Regulators with the Department of Health have announced that cannabis-infused edible products will be available in state-licensed medical dispensaries next year. Under the plan, patients in the state’s medical access program will be able to purchase marijuana-infused gummies or other similar chewable products beginning on August 1, 2020. Currently, qualified patients are only permitted to […]
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is pleased to announce the addition of Jax Finkel James to its national staff. Ms. James will serve as NORML’s State Policies Manager, taking over the position from outgoing NORML staffer Carly Wolf. Prior to joining national NORML, Ms. James – a Texas native – served […]
Washington, D.C. — Today, the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on President Joe Biden’s harmful proposal to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs. A classwide scheduling order would expand mass incarceration, worsen racial disparities in the criminal-legal system, and further fuel the cycle […]
Washington, D.C. — Today, the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on President Joe Biden’s harmful proposal to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs. A classwide scheduling order would expand mass incarceration, worsen racial disparities in the criminal-legal system, and further fuel the cycle […]
In the first eleven months of 2021, researchers worldwide published a record 3,800+ scientific papers on the subject of cannabis, according to the results of a keyword search of the National Library of Medicine/PubMed.gov website. This exceeds the total number of papers published during all of last year. In 2020, scientists published 3,500+ papers on […]
Drug Policy Alliance, Harm Reduction Coalition, People’s Action & VOCAL-NY Lead Coalition of Groups Calling on Congress to Pass Harm Reduction Funding, MAT Act, STOP Fentanyl Act & Medicaid Reentry Washington, D.C. – Today, following the CDC’s latest provisional overdose counts—showing the that over 100,000 people in the U.S. died of overdose in the 12 […]
New York, NY – Today, Mayor de Blasio announced that New York City will be moving forward to establish pilot Overdose Prevention Centers, the first sanctioned opening of such facilities in the United States. The move follows new CDC provisional overdose data showing more than 100,000 deaths during the first year of COVID-19. The dramatic […]
State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). “State lawmakers took unprecedented steps this year to repeal marijuana prohibition laws and to provide relief to those millions of Americans who […]
In a 4 to 1 opinion issued today, justices of the South Dakota Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved initiative (Constitutional Amendment A) legalizing the adult-use possession and sale of cannabis. “Legalization opponents cannot succeed in the court of public opinion or at the ballot box,” NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said. “Thus, they are now […]
Indica equals “In Da Couch” and Sativa gets your mind stimulated. That, along with earthy aromas for indica and a sweeter smell for sativa, is how the thinking goes. But this may be an extreme simplification that just doesn’t hold up when analyzed. A team of researchers at Dalhousie University went deep, studying hundreds of […]
