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Category: News Releases

Since 1992, every Thursday night and when breaking news warrants, NORML/NORML Foundation have been issuing weekly press releases for marijuana law supporters and the media.

Democratic Senators
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Senate Leadership Coalition Announces Intention To Release Comprehensive Legislation To End Marijuana Prohibition

  • by NORML
  • Posted on February 1, 2021February 2, 2021

Senators Cory Booker, Ron Wyden, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today issued a joint statement declaring their intention to release a draft discussion bill outlining how best to legalize and regulate cannabis and cannabis commerce in a post-prohibition America.

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Marijuana Arrests
  • Activism

FBI: Marijuana Arrests Decline Year-Over-Year, But Still Outpace Arrests for All Violent Crimes

  • by NORML
  • Posted on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020

"At a time when the overwhelming majority of Americans want cannabis to be legal and regulated, it is an outrage that many police departments across the country continue to waste tax dollars and limited law enforcement resources on arresting otherwise law-abiding citizens for simple marijuana possession."

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  • Banking

Democrats’ Latest COVID Relief Package Includes Marijuana Banking Provisions

  • by NORML
  • Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020

The latest COVID stimulus package proposed by House leadership maintains provisions permitting licensed cannabis businesses…

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  • Activism

Study: After-Hours Marijuana Use Doesn’t Negatively Impact Job Performance

  • by NORML
  • Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020

“[A]fter-work cannabis use did not relate to any of the workplace performance dimensions. This finding casts doubt on some stereotypes of cannabis users.”

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Kamala Harris
  • Election

Senator Kamala Harris, Senate Sponsor of the MORE Act, Chosen to be VP Candidate

  • by NORML
  • Posted on August 12, 2020September 4, 2020

Kamala Harris is the lead Senate sponsor of the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act.

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  • Courts

Pennsylvania: Supreme Court Rules That Medical Cannabis Use Is Permissible While on Probation

  • by NORML
  • Posted on June 18, 2020June 20, 2020

“While the circumstances are certainly uneasy — since possession and use of medical marijuana remains a federal crime — we find that the District cannot require state level adherence to the federal prohibition.”

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