The analysis finds that there has been “no marked increase in cannabis youth by use” in the three-year period following legalization.
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House Marijuana Vote Delayed As The Senate Advances Veterans Access Amendment
Last week, the House of Representatives went into recess before taking up action on the FY-2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations package, which has historically contained protections for state-legal medical programs but i…
Upcoming Congressional Vote House On Marijuana Policy
As soon as next week, there will be a crucial vote in the US House of Representatives on an amendment to protect legal marijuana states from federal interference.
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Surgeon General: Don’t “Lock People Up For Marijuana Use”
On Sunday, the US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD told CNN that “When it comes to decriminalization, I don’t think that there is value to individuals or to society to lock people up for marijuana use. I don’t think that serves anybody well.”
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Comment on the new plan to end marijuana criminalization by Sens. Schumer/Booker/Wyden
This long-awaited proposal is comprehensive and includes many of the criminal justice reforms provided in the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, which passed the House of Representatives last December, and provides ample d…
New Marijuana Freedoms and New Challenges on the Fourth of July
We have many new freedoms to celebrate this year, but we also face new challenges.
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Let Richardson Race
Athlete Sha’Carri Richardson has been suspended and barred from running in the Olympic Games in Tokyo after testing positive for marijuana.
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Justice Delayed in Delaware: Activists Respond to Cancelled Cannabis Vote
“Legalizing cannabis is about more than just allowing recreational use, or the money that can be made. This essential reform is about undoing a century of racist policies that disproportionately targeted Black and Latino communities.”
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Welcome the Three New Legal Marijuana States
This week marks another critical mile-marker on the road to ending marijuana prohibition in the…
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Colorado: Governor Signs Law Imposing New Rules for Physicians Recommending Medical Cannabis, Young Adult Patients
The measure, which NORML opposed, was backed by a number of anti-cannabis organizations, including those opposed to the use of herbal cannabis as a therapeutic treatment in all situations.
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