Tag Archives: NORML

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No, A Study Didn’t Say Cannabis Impairs Driving Once You’re Sober

By Janet Burns In today’s climate, confusion and misinformation about cannabis can move quickly, like [...]

17
Jan
Cannabis Wafer Tablets for medical purposes from the Rangsit University laboratory seen being display at Rangsit University in Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok. Photo by Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
House-Passed Marijuana Amendments Stripped From Congressional Spending Bills

By Kyle Jaeger House Democrats failed to get a number of marijuana-related provisions attached to [...]

18
Dec
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U.S. Lawmakers To Vote On MORE Act To End Federal Cannabis Prohibition

By Sara Brittany Somerset Washington, D.C. – The Executive Director of the National Organization to [...]

19
Nov
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What Is the MORE Act, and How Could It Change Marijuana Policy Forever?

The MORE Act, which was introduced to the US Congress last month, would completely decriminalize [...]

22
Aug
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Senate Schedules Hearing On Marijuana Business Banking Access

By Tom Angell In one of the clearest signs of marijuana reform’s growing momentum on [...]

17
Jul
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Recreational Marijuana Store Customers Consume To Help Pain And Sleep, Study Finds

By Kimberly Lawson People who shop at recreational marijuana dispensaries aren’t just using cannabis to [...]

02
Jul
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Historic Marijuana Measures Clear First Major Congressional Hurdles As Opposition Wanes

By Kyle Jaeger With the annual appropriations process wrapping up in the House, far-reaching marijuana [...]

27
Jun
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Congress Votes To Block Feds From Enforcing Marijuana Laws In Legal States

By Tom Angell The House of Representatives approved a far-reaching measure on Thursday to prevent the Department [...]

21
Jun
Lobby of Trulieve Medical Marijuana Treatment Center in Boynton Beach, FL [Bruce R. Bennet / The Palm Beach Post]
As marijuana gets legalized, companies drop THC testing of employees

By Jeff Ostrowski At the Ed Morse empire of auto dealerships, testing for THC no [...]

15
Mar
Under a new bill, federal employees who use marijuana in accordance with state laws could not be fired for their marijuana use.(GETTY IMAGES)
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Protect Federal Employees Who Use State-Legal Marijuana

Under current law, federal employees can be fired for using marijuana even if it is [...]

15
Mar
Soon, Alaskans will be able to smoke up on-site. Eduardo Verdugo/AP/REX/Shutterstock
Alaska Approves On-Site Marijuana Use

The state will begin licensing dispensaries on April 11th, though it will likely take several [...]

14
Mar
Surprise, Surprise: Polls Show Americans Are Excited About Legal Marijuana
Surprise, Surprise: Polls Show Americans Are Excited About Legal Marijuana

Polls show that support for pot is higher than ever — now it’s up to [...]

19
Feb
Legislation Promoting Veteran Access to Medical Marijuana Filed in Congress
Legislation Promoting Veteran Access to Medical Marijuana Filed in Congress

VA doctors are currently prohibited from recommending medical marijuana for their patients, even for serious [...]

15
Feb
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Legal Marijuana Advocates Rank The Best And Worst Governors On Cannabis

By Tom Angell The U.S.’s 50 state governors just got their annual report cards from a leading [...]

18
Jan
Hemp Legalized in USA After Decades of Prohibition

By Julia Clark-Riddell This afternoon, President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. Hidden [...]

21
Dec