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  Attorney General Nominee Commits To Leave State-Legal Marijuana Programs Alone

  by NORML
  

  "It is encouraging that William Barr pledged not to enforce federal marijuana prohibition against the majority of US states that have reformed their laws. With this commitment, Congress has a clear mandate to take action and end the underlying policy of federal criminalization,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal. “In an era when 47 states have laws on the books that defy the Schedule 1 status of cannabis, it makes no sense from a political, fiscal, or cultural perspective to try to put this genie back in the bottle.”

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  New Legislation Introduced To Protect State-Legal Marijuana Programs

  by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  

  Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) has introduced HR 493: The Sensible Enforcement Of Cannabis Act, which would codify the protections that were outlined in the now-rescinded Cole Memo.

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  Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/11/19

  by Carly Wolf, NORML State Policies Coordinator
  

  Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup!

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  HR 420: The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act

  by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  

  This week, Congressman Earl Blumenauer reserved HR 420 for his legislation, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. The legislation would deschedule cannabis, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit.

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  Congressional Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Announced

  by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  

  Today, the rollout of the new leadership team of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus was announced, with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and David Joyce (R-OH) joining founding members Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Don Young (R-AK).

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  Cities Across Michigan Ban Legal Marijuana Sales

  by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Director
  

  Municipal governments across Michigan move to ban the sale of adult-use marijuana, but advocates remain hopeful education and guidance from state lawmakers will provide a new perspective.

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  Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/4/19

  by Carly Wolf, NORML State Policies Coordinator
  

  Welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2019!

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  Washington Governor Moves To Pardon Past Marijuana Offenders

  by NORML
  

  Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee today announced his intent to provide an expedited process in order to grant pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. It is estimated that some 3,500 individuals will have their criminal records vacated as a result of these actions.