Full Equity in Adult-Use Cannabis Program Must include Reinvesting in Communities Harmed By Marijuana Prohibition New York, NY – Below is a statement from Kassandra Frederique, New York State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance, in response to Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal reaffirming support for comprehensive marijuana legalization in New York this year: “We are […]
In December, federal officials gave the U.S. hemp industry 30 more days to provide feedback on new production rules, but that extra time is coming to a close. Hemp farmers, hemp businesses, associations and industry allies that haven’t yet submitted comments on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) interim final rule for the U.S. Hemp […]
Report Coincides with Congressional Efforts to Pass SOFA and the FIGHT Fentanyl Act, Which Would Repeat Past Mistakes, Undermine Sentencing Reform Efforts New York, NY – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance released Criminal Justice Reform in the Fentanyl Era: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, a new report highlighting the dangers of policymaking based on […]
Kentucky plans to extend the state’s hemp pilot program for the 2020 growing season, effectively withdrawing its application to get federal approval for its regulations to grow the plant. Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said Tuesday the state will use this year to transition the hemp program from pilot research to commercial production while continuing discussions […]
Timing, testing and the lack of in-state access to drug-registered laboratories were among the reasons state agriculture officials in six states said their hemp programs will be run under the 2014 pilot research program this year instead of submitting a 2020 hemp production plan under the new proposed federal rules. “We looked at all the […]
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
The 2019 end-of-year report finds that the number of federal defendants charged with cannabis-associated crimes declined 28 percent.
Santa Fe, NM – Below is a statement from Emily Kaltenbach, New Mexico State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance, in response to the cannabis legalization legislation (NM SB115) that was introduced today: “Having worked towards cannabis legalization in New Mexico for the better part of the last decade, we are excited by the possibility […]
Santa Fe, NM – Below is a statement from Emily Kaltenbach, New Mexico State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance, in response to the cannabis legalization legislation (NM SB115) that was introduced today: “Having worked towards cannabis legalization in New Mexico for the better part of the last decade, we are excited by the possibility […]
Washington, D.C. – In response to a new study showing that Latinx people who know someone who has been detained or deported to be significantly more likely to experience symptoms of substance use disorder than whites, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), LatinoJustice and Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) issued the following joint statement: Maritza Perez, […]
