District of Columbia: Bills Transmitted to Congress Providing for Marijuana Expungements, Expanded Medical Access
City lawmakers have provided final approval to a pair of bills that seek to significantly reform marijuana laws…
I’m Interning with NORML to Join the Fight Against a Failed Policy
by Lucy Matthews — American University, Class of 2024 I’m choosing to intern at NORML this spring because…
State Policy Weekly Update 1/24/2023
Lawmakers in many states have started pre-filing marijuana law reform legislation and some sessions have already begun holding…
Study: Chronic Pain Patients Frequently Report Using Cannabis In Place of Opioids
Nearly one in three patients with chronic pain use cannabis as an analgesic agent, and many of those…
Virgin Islands: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Legalizing Cannabis Use, Expunging Past Convictions
Lawmakers have advanced legislation to regulate the adult-use marijuana market in the territory of the US Virgin Islands…
Connecticut: Officials Expunge 40,000+ Marijuana-Related Convictions
State officials have completed the process of reviewing and vacating the criminal records of over 40,000 residents with…
Maryland: Civil Penalties Take Effect for Cannabis Possession
The possession of up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis is no longer subject to criminal penalties, under legislation…
Record Number of Science Papers Published About Cannabis in 2022
Researchers worldwide published a record 4,300+ scientific papers on the subject of cannabis, according to the results of a…
The Battle for Legalization in 2023 Starts NOW
As the calendar marches into late December, most of us focus on spending time with our friends and…
Federally Funded Study Finds Teen Use Rates Largely Unchanged by Legalization
Monitoring the Future, an ongoing federally funded study of the behaviors of American adolescents, has released their 2022…
Kansas City: Officials Dismiss Hundreds of Marijuana Cases Following Statewide Legalization Vote
Local officials have dismissed hundreds of pending marijuana-related criminal cases following voters’ decision in November to pass Amendment…
Connecticut: Adult-Use Cannabis Sales to Begin Next Month
Select cannabis retailers will begin selling cannabis products to those age 21 or older on Tuesday, January 10,…