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With the whirlwind of chaos that 2020 has been, a global pandemic in a tribally divided country with ever present social issues and prejudice that’s in a federal election year, many forget that states across the country are also...

Justices on the US Supreme Court will not hear legal arguments in a lawsuit challenging cannabis’ schedule I prohibitive status under federal law. NORML was among multiple groups that filed friend-of-the-court briefs urging the Supreme Court to hear the...

The latest COVID stimulus package proposed by House leadership maintains provisions permitting licensed cannabis businesses to legally and explicitly partner with banks and other financial institutions. The newly proposed legislation, which is an updated version of The HEROES Act initially...

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), Empire State NORML, the New York City Cannabis Industry Association (NYCCIA), the Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Association (HVCIA), and the New York City Cannabis Bar have filed a Friend-Of-The-Court...

Senate Leader and Others Create False Feud With Speaker Pelosi On Cannabis Banking In a July 31 press conference, Speaker Pelosi was asked whether House-backed cannabis-specific provisions in the latest COVID-19 economic relief bill were “directly related” to the stimulus...

A trio of new laws facilitating patients’ ability to access medical cannabis products goes into effect this Saturday, August 1. The most significant new measure, House Bill 819, expands the discretion of physicians so that they can recommend cannabis therapy...

Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a series of bills into law greatly expanding patients’ ability to access medical cannabis products. Late last week, the Governor signed House Bill 819, which expands the discretion of physicians so that they...

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director June 15, 2020 Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a series of bills into law greatly expanding patients’ ability to access medical cannabis products. Late last week, the Governor signed House Bill 819,...

by NORML June 1, 2020 House and Senate lawmakers have approved a series of bills to facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabis products. On Sunday, legislators finalized HB 819, which expands the discretion of physicians so that they can recommend...

by NORMLMay 19, 2020 Attorneys Generals from 34 states and territories sent a letter today to Congressional leadership urging members to expeditiously pass The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act so that state-licensed cannabis business can explicitly engage...