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NORML Is Standing Up for Your Rights

Wed, 01/29/2025 - 07:00

We are supporting numerous bills that seek to expand the freedoms and liberties of responsible cannabis consumers.

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Maryland: Annapolis City Council Members Vote to End Marijuana Testing for Public Employees

Tue, 01/28/2025 - 07:28

"We have corrected an injustice where our employees were being unjustly punished and potentially having their careers destroyed for responsibly utilizing a legal substance on their own time."

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Join NORML in 2025 and Stand for Cannabis Freedom

Thu, 01/23/2025 - 12:04

Together, we are changing the way people talk and think about cannabis.

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Career Drug Warrior Named Acting DEA Administrator

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 13:54

"At a time when most Americans are demanding long overdue changes in federal cannabis policy, Acting DEA Administrator Derek Maltz epitomizes the failed policies and approaches of the past.”

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Biden Administration Announces Commutations for Nearly 2,500 Non-Violent Drug Offenders

Fri, 01/17/2025 - 07:09

"This action is an important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities, and providing deserving individuals the opportunity to return to their families and communities after spending far too much time behind bars," the President said in a statement.

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DEA Judge Stays Marijuana Scheduling Proceedings

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 13:15

The judges's decision cancels the previously scheduled hearing, set to begin next week, during which time proponents and opponents of marijuana rescheduling were to testify and face cross-examination.

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

Fri, 01/10/2025 - 08:34

"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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