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As the United States becomes more and more politically polarized, one issue stands out as a rare point of consensus: cannabis legalization. In late March 2024, a Pew Research Center survey found that an overwhelming share of U.S. adults (88%) believe marijuana should be legal for medical or...

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, state Senate leader Matt Huffman and other GOP leaders who are attempting to dismantle Ohio’s voter-approved cannabis initiative are not unique to Ohio - nor are the Republican threats to disregard the will of the voters when it comes to the...

As Ohio voters approved a ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis, industry leaders and advocates are congratulating their mid-western friends for a job well done. Tim Conder, CEO of TILT Holdings (OTCMKTS: TLLTF), which is already operating in Ohio, said the results reaffirm that...

This article was originally published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Nearly a quarter of Canadian cancer survivors acknowledge consuming cannabis as a sleep aid, according to data published in the Journal of Cancer...

After seven tries, Wednesday’s Senate Banking Committee vote to move a cannabis reform bill to the Senate floor marks the first time that Senate members have agreed to consider alleviating the major burden facing the billion-dollar banking cannabis industry: access to banking and financial...

On Wednesday, members of the House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee voted 30-14 in favor of bipartisan legislation known as the Cannabis Users’ Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act, which was introduced by Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD). The...

This article was originally published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Lawmakers have advanced two bills to the desk of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that seek to expand the rights of cannabis consumers. Senate Bill 302 expands...

Following last week’s huge news that the Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking to reschedule cannabis to a lower federal level, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has a decision to make.  "It's certainly a big deal that a federal agency is finally admitting that...

This article was originally published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Employees who consume cannabis during their off-hours possess no greater risk of occupational injury than do those who abstain from marijuana altogether,...

This article was originally published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. The use of cannabis prior to running is associated with greater feelings of enjoyment and tranquility, according to data published in the journal Cannabis...

This was first published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed legislation into law facilitating the expungement of marijuana possession convictions. The new law took effect...

This article, written by NORML, appears here with permission. Republican Gov. Phil Scott has allowed medical cannabis reform legislation (HB 270) to become law absent his signature. The new law, which takes immediate effect, increases the number of cannabis plants that qualified patients may grow...

This report was initially published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission.  The legalization of the adult-use marijuana market is associated with reduced incidents between police and juveniles, according to data ...

This article was initially published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission Neither the detection of THC nor its metabolites in subjects’ blood, breath, or oral fluid is correlated with psychomotor performance, according to the...

This article was initially published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized nearly 5.7 million cultivated marijuana plants in 2022, according to annual data ...