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Pew Poll: Adults Overwhelmingly Oppose Marijuana Criminalization
"There's no 'buyer's remorse' among the public when it comes to legalizing cannabis."
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Study: Growing Percentage Of Cannabis Consumers Transitioning To The Legal Market
“These data indicate that the legal, regulated cannabis market is displacing the underground marketplace. Over time, consumers are becoming more comfortable with and more reliant upon licensed retailers – who typically offer greater convenience, product quality, and safety.”
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Germany: Those 18+ May Legally Begin Possessing Cannabis Next Week
Residents ages 18 and older may possess (up to 25 grams) and home cultivate cannabis (up to three plants) beginning on April 1st.
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NORML Takes Its Message To The White House
Vice President Harris stopped the room to take a moment and say in the clearest words that "we need to legalize marijuana."
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Longtime NORML Activist Meets With Vice President Kamala Harris To Discuss Federal Marijuana Reform
Vice President Harris emphasized that "nobody should have to go to jail" for marijuana use, and lamented that "far too many Americans" have faced serious legal consequences for minor marijuana offenses.
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Massachusetts: Governor Issues Pardons For Those With Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions
“Hundreds of thousands of Americans unduly carry the burden and stigma of a past conviction for behavior that most Americans, and a growing number of states, no longer consider to be a crime."
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Hawaii: Chambers Advance Legislation Regulating Adult-use Marijuana Market, Expunging Past Convictions
Lawmakers have advanced several marijuana-related bills -- including legislation to legalize the adult use market -- out of their chambers of origin.
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Analysis: Beer Sales Decline Following Adult-use Marijuana Legalization
“We found that non-medical cannabis legalization was associated with an immediate decline in beer sales. Furthermore, beer sales continued to decline in the post-legalization period, suggesting that individuals are moving away from beer towards legal cannabis."
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NORML Is Leading The Fight For Cannabis Freedom
Lawmakers are increasingly hearing from business interests, not from consumers and grassroots advocates. That is why it is more important than ever that NORML maintains a seat at the table to ensure that consumers’ interests are heard and taken seriously.
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Pew: Nearly 80 Percent of Americans Have a Marijuana Dispensary in Their County
"Today, for the first time since the adoption of federal marijuana prohibition, more US citizens reside in jurisdictions where cannabis is state-legal than live somewhere where it is not."
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Virginia Lawmakers Approve Adult-use Retail Sales Bills
The measures now head to Republican Gov. Youngkin's desk.
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Florida: Push for THC Potency Caps Stalls
Republican-backed legislative efforts to impose arbitrary THC potency caps on certain cannabis products are likely dead for the session.
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Maryland: Advocates Testify in Support of Legislation Ending Workplace Discrimination for Cannabis Consumers
"As laws to overturn prohibition continue to take shape across this nation, legislatures should not forget that other policies must also be revised to keep up with the times. The discrimination against cannabis users in the workplace is one of those policies it is time to update."
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New Jersey Activists Mark 100,000 Marijuana Arrests Prevented
“As we mark the first three years of legalization in New Jersey, now is the time to both celebrate its successes and reflect on lessons learned.”
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New Hampshire: House Lawmakers Advance Adult-use Marijuana Legalization Legislation
According to statewide polling compiled last year, 72 percent of residents support the “legalization of marijuana for recreational use."
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Black History Month: NORML Board Members Discuss War on Drug’s Ongoing Harm to Black Communities
In honor of Black History Month, NORML is spotlighting the systemic inequities that continue to challenge the Black community in the battle for a federally legal cannabis landscape.
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South Carolina: Senate Advances Medical Cannabis Access Legislation
South Carolina is one of only a dozen states that has yet to implement a comprehensive medical cannabis access program.
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Hawaii: Lawmakers Advance Multiple Marijuana Reform Bills
Legislation is advancing to legalize the adult use market and to facilitate the expungement of marijuana-related criminal records.
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Virginia: House and Senate Chambers Approve Competing Retail Sales Bills
Just ahead of the crossover deadline, both chambers of the Virginia legislature approved measures to legalize and regulate the retail sale of cannabis to adults 21 and older.
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NORML Op-Ed: Is The Government Finally Abandoning Its ‘Flat Earth’ Marijuana Policies?
Federal health officials concluded, “The risks to the public health posed by marijuana are low compared to other drugs of abuse,” such as benzodiazepines — a Schedule IV drug, or alcohol, which is unscheduled.
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