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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the state, with more than 11,000 Tribal members on 35,000 acres of territory.

The post Mississippi: Indian Tribe Approves Referendum Regulating the “Possession, Production, and Distribution of Marijuana on Tribal Lands” appeared first on NORML.

"Minnesotans already pay a premium tax on retail cannabis products. Raising these taxes even higher will undoubtedly drive prices out of reach for some consumers. This will push consumers back to the unregulated market, thereby undermining the primary goal of legalization."

The post Minnesota: Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Sales Tax Hike appeared first on NORML.

By taking cannabis products off street corners and placing them behind the counter, lawmakers are providing cannabis consumers with safer experiences and greatly reducing their risk of being inadvertently exposed to contaminated products.

The post NORML Op-Ed: Take Marijuana Off the Streets and Put It Behind the Counter appeared first on NORML.

The White House’s 2026 fiscal year budget request calls for the repeal of a long-standing federal budget rider that prohibits the Justice Department from using taxpayer dollars to prosecute patients and others involved in the state-legal medical cannabis industry.

The post Trump Budget Proposal Rescinds Long-Standing Federal Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients appeared first on NORML.

"Older adults are well aware of the litany of serious adverse side-effects associated with available prescription drugs, like opioids or sleep aids, and they see medical cannabis as a practical and potentially safer alternative."

The post Study: Rising Percentage of Seniors Acknowledge Regularly Consuming Cannabis appeared first on NORML.

"California NORML is proud to have taken a leadership roll sponsoring this bill. Cannabis is already heavily over-taxed relative to comparable products like beer, wine, and tobacco in California."

The post California: Assembly Votes To Halt Impending Tax Hike on Commercially Available Cannabis Products appeared first on NORML.

Provisions in the bill open the program to those suffering from chronic pain, among other newly eligible conditions. It also expands the variety of cannabis formulations that may be possessed by patients and significantly increases total number of state-licensed dispensaries that can operate in the state.

The post Texas: Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding State’s Medical Cannabis Access Program appeared first on NORML.

As May draws to a close, it's high time to reflect upon the extraordinary accomplishments of our Asian American Pacific Islander and Jewish American communities in the cannabis legalization and consumer movements.

The post United in Reform: Celebrating Asian American, Pacific Islander & Jewish Cannabis Trailblazers appeared first on NORML.

"It is becoming clear that those who oppose marijuana policy reform would rather take voters out of the equation altogether."

The post Texas: Denton City Officials Repeal Voter-Approved Marijuana Depenalization Ordinance appeared first on NORML.

"Nevada's foster care ban no longer aligns with public attitudes toward marijuana, nor does it align with the marijuana laws of Nevada or the surrounding states that regulate its use."

The post Nevada: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Allowing Those With Past Marijuana Convictions To Become Foster Parents appeared first on NORML.

"Recreational cannabis laws result in significant relative declines in prescription drug claims. ... The legalization of cannabis offers a potential substitute to traditional prescription drugs and alternative methods for health maintenance."

The post Analysis: Marijuana Legalization Associated With Declines in Prescription Drug Expenditures appeared first on NORML.

“We conclude from our meta-analysis that ... oral fluid tests should not be considered a valid indicator of [cannabis-induced] impairment.”

The post Scientific Review: Oral Fluid Testing “Not Ideal” for Determining Cannabis Exposure or Impairment appeared first on NORML.

"These findings add to the growing body of evidence that cannabis is effective in the treatment of multiple conditions, including chronic pain, and that it possesses a safety profile that is often superior to traditional medications, like opioids."

The post Study: Musculoskeletal Pain Patients Experience Symptom Improvements, Minimal Side Effects Following Sustained Use of Cannabis appeared first on NORML.

Our movement is at a crossroads.

The post Can We Be Blunt? appeared first on NORML.

"These numbers show meaningful changes in disturbed sleep and fatigue for patients after starting medical cannabis."

The post Cannabis Provides Benefits for Sleep Apnea Patients, Largest Ever Study Finds appeared first on NORML.

"The state-legal cannabis workforce is a significant economic driver. It is long past time for Congress to end prohibition and start treating this robust regulated market like any other industry."

The post Analysis: State-Legal Cannabis Sales Top $30 Billion in 2024 appeared first on NORML.

Investigators concluded, “Canada’s legal cannabis market has displaced approximately three-quarters of domestic expenditures on the illegal cannabis market four years after federal legalization of non-medical cannabis.”

The post Analysis: Legalization Has Largely Displaced Canada’s Illicit Cannabis Market appeared first on NORML.

Lawmakers in other states, including Idaho and Texas, are also seeking to make it more difficult for voters to decide on marijuana-related ballot initiatives.

The post Florida: Governor Signs Law Making It Harder To Place Ballot Initiatives Before Voters appeared first on NORML.

NORML has expressed opposition to the state-monopoly model, opining "Adopting this model would arguably make the state (and its employees) vulnerable to litigation and, ultimately, federal preemption.”

The post Pennsylvania: House Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana Sales in State-Operated Stores appeared first on NORML.

"With his veto, Governor Youngkin has stripped Virginians of the reliable, direct-to-patient delivery services on which they have relied for years."

The post Virginia: Governor Vetoes Medical Cannabis Bill appeared first on NORML.