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By taking cannabis products off street corners and placing them behind the counter, lawmakers are providing cannabis consumers with safer experiences and greatly reducing their risk of being inadvertently exposed to contaminated products.

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The White House’s 2026 fiscal year budget request calls for the repeal of a long-standing federal budget rider that prohibits the Justice Department from using taxpayer dollars to prosecute patients and others involved in the state-legal medical cannabis industry.

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"Older adults are well aware of the litany of serious adverse side-effects associated with available prescription drugs, like opioids or sleep aids, and they see medical cannabis as a practical and potentially safer alternative."

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"California NORML is proud to have taken a leadership roll sponsoring this bill. Cannabis is already heavily over-taxed relative to comparable products like beer, wine, and tobacco in California."

The post California: Assembly Votes To Halt Impending Tax Hike on Commercially Available Cannabis Products appeared first on NORML.

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.

The post Texas: Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding State’s Medical Cannabis Access Program appeared first on NORML.

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.

The post United in Reform: Celebrating Asian American, Pacific Islander & Jewish Cannabis Trailblazers appeared first on NORML.

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

The post Texas: Denton City Officials Repeal Voter-Approved Marijuana Depenalization Ordinance appeared first on NORML.

"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."

The post Nevada: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Allowing Those With Past Marijuana Convictions To Become Foster Parents appeared first on NORML.

"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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