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Tag: recriminalization

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  • Election

Maine: Campaign To Repeal Voter-Initiated Marijuana Legalization Law Fails To Meet 2026 Deadline

  • by NORML
  • Posted on February 4, 2026February 4, 2026

It is anticipated that the group behind Maine’s repeal effort will now aim to qualify the measure for the 2027 ballot.

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  • LEGISLATION

Ohio: Governor Signs Legislation Undermining Voter-Approved Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Law

  • by NORML
  • Posted on December 22, 2025December 24, 2025

Among the more significant changes, the new law criminalizes possessing marijuana products obtained from out-of-state, including products legally purchased at licensed dispensaries in neighboring jurisdictions. No other legalization state imposes such restrictions. 

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  • Legislative Update

Virginia: Changes to Marijuana Laws Take Effect July 1

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on July 1, 2022July 15, 2022

Today, marks the one year anniversary of legalization in Virginia, and multiple changes to marijuana laws will take effect. 

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  • Legalization

Virginia: Senate Kills Governor’s Recriminalization Amendment, Bill Addressing Synthetically Derived Marijuana Products

  • by NORML
  • Posted on April 27, 2022April 29, 2022

With the 2022 legislative session having already ended, this vote effectively ends any further discussion of the legislation this year. 

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Marijuana Crime Rates
  • Legalization

Virginia: Gov. Youngkin Moves to Re-criminalize Personal Possession of Marijuana

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022

The Governor has proposed an amendment in the nature of a substitute to SB 591 which would create two new misdemeanors for personal marijuana possession. 

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Ohio Marijuana Laws
  • Activism

Cincinnati City Council To Suspend Marijuana Recriminalization Law

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on January 5, 2011June 15, 2022

Cincinnati City Council members are expected to vote 5 to 4 on a 2011 budget…

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  • Activism

NORML's Weekly Legislative Round Up

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on March 28, 2008June 9, 2020

Below is this week’s summary of pending state legislation and tips to help you become…

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