Medical Marijuana

Kentucky Senate votes 26-Y 11-N in favor of SB 47 Kentucky Senate lawmakers have approved legislation, Senate Bill 47, establishing a medical cannabis access program for qualified patients with an authorization from their physician.  The legislation institutes a governing body to...

Legislation facilitating the review and expungement of certain marijuana-related convictions is now law in the District of Columbia. In January, members of the District City Council passed and transmitted to Congress B24-0063: The Second Chance Amendment Act of 2021....

Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Texas.  LEGALIZATION Delaware  Update: HB1  passed out of the...

The percentage of US adults who acknowledge possessing a doctor’s authorization to use cannabis products doubled between the years 2013 and 2020, according to data published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine. A pair of researchers affiliated with Yale...

Delaware took a major step toward ending cannabis prohibition today when House members passed legislation (HB 2: a/k/a the Delaware Marijuana Control Act) to legalize an adult-use market. The bill passed 27 – 13 -1, a two-thirds supermajority with...

A majority of voters decided Tuesday against a citizens’ initiated measure (State Question 820) that sought to legalize the adult-use marijuana market and provide legal relief to those with cannabis-related convictions. The vote took place in a special election, an...

Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Alaska, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah,...

I’m writing this to tell you this news directly. I will soon be departing my role as NORML’s Executive Director. It has been an amazing journey we have taken together, but the time now feels appropriate for me to...

The following blog post was authored by Delaware NORML Board Member Lizzie Golob. The First State is lagging behind on an important policy. Cannabis legalization is long overdue in Delaware.  Last year we were as close to changing Delaware’s cannabis laws...

Lawmakers in many states are filing marijuana law reform legislation and some sessions are holding hearings. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,...