State officials will begin sealing the records of those with prior criminal convictions for low-level marijuana possession offenses in compliance with a recently issued Supreme Court order (ORDER NO. 2001: Amending Administrative Rule 40(a) concerning removal of certain marijuana possession convictions from the public index). Those previously convicted of possessing one ounce or less of […]
Oklahoma voters will decide in less than two weeks on a citizens’ initiated measure (State Question 820) legalizing the adult-use marijuana market. If approved, Oklahoma will become the 22nd state to regulate the use and sale of cannabis for adults. “Voters’ support for ending the failed policy of cannabis prohibition is bipartisan,” said NORML’s Deputy […]
The percentage of high school students who report regularly consuming cannabis has fallen steadily over the past decade, according to data provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A newly issued CDC publication, Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2011-2021, finds that the percentage of high-schoolers who report having […]
Members of the Senate’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee advanced legislation today directing the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct research evaluating the safety and efficacy of cannabis products for veterans suffering from chronic pain and post-traumatic stress. The bipartisan legislation directs the VA’s office to conduct a large-scale observational trial assessing veterans’ use of […]
City officials have certified a municipal initiative depenalizing marijuana possession for the May 6th ballot. Advocates with the group Ground Game Texas collected over 37,000 signatures from municipal voters to qualify the measure for the local ballot. The measure seeks to prohibit local law enforcement from making low-level marijuana-related arrests. It also stipulates that police […]
A federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma has ruled that a longstanding federal law prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms is unconstitutional. The decision marks the first time that a federal court has ruled against the government’s broad interpretation of a 1968 law prohibiting the possession or sale […]
Select retailers can now sell cannabis products to those age 21 or older. The Department of Health and Senior Services has begun providing dual licensure to several existing medical cannabis dispensaries to begin immediately engaging in adult-use sales. “A robust, above-ground retail marijuana market is necessary in order to disrupt the unregulated marketplace and to […]
by Christopher Handwerger — Indiana University, Class of 2024 As a cannabis consumer who hails from Washington, DC, attends college in Indiana, and spends my summers working in Wyoming, NORML was an organization I had long been acquainted with. Among other things, it is the online repository of information regarding the legal status of cannabis […]
Oklahomans will decide on March 7 whether to approve a citizens’ initiated measure (State Question 820) legalizing the adult-use marijuana market. State Question 820 permits adults to legally possess and home-cultivate personal use qualities of cannabis while also establishing a licensed, retail marketplace. Those with past marijuana convictions, or those who are currently incarcerated for […]
City lawmakers have provided final approval to a pair of bills that seek to significantly reform marijuana laws in the District of Columbia. Last week, District officials transmitted B24-0063: The Second Chance Amendment Act of 2021 to Congress absent the Mayor’s signature. It calls for the automatic review and expungement of any convictions or citations […]
