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NORML Legal Committee Submits Amicus Brief in Federal Case Challenging Government’s Gun Ban for Medical Cannabis Consumers

The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has accepted the ‘friend of the court’ amicus brief submitted by the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws in a case that seeks to protect the Second Amendment rights of state-authorized...

The story of marijuana laced with fentanyl is as prevalent as ever, despite very little evidence of its existence. The story pops up from local law enforcement agencies only to get amended a few days later due to new...

State Policy Weekly Update 5/24/2023

Marijuana reform legislation advances in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.  LEGALIZATION Ohio House Bill 168 creates a regulated market for the adult use...

DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 2022

Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized nearly 5.7 million cultivated marijuana plants in 2022, according to annual data compiled by the US Drug Enforcement Administration.  According to figures published in the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program Statistical Report, agents...

Americans Are Smoking More Weed And The Federal Government Is Hiring Less, Crisis On The Rise

Marijuana usage in the United States is a historically skeptical concept. But as of recently, states are legalizing, businesses are adapting, and more every day people are choosing to consume. This can be seen with recent research findings. According...

Study: Neither Current nor Lifetime Cannabis Use Linked with COPD

Cannabis use is not associated with an elevated risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), even among those possessing a clinically high risk for developing the disease, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. A...

Michigan: Officials Accepting Public Comments on Plan to Halt Cannabis Pre-Employment Testing for State Workers

Members of the Michigan Civil Service Commission are accepting comments from the public on proposed changes to the state’s drug testing regulations. Officials have proposed amending regulations so that most public employees no longer have to undergo pre-employment testing...

Minnesota: Lawmakers Advance Adult-Use Legalization Bill to Governor’s Desk

House and Senate lawmakers have advanced legislation to Democratic Gov. Tim Walz legalizing use and sale of cannabis by those ages 21 and older. On Tuesday, members of a conference committee reconciled differences between House-backed and Senate-backed versions of the...

Majority Of Cannabis Consumers Are Now Purchasing From Dispensaries Instead of Dealers

Over half of consumers of cannabis are now purchasing their weed through brick-and-mortar retailers. Just a few short years ago many of these consumers were buying their cannabis through the black market. Now, with legal weed in most of...

NORML Op-Ed: Ending Cannabis Bigotry Is Long Overdue

Opponents of cannabis legalization frequently decry what they call ‘a rapid push‘ toward legalization in America. But to those of us who’ve spent decades fighting to end over a century of marijuana prohibition, these changes cannot come soon enough. The...
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Cannabis Supply Chain and Tariffs, What You Need To Know

Views: 3 Cannabis businesses and ancillary companies are scrambling to adapt after former President Donald Trump’s sudden imposition—and partial...
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