that are indicative of all that we do know."

The post Analysis: Over 35,000 Scientific Papers Published About Cannabis During the Past Decade appeared first on NORML.

"At a time when voters and politicians are largely divided, there is one issue that Americans largely agree upon: It’s time to legalize and regulate marijuana."

The post Manhattan Institute Poll: Adults Overwhelmingly Oppose Marijuana Criminalization appeared first on NORML.