“Just like voters have done elsewhere over the past decade, Marylanders will choose in favor of legalization at the ballot box and they will do so overwhelmingly.”
The post Maryland: Voters to Decide Legalization Question in November appeared first on NORML.
This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in Maryland, Utah, Louisiana, Georgia, and several other states.
The post State Policy Update 4/1/2022 appeared first on NORML.
“It is long overdue that we stop punishing adults for using a substance that is objectively safer than alcohol, and that we work to address the disparate negative impacts that prohibition has inflicted on our most vulnerable individuals and marginalized communities for nearly a century.”
The post House Lawmakers Approve Legislation to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition appeared first on NORML.
“A robust, above-ground retail marijuana market is necessary in order to disrupt the unregulated marketplace and to assure that consumers have adequate access to lab-tested, high quality products at competitive prices,” NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said.
The post New Mexico: Adult-Use Marijuana Sales to Begin on Friday appeared first on NORML.
Representative Lynn Williams (D- HD 135) says, “Support for the issues around Maine’s medical marijuana program crosses many lines: Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Libertarians and Greens; Downeast, Southern and Northern Maine; rural and urban; twenty-somethings, retirees and all in-between. Medical marijuana is bringing Maine together even among those who have no involvement with it.”
The post Maine: Bi-Partisan Efforts to Improve State’s Medical Program and Protect Patients Continue to Advance appeared first on NORML.
“Rather than compelling scientists to access marijuana products of questionable quality that are manufactured by a limited number of federally licensed producers, NORML believes that federal regulators should allow investigators to access the cannabis that is currently being produced by the multitude of state-sanctioned producers and retailers throughout the country.”
The post Senate Unanimously Approves Legislation Providing US Attorney General with Greater Say in Cannabis Research Decisions appeared first on NORML.
Download the free NORML Report: Marijuana Policies in Legal States: A Comprehensive Review of Adult-use Marijuana Rules and Regulations
The post New NORML Report Provides Policymakers with Guidance on ‘Best Practices’ for Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana Markets appeared first on NORML.
After signing legislation to protect limited home cultivation for patients and legislation to protect patients rights, Governor Noem has chosen to veto legislation that allows the automatic removal of convictions from a person’s background check for marijuana-related offenses.
The post South Dakota: Governor Noem Vetoes Expungement Legislation appeared first on NORML.
One of the most prominent pillars of NORML, going back to the earliest days of our organization, has died.
The post In Memoriam – John Kenneth Zwerling appeared first on NORML.
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