Members of the United States House of Representatives are anticipated to vote this week on a series of amendments to a Justice Department spending bill. Specifically, Representatives Tom McClintock (R-CA) and Jared Polis (D-CO) are introducing an amendment intended to halt the federal prosecution of those individuals involved in marijuana-related activities that are compliant with the laws of their states. Please contact/call your US Representative via NORML’s Take Action Center here to support the McClintock/Polis amendment.

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What We Might Expect From A Hillary Clinton Presidency

by Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel
Posted on May 11, 2015June 22, 2022

Hillary Rodham Clinton, born in 1947, is an early “Baby Boomer”, the generational name generally…

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Take Action To Reform Marijuana Laws In Your State

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
Posted on May 7, 2015June 22, 2022

State lawmakers have debated nearly 100 different marijuana law reform bills this session and some 60 bills remain pending. NORML’s Take Action Center provides you with the ability to track pending legislation in your state and to contact your elected officials and urge them to support marijuana law reform.

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Confirmed: DEA Head Michele Leonhart Stepping Down

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
Posted on April 22, 2015June 22, 2022

Drug Enforcement Administration head Michele Leonhart is stepping down, US Attorney General Eric Holder has confirmed. She is expected to leave the agency in mid-May.

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CBS News Poll: Majority Of Americans Back Legalizing Marijuana

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
Posted on April 22, 2015June 22, 2022

The majority of Americans say that marijuana is safer than alcohol and believe that its use should be legal, according to nationwide polling data compiled by CBS News. Fifty-three percent of respondents answered ‘yes’ to the question, “Should marijuana use be legal?” That is the highest level of support ever recorded by CBS pollsters since they began posing the question in 1979.

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Federal Judge Upholds Schedule I Classification Of Cannabis

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
Posted on April 15, 2015June 22, 2022

A federal judge today denied a motion challenging the constitutionality of cannabis’ classification as a Schedule I prohibited substance without any accepted medical utility.

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The Challenge for the New Generation of Legalizers

by Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel
Posted on April 6, 2015June 22, 2022

I was recently asked, following a lecture I had given, what the next generation of…

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Now Is The Time To Support Marijuana Law Reform In Your State

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
Posted on March 19, 2015June 22, 2022

Marijuana law reform legislation is presently pending in states over 30 states. Is your state one of them? Visit NORML’s online ‘Take Action Center’ here to find out.

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House Floor Vote To Protect States’ Marijuana Laws Pending In Congress