Politics

With multiple states and cities across the nation deciding upon adult-use legalization this fall , NORML is redoubling our efforts to inform, educate, and get voters to the ballot box. In many states voter registration deadlines are approaching and...

The U.S. Sentencing Commission has put out the numbers of who have been effected by Biden’s sweeping marijuana pardon in a detailed report. 6,577 citizens have committed the possession offense that was covered in the pardon since 1992. It’s not...

The midterm election is coming up quick, and one of the more exciting aspects of elections is the typically good news that succeeds any time marijuana is on the ballot. So here’s a list of the states that will...

One of the major moves Biden made last week was to pardon every small possession federal marijuana conviction that was still active. However, that only went so far, considering most of these arrests happen on the state level. So...

Most Americans oppose marijuana’s categorization as a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law, and they support efforts to forgive those convicted of cannabis-related offenses, according to nationwide survey data compiled by USA Today/Ipsos Polling. Nearly three in four Americans...

A growing percentage of Americans want Congress to prioritize legalizing marijuana. Federal lawmakers, and Democrats, in particular, would be wise to listen to them. President Biden took partial steps by announcing pardons for individuals with federal convictions for simple marijuana possession...

Finally, some HUGE news in the marijuana world. Actual actions have been taken by the president to alleviate some of the afterburn from the War on Drugs. Thousands will be released immediately from federal prison for simple possession convictions. But...

By now you’ve no doubt heard the news – and it’s big! Late yesterday, the President signed a directive providing mass pardons for all of those convicted of federal marijuana possession offenses. For the better part of two years, NORML –...

Washington, DC: In response to President Biden’s recently announced actions with regard to federal marijuana policy, NORML’s Executive Director Erik Altieri has issued the following statement: “Many of the efforts taken and proposed by the President today are long overdue....

Forty-five percent of drug seizure offenses in 2021 involved the confiscation of either cannabis or hashish, according to data provided by the National Incident-Based Reporting System and reported by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. Specifically, the agency reported 885,509...