NORML Blog, Marijuana Law Reform »

• Read more

  NORML Members Take DC by Storm

  by NORML
  

  Last week, NORML leaders and activists from across North America headed to our nation’s capital for the annual NORML Conference and Congressional Lobby Day.

• Read more

  Texas NORML Team Advocates in DC

  by Jax Finkel, Texas NORML Executive Director
  

  This year the Texas delegation at the 2019 NORML Conference and Lobby Day grew exponentially! We had a group of seven advocates that made the trip up to Washington, DC.

• Read more

  Cannabis Vaping Concerns Call for Increased Regulations and Oversight

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  Rather than use these unfortunate incidents as an opportunity to further drive these markets into the shadows, the administration should officially legalize cannabis and empower the FDA to better study, regulate, and oversee these emerging THC and CBD delivery devices -- and to create regulatory standards for legal states to follow and enforce.

• Read more

  Mississippi: Proponents Turn In Signatures for 2020 Medical Cannabis Ballot Measure

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  Proponents of a 2020 statewide ballot measure to legalize and regulate medical cannabis access have submitted 105,686 signatures to the Secretary of State's office. A spokesperson for the group backing the campaign, Mississippians for Compassionate Care, said that the measure "polls above 77 percent, with [majority support from] every age group, religious affiliation, [and] political affiliation."

• Read more

  Vaping Products Linked with Rising Number of Hospitalizations

  by NORML
  

  The US Centers for Disease Control has now identified over 450 cases of respiratory distress that may be associated with the use of disposable vapor cartridges used to consume certain e-liquids.

• Read more

  Washington, DC: City Council Approves Workplace Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients

  by NORML
  

  The Act states, “A public employer may not refuse to hire, terminate from employment, penalize, fail to promote, or otherwise take adverse employment action against an individual based upon the individual’s status as a qualifying patient."

• Read more

  Report: Domestic Hemp Production Soaring in 2019

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  According to the report, "The number of acres of hemp licensed across 34 states totaled 511,442 in 2019 – more than quadruple the number of acres licensed from the previous year."

• Read more

  POTUS: Feds “Allowing States” to Choose Legalization

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  Reacting to the President's comments, NORML's Political Director Justin Strekal said, “The reiteration of a non-enforcement policy from the president is a clear sign that states should continue to defy the federal government when it comes to marijuana prohibition."