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"This bill is a slap in the face to the millions of Ohioans who voted in favor of Issue 2."

The post Ohio: Lawmakers Advance Bill to Governor’s Desk Repealing Key Provisions of Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Law appeared first on NORML.

"These findings add to the already robust evidence documenting the opioid-sparing effects of medical cannabis."

The post Analysis: State-Authorized Medical Cannabis Consumers Reduce Their Use of Prescription Opioids appeared first on NORML.

"Expanding harm reduction strategies by integrating cannabis substitution could provide individuals with greater choice in managing their alcohol use and increased access to tailored interventions may enhance autonomy, stability, and empowerment, ultimately reducing alcohol-related harms."

The post Yet Another Study Links Cannabis Use to Reduced Alcohol Intake 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: NIH Database Now Includes Over 53,000 Cannabis-Related Studies appeared first on NORML.

Giving Tuesday is the largest global giving day of the year and NORML is excited to be a part of this worldwide event!

The post Everyone Deserves the Gift of Cannabis Freedom appeared first on NORML.

Cyber Monday is here and the NORML Store is filled with prohibition-busting goodies.

The post Go Green When You Shop the NORML Store on Cyber Monday appeared first on NORML.

With tons of holiday gift ideas like cozy hoodies, butter soft tees, and mugs for cocoa, and stocking stuffers like laptop stickers, buttons, and books, there’s something for every lover of personal freedom on your shopping list.

The post Shop To Legalize It on Black Friday appeared first on NORML.

Cannabis consumers are facing unprecedented threats. It’s enough to make you lose your appetite this Thanksgiving.

The post The Fight for Cannabis Freedom Doesn’t Take a Holiday appeared first on NORML.

NORML Fall ’25 Intern Alexa Pereyra shares her reasons for joining the NORML Internship program.

The post Promoting Compassionate Cannabis Policies for Vulnerable Youth appeared first on NORML.

"These findings provide support for the idea that legal cannabis can serve as substitute for alcohol among certain individuals, and that legal cannabis markets may, in some instances, disrupt alcohol-dominant marketplaces."

The post Clinical Trial: Cannabis Smoking Linked to Significantly Reduced Alcohol Intake appeared first on NORML.

The overwhelming majority of those arrested were charged with low-level marijuana possession -- not cultivation, trafficking, or sales.

The post Police in These Eight States Made Over 100,000 Marijuana-Related Arrests in 2024 appeared first on NORML.

NORML's Deputy Director Paul Armentano called the Justice Department’s policy change "inappropriate and misguided. ... Most Americans say that consuming cannabis should no longer be a crime; they certainly don't want federal resources directed toward these misplaced priorities."

The post US Attorney Says Feds Will “Rigorously Prosecute” Low-Level Marijuana Violations, Reversing Prior Administrative Guidance appeared first on NORML.

It’s high time we end this cruel prohibition.

The post Veterans Are Still Being Denied Medical Cannabis Access appeared first on NORML.

"Marijuana-related prosecutions remain the primary driver of drug war enforcement in those states where cannabis remains criminalized, whereas, with few exceptions, marijuana-related arrests fall precipitously in jurisdictions that legalize and regulate the adult-use cannabis market."

The post Marijuana Arrests Comprised Nearly Half of All Drug-Related Arrests in Over a Dozen States in 2024 appeared first on NORML.

"Elections decide whether cannabis consumers are treated as constituents whose rights and safety matter or as political afterthoughts. For those who care about cannabis policy reform, this election is not an event to be watched from the sidelines; it is a turning point." 

The post Election Day Decisions Could Reshape Cannabis Markets on the East Coast appeared first on NORML.

Researchers described cannabis' efficacy as "superior" to those of traditional Alzheimer's medications.

The post Clinical Trial: Daily Use of Plant-Derived Cannabis Extracts Improves Cognition in Dementia Patients appeared first on NORML.

"Inhaled cannabis is both safe and effective for treating refractory painful diabetic neuropathy because it provides pain relief as well as metabolic advantages and allows for reduced medication use."

The post Longitudinal Study: Inhaled Cannabis Is “Safe and Effective” for Treating Refractory Diabetic Neuropathy appeared first on NORML.

If you have HBO, I highly recommend watching the latest episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 9, Episode 5). It may be available on other platforms.

In this episode, Oliver takes on the misguided drug war approaches that have led to the massive number of overdoses due to fentanyl and advocates some serious harm reduction approaches.

Update: here is it on Youtube:

A protection racket is an organized crime in which racketeers threaten and scare people to force them to pay a monetary tribute to the racketeers to avoid future harm. A racketeer can be a criminal, politician, corrupt government, or any one of their organized accomplices.

Few differences exist between protection racketeers and prohibitionists. Prohibitionists promise American taxpayers reliable public safety from illegal drugs at a bargain-basement price. Then they direct massive and expensive drug arrests by law enforcement that ruin millions of lives with fines and other criminal sanctions. Protection rackets don’t always protect.

Part of a prohibitionist’s tribute is called forfeiture, otherwise known as confiscation of the type that emerged as one of the triggers of the American Revolution against the British. Forfeiture might involve the confiscation of a person’s automobile once drugs are found or planted in the vehicle. Exclusion from voting rights, public office, and employment by the FBIare part of a wide portfolio of authoritarian sanctions. No detail is left untouched. Harm prevention is scorned. Fines are still levied in some states for possessing marijuana while not purchasing a state marijuana tax stamp to accompany it. Homes can be raided with no-knock warrants using conventional law enforcement or SWAT teams armed with military hardware, all for some trivial amount of drug cash believed stored in someone’s hallway closet. Evidence tends to come from some informant under legal duress who says it’s there. A drug cash raid for a non-recovered $8000 resulted in the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Police officers have been injured or killed in similar military-style confrontations.

Funding for drug war racketeers will continue as long as prohibitionists can manufacture consent by making civilians believe that fire and brimstone await those who smoke marijuana or take forbidden drugs. Decades of relentless public training in the popular detestation of illegal drugs and their consumers has been a steady windfall for various bureaucrats, politicians, and the dominionist religious groups whose members dominate the ranks of drug enforcement. Giving up a drug war is like beating an addiction. Drug war addicts may well need interventional drug treatment to educate them about their destructive habit.

Updates to WordPress weren’t working properly with the theme that I was using for DrugWarrant, and we were losing some functionality (along with images, etc.). So I have switched to another theme. It will take a bit of getting used to, and I’m sure there will be glitches that need to be addressed. Please let me know of any problems you see. Thanks for your patience.