Authors “found no evidence that RML [recreational marijuana legalization] was associated with [an] increased likelihood or level of marijuana use among adolescents. Rather, among adolescents who reported any use of marijuana in the past month, the freq…
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House Leadership Announces Vote On MORE Act To End Marijuana Prohibition Will Take Place Next Week
House Leadership today posted notice for Congressional consideration of the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, HR 3884, which ends the federal prohibition of cannabis. The MORE Act is scheduled for a floor vote next week.
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At NORML we’re thankful for legal marijuana – and you!
At NORML, as we gather around the table today, we’re thankful for legalizing marijuana in four more states, but most importantly, we’re thankful for you: our supporters.
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New Jersey: Attorney General Issues Directive Halting Low-Level Marijuana Prosecutions
“Fairness demands that we suspend prosecution of marijuana possession-related cases while we await direction from the Legislature on the parameters for decriminalization of marijuana and legalization of regulated adult-use cannabis.”
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Federal Report: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Among Youth Decline Sharply in Legalization States
“Adolescent treatment admissions for marijuana declined in most of states. The mean annual admissions rate for all states declined over the study period by nearly half.”
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North Carolina: Governor’s Task Force Recommends Liberalizing State’s Marijuana Penalties
“it is time for North Carolina to start having real conversations about a safe, measured, public health approach to potentially legalizing marijuana.”
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Going Global: Legalization on the Move in Israel and Mexico
After a clean sweep of victories in the 2020 election in the United States, it looks like marijuana legalization is about to make big inroads across the globe as well with Mexico and Israel advancing towards ending prohibition.
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Gallup: Record Percentage of Americans Say “Marijuana Should Be Made Legal”
Sixty-eight percent of respondents endorse legalization — the highest percentage of support ever reported in a national Gallup poll.
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The Clear Winner of Election 2020: Marijuana
While other results of the election remain hazy, the clear winner on November 3 was marijuana.
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New Jersey Voters Approve Legalization Ballot Question
New Jersey voters have overwhelmingly decided in favor of Question 1, which calls for amending the state constitution in a manner that accommodates for the adult-use possession, production, and sale of marijuana to those age 21 or older.
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