NORML Op-Ed: High Time To Remove Cannabis from Schedule I Status
Cannabis does not possess the same risks to health as do other Schedule I substances like heroin, or even unscheduled drugs like cigarettes...
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20 of 48 episodesClinical Trial: Plant-Derived Cannabis Preparation Is Safe and Effective in Children With Autism
Patients" disease severity fell an estimated 2 points on a 7-point scale following eight weeks of cannabinoid treatment. The post Clinical T...
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Analysis: Adoption of Medical Cannabis Access Laws Associated With Increased Workplace Productivity, Innovation
"From job creation to tax revenue to improved innovation, legalization is driving economic prosperity." The post Analysis: Adoption of Medic...
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Federal Survey: Marijuana Use Continues Multiyear Decline Among Teens, Young Adults
"Alarmist claims that adult-use legalization laws are linked with greater marijuana use by teens are simply not backed by government data. T...
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Massachusetts: State Officials Affirm Marijuana Repeal Initiative Will Appear on November’s Ballot
"There's no 'buyer's remorse' among Massachusetts' voters when it comes to legalizing cannabis and this fact will become even clearer come N...
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Analysis: Tax Hikes on State-Legal Cannabis Products Drive Consumers To Unregulated Markets
"Imposing excessive taxes on legal cannabis strengthens illicit markets while weakening legal ones." The post Analysis: Tax Hikes on State-L...
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Report: Nearly Half of Employers No Longer Screen Pre-Hires for Cannabis
"Policies that mandate would-be hires to undergo urine screens for past cannabis exposure are holdovers from a bygone era. These policies ar...
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Michigan: Supreme Court Ruling Allows for Marijuana Use While on Probation
In a unanimous ruling, the Court the rejected arguments that marijuana use is a per se probation violation because the substance remains fed...
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Senate Democrats Reintroduce Comprehensive Cannabis Descheduling and Regulation Legislation
Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with 13 other Democratic original cosponsors, reintroduced th...
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Can I Fly With Medical Cannabis?
TSA's medical marijuana policy hasn't changed, despite widespread reports suggesting otherwise. Learn what prompted the confusion and what p...
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A Tale of Two Prohibitions
NORML Summer ‘26 Intern Caroline Breen outlines the parallel histories and failures of alcohol and marijuana prohibition. The post A Tale of...
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A Significant Step Forward for Georgia’s Medical Cannabis Program
NORML Summer ‘26 Intern Ben Bailey provides an update on Georgia’s medical cannabis legislation The post A Significant Step Forward for Geor...
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Survey: Healthcare Professionals Overwhelmingly Agree That Cannabis Has “Legitimate Therapeutic Uses”
"Most participants were supportive of legal access to medical cannabis, open to using it in their own practice, and interested in receiving...
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Cannabis Law Reform Is a Civil Rights Issue and Must Be Treated as Such
NORML Summer ‘26 Mitchell Floch shares his perspective on the disparate impact of marijuana prohibition. The post Cannabis Law Reform Is a C...
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Analysis: Drug-Related Arrests, Disciplinary Incidents on College Campuses Decline Following Marijuana Legalization
"We find that state legalization of recreational marijuana substantially reduced the arrests and disciplinary incidents for drug law violati...
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Why I Chose Cannabis Over Opioids
NORML Summer ‘26 Intern Dakota Helgren shares her reason for substituting cannabis for opioids to treat pain. The post Why I Chose Cannabis...
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Virginia: Lawmakers Approve Budget Language Regulating Adult-Use Cannabis Sales in 2027
Under the measure, state-licensed retailers will begin selling cannabis products to those age 21 or older on July 1, 2027. The post Virginia...
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Vermont: Governor Signs Bill Into Law Raising Adult-Use Marijuana Possession Limits
Vermont is the third state this year to significantly increase adult-use marijuana possession limits. The post Vermont: Governor Signs Bill...
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DEA Limits Participants in Upcoming Marijuana Hearing to Those Opposed to Rescheduling
"A fair administrative process should include the voices of those most directly affected by federal cannabis policy: consumers, patients, an...
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Supreme Court Affirms Second Amendment Rights for Cannabis Consumers
"Our Constitution protects people, not stereotypes, and it does not permit the government to convert cannabis use alone into a categorical m...
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