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This week, I received a Pardon Certificate for a marijuana offense from the President of the United States. 

The post Pardons Are the First Step in Federal Cannabis Reform appeared first on NORML.

South Dakota voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure legalizing medical cannabis access in 2020. Since then, lawmakers have routinely sought to repeal aspects of the law and/or significantly amend it.

The post South Dakota: Lawmakers Reject Bill That Sought To Limit Patients’ Medical Cannabis Access appeared first on NORML.

State regulations governing the alcohol market permit adults the option to legally brew non-commercial quantities of their own alcohol, and it is consistent with this policy to similarly permit home cultivation.

The post New York: Regulators to Sign Off on Home Cultivation Rules at February Meeting appeared first on NORML.

We’re only a couple weeks into this year’s legislative season, and we’re already seeing a flurry of activity in state capitols nationwide.

The post Marijuana Momentum Heats Up Across The US appeared first on NORML.

NORML's Deputy Director Paul Armentano submitted written testimony to the Committee opposing both provisions.

The post New Hampshire: Supporters Back Off Efforts To Adopt THC Potency Caps On Medical Cannabis Products, Impose Per Se Driving Limits appeared first on NORML.

"It is significant for these health agencies to acknowledge publicly, for the first time, what many patients and advocates have known for decades: that cannabis is a safe and effective therapeutic agent for tens of millions of Americans."

The post HHS Releases Unredacted Letter Confirming Agency’s Recommendation to DEA to Reclassify Marijuana to Schedule III appeared first on NORML.

"A patient’s treatment options should not be limited by the government, but rather, they should be determined in confidence between a patient and their doctor."

The post Delaware: House Committee Advances Legislation Expanding Physicians’ Abilities to Authorize Medical Cannabis appeared first on NORML.

“Our sense of justice and our principles of fairness demand that public officials and the courts move swiftly to right the past wrongs of cannabis criminalization.”

The post Updated NORML Report Highlights Over 2.3 Million Marijuana-Related Expungements appeared first on NORML.