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Senate Power Shift and What It Means for the Prospects of Marijuana Policy Reform

  • by NORML
  • Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Senator Schumer’s ascension to Majority Leader will mark the first time in US history that the upper chamber is led by a Senator who is openly calling for cannabis legalization.

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Marijuana and Teens
  • Congress

Congressional Package Repeals Ban on Student Aid to Those with Past Drug Convictions

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on December 22, 2020December 23, 2020

Provisions in the package amend a 1998 federal law that mandated those applying for student aid to disclose if they ever had a drug-related conviction, and barred hundreds of thousands of applicants from receiving funding.

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We Need MORE
  • Congress

HISTORIC: House of Representatives Approves Bill to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition

  • by NORML
  • Posted on December 4, 2020December 21, 2020

The House of Representatives approved the MORE Act to end federal marijuana prohibition in an historic vote.

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Marijuana Road
  • Congress

Minority Leader Pledges to Advance Marijuana Descheduling Legislation if Democrats Take Control of the U.S. Senate

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on October 28, 2020November 3, 2020

“My commitment is that if I am leader [of the US Senate], I am going to do everything I can to put the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act on the floor of the Senate. The odds are very high it will pass.”

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The MORE Act
  • Advocacy

MORE Act Gains Third Public Republican YES Commitment and Hits 25% Cosponsorship Threshold In House

  • by NORML
  • Posted on September 14, 2020September 15, 2020

Just over a week ahead of an anticipated House vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment,…

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Marijuana Laws
  • Advocacy

Federal: Upcoming vote in the House on marijuana policy

  • by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  • Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020

Later this month, there will be a crucial vote in the US House of Representatives…

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Cannabis Legislation
  • 2020

Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

  • by NORML
  • Posted on May 19, 2020June 18, 2020

“The current predicament of a rapidly expanding national marketplace without access to the national banking systems has resulted in an untenable situation.”

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Marijuana Success
  • 2020

Over 40 Members of Congress Request SBA Access For Small Marijuana Businesses

  • by NORML
  • Posted on April 22, 2020April 28, 2020

Ten members of the Senate, led by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), and 34 members of the House, led by Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Tom McClintock (R-CA), have recently issued letters requesting Small Business Administration funding programs be expanded so that they may be accessed by state-licensed cannabis businesses. 

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