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Texas: Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding State’s Medical Cannabis Access Program

NORML Blog - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 11:04

Provisions in the bill open the program to those suffering from chronic pain, among other newly eligible conditions. It also expands the variety of cannabis formulations that may be possessed by patients and significantly increases total number of state-licensed dispensaries that can operate in the state.

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United in Reform: Celebrating Asian American, Pacific Islander & Jewish Cannabis Trailblazers

NORML Blog - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 13:33

As May draws to a close, it's high time to reflect upon the extraordinary accomplishments of our Asian American Pacific Islander and Jewish American communities in the cannabis legalization and consumer movements.

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Texas: Denton City Officials Repeal Voter-Approved Marijuana Depenalization Ordinance

NORML Blog - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 07:10

"It is becoming clear that those who oppose marijuana policy reform would rather take voters out of the equation altogether."

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Nevada: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Allowing Those With Past Marijuana Convictions To Become Foster Parents

NORML Blog - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 10:15

"Nevada's foster care ban no longer aligns with public attitudes toward marijuana, nor does it align with the marijuana laws of Nevada or the surrounding states that regulate its use."

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Analysis: Marijuana Legalization Associated With Declines in Prescription Drug Expenditures

NORML Blog - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 05:51

"Recreational cannabis laws result in significant relative declines in prescription drug claims. ... The legalization of cannabis offers a potential substitute to traditional prescription drugs and alternative methods for health maintenance."

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Scientific Review: Oral Fluid Testing “Not Ideal” for Determining Cannabis Exposure or Impairment

NORML Blog - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 06:53

“We conclude from our meta-analysis that ... oral fluid tests should not be considered a valid indicator of [cannabis-induced] impairment.”

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Study: Musculoskeletal Pain Patients Experience Symptom Improvements, Minimal Side Effects Following Sustained Use of Cannabis

NORML Blog - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 08:26

"These findings add to the growing body of evidence that cannabis is effective in the treatment of multiple conditions, including chronic pain, and that it possesses a safety profile that is often superior to traditional medications, like opioids."

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Can We Be Blunt?

NORML Blog - Tue, 05/20/2025 - 09:42

Our movement is at a crossroads.

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Cannabis Provides Benefits for Sleep Apnea Patients, Largest Ever Study Finds

NORML Blog - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 10:53

"These numbers show meaningful changes in disturbed sleep and fatigue for patients after starting medical cannabis."

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Analysis: State-Legal Cannabis Sales Top $30 Billion in 2024

NORML Blog - Tue, 05/13/2025 - 12:17

"The state-legal cannabis workforce is a significant economic driver. It is long past time for Congress to end prohibition and start treating this robust regulated market like any other industry."

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Analysis: Legalization Has Largely Displaced Canada’s Illicit Cannabis Market

NORML Blog - Mon, 05/12/2025 - 07:39

Investigators concluded, “Canada’s legal cannabis market has displaced approximately three-quarters of domestic expenditures on the illegal cannabis market four years after federal legalization of non-medical cannabis.”

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Florida: Governor Signs Law Making It Harder To Place Ballot Initiatives Before Voters

NORML Blog - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 07:30

Lawmakers in other states, including Idaho and Texas, are also seeking to make it more difficult for voters to decide on marijuana-related ballot initiatives.

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Pennsylvania: House Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana Sales in State-Operated Stores

NORML Blog - Thu, 05/08/2025 - 12:55

NORML has expressed opposition to the state-monopoly model, opining "Adopting this model would arguably make the state (and its employees) vulnerable to litigation and, ultimately, federal preemption.”

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Virginia: Governor Vetoes Medical Cannabis Bill

NORML Blog - Tue, 05/06/2025 - 10:31

"With his veto, Governor Youngkin has stripped Virginians of the reliable, direct-to-patient delivery services on which they have relied for years."

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Analysis: Cannabis Smoking Not Linked To Increased Risk of Emphysema, Other Tobacco-Related Harms

NORML Blog - Mon, 05/05/2025 - 05:00

"The findings highlight the distinct patterns of pulmonary and cardiovascular manifestations associated with smoking and marijuana use. In general, marijuana users do not appear to develop emphysema or pulmonary hyperinflation."

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4/20 Is Over, Our Fight Continues

NORML Blog - Fri, 05/02/2025 - 06:00

Every day, we work to advance our cause. We stand up for you — the responsible cannabis consumer. 

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Nebraska: Attorney General Continues To Push Back Against Adoption of Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Law

NORML Blog - Wed, 04/30/2025 - 08:27

"In a healthy democracy, those with competing visions on public policy vie for voters’ support and abide by their voting decisions. However, it is becoming clear that those who oppose marijuana policy reform would rather take voters out of the equation altogether."

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I’m Interning at NORML To Help Legalize Georgia

NORML Blog - Fri, 04/25/2025 - 11:04

NORML Spring ’25 Intern Anna-Jewell Taylor shares their consumer safety policy priorities.

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North Dakota: Governor Signs Legislation Authorizing Patients To Obtain Cannabis-Infused Edible Products

NORML Blog - Thu, 04/24/2025 - 13:02

The new law defines "cannabinoid edible products" as "soft or hard lozenges in a geometric square shape into which a cannabinoid concentrate or the dried leaves or flowers of the plant of the genus cannabis is incorporated."

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