Politics

Keep your drinks cool and show your support for legalization all summer long with this limited edition NORML koozie. We’re giving one to everyone who donates $42 or more now through April 30, 2023! In the past few weeks, we’ve...

Bipartisan legislation providing funding to assist states in their efforts to expunge marijuana convictions has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. The Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, sponsored by Reps. David Joyce (R-OH) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...

Members of the US House of Representatives introduced legislation today to help level the playing field for legal cannabis businesses by normalizing the way in which they pay their federal taxes.  The Small Business Tax Equity Act provides an exemption...

I don’t like that our country’s war on marijuana is still being waged in 29 states. I don’t like racist drug laws contributing to the mass incarceration problem in those states. And I don’t like how a thriving underground...

Democratic Gov. John Carney could decide the fate of a pair of adult-use legalization bills this week. The Governor has until Saturday, April 22, to take action of House Bill 1, which removes criminal and civil penalties for the...

Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas.  LEGALIZATION Arkansas  SB 580 legalizes the possession of up to two ounces of...

NORML regrets the passing of longtime NORML Board Member, LGBT activist, publisher, and criminal defense attorney Norman Elliot Kent. “Norm Kent was a dear friend and valued colleague on the NORML Board of Directors and the NORML Legal Committee for...

Members of the Texas House of Representatives advanced legislation today seeking to expand the pool of patients eligible to obtain state-licensed cannabis products. Lawmakers voted by a nearly five to one margin in favor of the legislation, House Bill...

Lawmakers have finalized and passed legislation implementing a voter-approved referendum legalizing the production, sale, and use of cannabis. House and Senate members had previously passed slightly different implementation bills: House Bill 556 and Senate Bill 516. The differences between those two bills have...

We finally have some sort of update for Germany’s new cannabis legalization bill. According to multiple different sources, Germany will release the bill shortly after Easter. The details on the other hand, are still up in the air. This...