Category: SOCIETY

Federal Report: Youth Marijuana Use Steadily Declining

by NORML • August 20, 2019 • 0 Comments

The self-reported use of marijuana by teenagers continues to decline nationally, according to federal data reported by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Illinois: Medical Cannabis Expansion Measures Signed into Law

by Carly Wolf, NORML State Policies Coordinator • August 13, 2019 • 0 Comments

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed two separate medical cannabis expansion bills into law.

Nevada: Pushing Reform Efforts Forward

by Josh Kasoff, Nevada NORML • August 13, 2019 • 0 Comments

Las Vegas NORML collected dozens of signatures from consumers who support such a comprehensively reformative bill. With the consumer’s information, the team will hand-deliver the pre-written letters of support to their respective representative in both Congress and the Senate during our trip to Washington DC and show irrefutable evidence of this bill’s popularity and need.

A First Timer’s Account of Lobbying Congress

by Tanya Thompson, NORML Junior Associate • August 5, 2019 • 0 Comments

With your continued support of NORML, nationwide legalization CAN and WILL happen. Please keep contacting your member of Congress urging them to support marijuana reform because, without your help, none of these marijuana victories would be possible.

Congressional Lawmakers Introduce the Fair Chance at Housing Act

by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Director • August 2, 2019 • 0 Comments

Passage of the the Fair Chance at Housing Act will address the very policies that contribute to a lifetime of social and economic challenges for responsible marijuana consumers.