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"NORML looks forward to working with members of both parties to make meaningful legislative progress in the 120th Congress. The American people deserve federal cannabis policies grounded in science, public health, personal freedom, and justice."

The post Congressional Shake-Up Bolsters Prospects for Future Federal Marijuana Policy Reforms appeared first on NORML.

"HJR 4 wasn't anti-marijuana; it was anti-democracy."

The post Idaho Voters Reject Effort (HJR 4) To Ban Future Voter-Initiated Marijuana Legalization Campaigns appeared first on NORML.

"More Massachusetts voters support legalization today than did a decade ago, and these election results prove it."

The post Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Ballot Proposal Seeking To Repeal Marijuana Legalization appeared first on NORML.

Election Day is just days away and the stakes for marijuana freedom couldn't be higher.

The post Marijuana Midterms Alert: Double Your Impact Before Election Day appeared first on NORML.

No state has ever repealed its marijuana legalization laws. Despite prohibitionists' ever-growing reliance upon dubious tactics and sensational rhetoric, Massachusetts won’t be the first to do so.

The post NORML Op-Ed: The Case Against Question 8 in Massachusetts appeared first on NORML.

"These results are consistent with those of numerous other studies showing that licensed cannabis businesses displace unregulated markets, limit youth access, and provide important improvements to local economies and to public safety."

The post Analyses: Licensed Marijuana Retailers Associated With Decreases in Local Crime, Boost Local Economies appeared first on NORML.

"Reforming America's failed marijuana prohibition laws enjoys bipartisan support among voters. Candidates and elected officials who ignore this reality do so at their own political peril."

The post Poll: Candidates’ Views on Cannabis Policy Will Play a Role in Voters’ Decisions This November appeared first on NORML.

"The interest of NORML here is not in protecting a particular company's profits. It is in preserving the civil accountability on which consumers in state-regulated cannabis markets depend."

The post NORML Files Amicus Brief in Case Over Enforceability of Cannabis-Related Contracts appeared first on NORML.

Prohibitionists aren't just fighting to prevent or repeal marijuana legalization. They're also trying to take the decision away from voters entirely.

The post The Next Attack on Legalization Targets Voters appeared first on NORML.

Idaho lawmakers are asking Idahoans to relinquish one of the most fundamental powers they have in a free society: their power to vote.

The post NORML Op-Ed: Idaho’s HJR 4 Isn’t Anti-Marijuana, It’s Anti-Democracy appeared first on NORML.

"These findings are consistent with a growing body of literature suggesting that increased retail availability of legal cannabis does not translate directly into higher rates of youth use."

The post Study: No Jump in Teen Use Following Cannabis Dispensary Openings appeared first on NORML.

"Repealing legal adult use would have devastating impacts on the livelihoods of those who have invested their life savings into their businesses, communities and supporting thousands of jobs. We must vote No on 8."

The post Massachusetts: Growing Coalition of Lawmakers Publicly Urge ‘No’ Vote on Marijuana Repeal Initiative (Question 8) appeared first on NORML.

"As more physicians, nurses, and others integrate medical cannabis into their clinical practices, it is vital that their requisite medical associations, institutions, and educational curricula similarly incorporate and embrace cannabis as a mainstream and established therapeutic option for patients."

The post Growing Number of Physicians Are Issuing Medical Cannabis Authorizations appeared first on NORML.

This campaign is not about promoting the health and safety of Massachusetts residents; it is a trial balloon by a prohibitionist interest group intent upon rolling back legal cannabis markets nationwide.

The post NORML Op-Ed: Vote This November To Keep Marijuana Legal in Massachusetts appeared first on NORML.

Question 8 continues to lose voter support as election day approaches.

The post Massachusetts: Voters in Latest Poll Express Overwhelming Opposition to Marijuana Repeal Initiative (Question 8) appeared first on NORML.

"Regulation works. States' real-world experience with adult-use marijuana legalization affirms that it is being implemented in a way that provides regulated access for adults while effectively hindering youth access and misuse."

The post Compliance Check Data Finds Licensed Cannabis Businesses More Likely Than Alcohol Retailers To Strictly Enforce Minimum Age Restrictions appeared first on NORML.

"Sensational claims that adult-use legalization laws are linked with greater marijuana use by teens are simply not backed by reliable data. These government findings ought to reassure lawmakers that cannabis access can be legally regulated in a manner that is safe, effective, and that does not inadvertently impact young people’s habits."

The post Youth Cannabis Use Hits Historic Low, According To Latest CDC Data appeared first on NORML.

Their message is clear: If marijuana is legal in your state, they are coming to target your freedom. And if it is not, they will spend millions to keep you a criminal.

The post The Next Attack on Legal Marijuana Is Here appeared first on NORML.

The New York Times is setting its sights on cannabis, again.

The post NORML Op-Ed: Calling Out the New York Times’ Alarmist Cannabis Coverage appeared first on NORML.

"Medical cannabis therapy was associated with reductions in opioid use (− 89.8 percent), pain intensity (− 84.2 percent), and functional disability (− 30.4 percent)."

The post 10-Year Study: Back Pain Patients Report Sustained Improvements, Decreased Reliance on Pharmaceuticals Following Medical Cannabis Treatment appeared first on NORML.