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  • Courts

Florida: Canine Alert Doesn’t Constitute Probable Cause for a Motor Vehicle Search, Appellate Court Rules

  • by NORML
  • Posted on January 10, 2025January 10, 2025

“The incremental legalization of certain types of cannabis at both the federal and state level has reached the point that its plain smell does not immediately indicate the presence of an illegal substance.”

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NORML Action Alert
  • Activism

State Policy Weekly Update 5/24/2023

  • by Jax James, Former NORML State Policy Manager
  • Posted on May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

Highlights include LA, ME, MD, MN, MT, NV, NH, NY, OH, PA, and RI.

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NORML Action Alert
  • Activism

State Policy Weekly Update 3/29/2023

  • by Jax James, Former NORML State Policy Manager
  • Posted on March 29, 2023April 20, 2023

Highlights in: CA, DE, LA, MD, MA, MT, NH, NC, ND, OK, SD, & WA.

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NORML Action Alert
  • Activism

State Policy Weekly Update 1/17/2023

  • by Jax James, Former NORML State Policy Manager
  • Posted on January 17, 2023April 20, 2023

Lawmakers in many states have started to pre-file marijuana law reform legislation and some sessions have already begun holding hearings. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, and South Dakota. 

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  • Decriminalization

Missouri: St.Louis Lawmakers Repeal Local Marijuana Possession Laws

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

Under the newly signed law, the possession of personal use quantities of cannabis by adults will no longer be subject to civil penalties. Furthermore, police may no longer cite the odor of cannabis as justification for engaging in a warrantless search.

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  • Legislative Update

Virginia: Legislation Barring Police from Using Marijuana Odor to Stop or Search Takes Effect Early 2021

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

This is another victory for commonsense marijuana law reform in Virginia.

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Cannabis Penalties
  • Activism

NORML Argues Police May Not Question Citizens Based on Marijuana Odors

  • by Erik Altieri, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on February 25, 2014June 21, 2022

NORML filed an “amicus curiae” brief with the Massachusetts Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 18,…

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Marijuana Possession
  • Activism

NORML Argues State Prosecutors Can’t Justify Police Searches Based on Smell

  • by Allen St. Pierre, Former NORML Executive Director
  • Posted on November 25, 2013June 21, 2022

NORML filed an “amicus curiae” brief with the state supreme appellate court on Friday, November…

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