A significant percentage of so-called ‘hemp-derived’ delta-9-THC products sold over the counter contain synthetically derived THC, according to data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. Researchers performed laboratory analyses on 53 products marketed as containing “hemp-derived delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol.” They reported that more than one-quarter of the products contained THC that had been naturally […]
Approximately 20 percent of Americans between the ages of 50 and 60 acknowledge having consumed cannabis within the past 12 months, according to federally funded survey data compiled by the University of Michigan. According to the 2022 Monitoring the Future Panel Study Annual Report, 21 percent 50-year-olds and 19 percent of 60-year-olds say that […]
Voters will go to the polls this November to decide on a citizens’ initiated measure that seeks to legalize and regulate the possession, home cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis to those age 21 or older. The Secretary of State’s Office announced late Wednesday that members of the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol collected the sufficient […]
A growing percentage of Americans acknowledge that cannabis smoke exposure poses fewer risks to health than does tobacco, according to survey data published in the journal JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Network Open. Researchers surveyed over 5,000 respondents on their views regarding smoking. Forty-three percent of respondents perceived the daily smoking of one […]
Another federal court has ruled that longstanding federal restrictions prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms are unconstitutional. On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a 1968 law prohibiting the possession or sale of a firearm to an “unlawful user” of a federally controlled substance should not be […]
We may be in the dog days of summer, but cannabis policy reform continues to move full speed ahead. In the past few weeks, two more states – Maryland and Minnesota – have legalized the plant, bringing cannabis freedom to nearly 12 million additional Americans! Nationwide, half of the US population now resides in a […]
Marlie, NORML Summer ’23 Intern Why were you motivated to apply to intern with NORML? I was motivated to apply for the NORML internship program so that I could begin working with an advocacy organization that supports marijuana legalization. I was confident that by doing so, I would be able to learn so much about […]
Those who identify as Democrats are significantly more likely to say that “marijuana should be legal” than are those who identify as Republicans, according to polling data provided this week by Gallup. Consistent with prior surveys, the poll revealed greater support for legalization among those who lean Democratic. Overall, 83 percent of Democratic-leaning respondents endorsed […]
State officials are set to begin providing financial reimbursements to hundreds of thousands of residents with prior convictions for the possession of marijuana and other controlled substances. In 2021, the Washington Supreme Court determined that the legal statutes that criminalized drug possession were unconstitutional and void because they did not require intent, or knowledge of […]
Employees who consume cannabis during their off-hours possess no greater risk of occupational injury than do those who abstain from marijuana altogether, according to data published this week in the Canadian Journal of Public Health. Researchers affiliated with the University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, assessed the relationship between cannabis use and […]
