The Cannigma

JUNE 28, 2025

On the other hand, April 20th—commonly known as 4/20—marks a different kind of celebration, one deeply tied to cannabis culture and the grassroots fight for legalization and acceptance. The Spirit of Reform: April 20th Now consider April 20th, a day globally recognized by cannabis users, advocates, and wellness communities.

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NORML

MAY 28, 2021

The Act repeals the long-standing federal prohibition of marijuana -- thereby ending the existing state/federal conflict in cannabis policies and providing state governments with greater authority to regulate marijuana-related activities.

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NORML

JANUARY 6, 2021

Senator Schumer's ascension to Majority Leader will mark the first time in US history that the upper chamber is led by a Senator who is openly calling for cannabis legalization. The post Likely Senate Power Shift and What It Means for the Prospects of Marijuana Policy Reform, NORML Responds appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act, better known as The MORE Act, would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and impose a minor excise tax on the legal cannabis industry to pay for the expungement of criminal records, among other changes, passed with a bipartisan vote of 24 to 10.

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NORML

JANUARY 16, 2019

This extensive database assigns a letter grade ‘A’ through ‘F’ to states’ governors based upon their comments and voting records specific to matters of marijuana policy. Never before have we seen so many governors go on record and pledge their support for legalizing the responsible use of cannabis by adults.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

. “Thanks to the leadership of the House Judiciary chairman, never in history have we been closer to ending the failed policy of marijuana criminalization and providing pathways to opportunity for our brothers and sisters who have suffered under its oppressive reign.” ” Click here to share this alert on Facebook.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden has introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. territories of Guam and Puerto Rico have enacted legislation specific to the physician-authorized use of cannabis.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Today’s vote is a significant victory for the cannabis reform movement and here’s why: for the first time ever, a supermajority of the House voted affirmatively to recognize that the legalization and regulation of marijuana is a superior public policy to prohibition and criminalization.

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Veriheal

MAY 29, 2023

Secret Service (USSS) recently loosened its applicant drug use policy to be more accommodating to past cannabis consumers. Before this policy, cannabis use within the past three years led to automatic disqualification. Applicants that were above the age of 28 were expected to be free from cannabis for at least five years.

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 2019

Today, the rollout of the new leadership team of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus was announced, with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and David Joyce (R-OH) joining founding members Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Don Young (R-AK). For far too long, communities of color and women have been left out of the conversation on cannabis.

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NORML

MARCH 24, 2020

Despite the ongoing crisis we are faced with, the November elections will still hold major implications for the future of legalization and other cannabis policy reforms. We’ve seen more candidates and elected officials than ever before express their support for marijuana policy reform. Are they representing your interests?

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

In the previous Congress, The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act became the first bill in American history to end the federal policy of criminalization that earned bipartisan support. Marijuana legalization is here to stay and it is time that federal policy reflect that.” ” Thirty-three states, Washington, D.C.

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NORML

MAY 18, 2023

After a century of failed policies and canna-bigotry, Americans are ready to move in a different direction — one that legalizes, regulates, and educates. The post NORML Op-Ed: Ending Cannabis Bigotry Is Long Overdue appeared first on NORML.

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Veriheal

JUNE 24, 2022

Thailand left its war on drugs in the past, the Texas GOP platform raised some questions, and a new study revealed how cannabis legalization affects road safety. Thailand’s Cannabis Turn-Around. You may even find yourself sampling some delicious cannabis-infused curry along the way. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews.

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

With Governor Pritzker’s Signature, Illinois will become the first state in history to legislatively legalize and regulate cannabis sales. “Cannabis criminalization in Illinois is coming to an end. While this bill isn’t perfect, it does provide a pathway for adults to legally obtain and consume cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY — Taylor Hartin has left her role as one of Oklahoma’s top marijuana regulators to join VS Strategies, a leading cannabis policy and public affairs firm, as a senior associate. During and after law school, she helped a national law firm build out its cannabis practice and lobbying divisions.

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Project CBD

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

NM: As someone who has been researching cannabis for decades, how do you feel about the current legalization situation worldwide and in Japan, in particular? Dr. Andrew Weil: I think the trend very clearly is that in most developed countries, cannabis is being made legal first for medical uses and then also for recreational uses.

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NORML

JULY 8, 2019

The Battle Born State made national history with the passing and the subsequent signing by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak of Assembly Bill 132, which would prohibit employers within the state from rejecting an applicant based solely on a positive result for cannabis in a drug test. ” said Nevada NORML Director Madisen Saglibene.

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NORML

JULY 30, 2020

Today, for the second time in history, the House of Representatives… The post Congress Votes To Protect Legal Marijuana appeared first on NORML.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

Norway’s Alliance for rights-oriented Drug Policies (AROD) says that to vindicate the rights of drug law violators , they will on 11 September 2021, hold a cannabis sale outside Oslo’s police headquarters to protest the abject failure of Norwegian drug reform. Oslo Police HQ. Roar Mikalsen. Full Press Release.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

This is not just good policy, but good politics. While there is still more we can learn, there are over 29,000 peer-reviewed studies on cannabis in existence – we know enough to say that it does have medical applications and that is objectively less harmful of a substance than currently legal alcohol and tobacco.

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NORML

JANUARY 22, 2019

Nearly my entire career as a public servant, I’ve been proud to work with NORML to build understanding and consensus on the need for cannabis reform since 1973. Will you send a letter to your member of Congress and ask them to join me as a member of the Cannabis Caucus? Today, I am happy to report that our movement is cresting.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” ” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform. CO resident? FL resident?

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NORML

JUNE 17, 2019

However, since 2014, members of Congress have passed annual spending bills that included a provision protecting those who engage in the state-sanctioned use and dispensing of medical cannabis from undue prosecution by the Department of Justice. Send a message to your lawmaker in less than 20 seconds right now.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Legendary chemist, nuanced psychonaut of molecular structure-activity relations, deep thinker on issues of societal policy, engaging storyteller, inspirational teacher, and all-around good human being — Sasha Shulgin takes us on an alchemical educational journey as if we were sitting there as students in the class from which this text arose.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

This has never happened in the history of our country and it is thanks to all the time and effort folks have put in for DECADES. The American people are overwhelmingly on our side and ready to end our failed prohibitionist policies and lately more and more elected officials are joining them.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

New York’s rec market is slowly but surely rolling out, a peer-reviewed study linked state cannabis prohibition to high race-based arrests, and an analysis of thousands of Army records revealed that recruits with a history of cannabis use are just as likely as their peers to excel. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews.

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NORML

MAY 8, 2020

This is the second in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement. As one reviews the modern history of marijuana policy in this country, beginning with the adoption of federal marijuana prohibition in 1937 (i.e., The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse.

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NORML

JANUARY 29, 2020

Although we’re only one month into the Roaring 20’s, Nevada NORML has already hit the cannabis advocacy ground running at full sprint. convention and hosting a festive Happy Holidays party at Nuwu’s historic cannabis consumption lounge, taking it to an even higher level in 2020 was absolutely vital.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Here’s what they are saying as the cannabis results roll in. history, Americans demonstrated unity around at … Read More. The post NCIA Statement On Cannabis Initiatives: Cannabis Policy Reform Wins Big On Election Night as Five States Approve Ballot Initiatives first appeared on Cannabis Law Report.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2022

On Tuesday, the Seimas greenlighted the draft bill that aims to decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of cannabis. The move is another small step in the direction of making cannabis policy more lenient toward consumers who may be otherwise law-abiding citizens.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JULY 24, 2019

Areas that have approved the sale of cannabis still deal with a “gray market” where legal and illegal marijuana markets coexist. It is a scenario that frustrates legal cannabis businesses and law enforcement alike. This includes storefronts that sell cannabis despite lacking the proper licenses.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Background of Study.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Last fall, we ran a 13-part series taking a hard look at each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ history and views related to marijuana. Past legislative history : How many marijuana-related bills did this candidate introduce, sponsor or sign? His time as mayor also coincided with a spike in arrests for cannabis possession.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

All-star basketball player Kevin Durant recently scored a historic victory for cannabis advocacy. Previous efforts by Durant had significant involvement in the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) decision to remove cannabis from its list of banned substances. He’s also a fierce cannabis advocate.

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NORML

MAY 8, 2020

This is the second in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement. As one reviews the modern history of marijuana policy in this country, beginning with the adoption of federal marijuana prohibition in 1937 (i.e., The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse.

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Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Ron Wyden proposed legislation Friday that would give states a free hand to allow legal cannabis markets without the threat of federal criminal intervention, the latest push in Congress to bolster the nation’s burgeoning pot industry. government, which categorizes marijuana as a dangerous illegal drug, similar to LSD or heroin.

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