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Working to reform marijuana laws since 1970.
🚨 Activists now have the option of revising and resubmitting their petition for reconsideration. A spokesperson for the group Ohioans for Cannabis Choice says that it intends to do so. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Ohio
Ohio AG Rejects Bid To Challenge Marijuana Recriminalization Law
Advocates have the option to resubmit petition
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January 23, 2026 at 3:21 PM
🚨 Activists now have the option of revising and resubmitting their petition for reconsideration. A spokesperson for the group Ohioans for Cannabis Choice says that it intends to do so. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #Ohio
😚💨 The new rule would require evidence of either "compulsive" or "regular" drug use over "an extended period of time continuing into the present, without a lawful prescription or in a manner substantially different from that prescribed by a licensed physician." #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #2A
Feds Propose Amending 2nd Amendment Ban for Cannabis Consumers
ATF published a proposed rule in the Federal Register
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January 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM
😚💨 The new rule would require evidence of either "compulsive" or "regular" drug use over "an extended period of time continuing into the present, without a lawful prescription or in a manner substantially different from that prescribed by a licensed physician." #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #2A
January 21, 2026 at 7:27 PM
😚💨 Cannabis use is not associated with an increased risk of later life suicidality in high-risk young adults, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors Reports. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana
Cannabis Use Not Linked to Suicide in High-Risk Individuals
Study participants assessed at age 17, 24, and 30
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January 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
😚💨 Cannabis use is not associated with an increased risk of later life suicidality in high-risk young adults, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors Reports. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana
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🌿Get your tickets now for the 2026 Virginia Cannabis Conference in Richmond, January 23-25. virginiacannabisconference.com #NORML #cannabis #marijuana
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🌿Get your tickets now for the 2026 Virginia Cannabis Conference in Richmond, January 23-25. virginiacannabisconference.com #NORML #cannabis #marijuana
🌿 Clinical trial researchers documented reductions in patients' systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings following CBD dosing. No similar reductions occurred following the use of the placebo. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #hypertension #bloodpressure #clinicaltrial #cbd
CBD Reduces Blood Pressure in Clinical Trial
Reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure following CBD dosing
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January 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
🌿 Clinical trial researchers documented reductions in patients' systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings following CBD dosing. No similar reductions occurred following the use of the placebo. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #hypertension #bloodpressure #clinicaltrial #cbd
🚨 Prohibitionist-led efforts are underway in multiple states to repeal voter-approved adult-use #cannabis sales and home-cultivation. How successfully we respond to these challenges today will determine the degree to which our movement continues to move forward tomorrow. #NORML #marijuana #election
Multiple States Facing Marijuana Legalization Repeal Threats
Prohibitionist are spending millions to recriminalize cannabis
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January 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
🚨 Prohibitionist-led efforts are underway in multiple states to repeal voter-approved adult-use #cannabis sales and home-cultivation. How successfully we respond to these challenges today will determine the degree to which our movement continues to move forward tomorrow. #NORML #marijuana #election
🇨🇿 Legislation legalizing the personal possession of cannabis took effect in the Czech Republic on January 1st. Under the law, those 21 or older may home-cultivate up to 3 plants and possess up to 100 grams in private without penalty. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #czechrepublic
Czech Republic Legalizes Personal Marijuana Possession
Legislation took effect January 1, 2026
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January 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
🇨🇿 Legislation legalizing the personal possession of cannabis took effect in the Czech Republic on January 1st. Under the law, those 21 or older may home-cultivate up to 3 plants and possess up to 100 grams in private without penalty. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #czechrepublic
🛑 Representatives of the lobby group Gun Owners of America have called upon federal officials to cease stripping medical cannabis patients of their 2nd Amendment rights. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #2A
2A Group: Gun Ownership Rights Should Be Restored for Cannabis Consumers Following Rescheduling
Gun Owners of America calls on feds to restore patients' rights
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January 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
🛑 Representatives of the lobby group Gun Owners of America have called upon federal officials to cease stripping medical cannabis patients of their 2nd Amendment rights. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #2A
🚒💨 NORML worked with IAFF Local 2000 for nearly two years to assist them in securing the revisions. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #IAFF #firefighters
Howard Co., MD Firefighters No Longer Sanctioned for Medical Cannabis
NORML worked with IAFF Local 2000 to secure employment protections
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January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
🚒💨 NORML worked with IAFF Local 2000 for nearly two years to assist them in securing the revisions. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #IAFF #firefighters
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🌿 Many supporters now believe, falsely, that nationwide legalization is some sort of fait accompli and therefore, there’s no longer a need for grassroots advocacy. This perception is woefully incorrect. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #advocacy #activism
Now Is the Time To Double Down on Cannabis Activism
Now is not the time for the cannabis community to rest on the laurels of its past successes or to presume that someone else is going to finish the job.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🌿 Many supporters now believe, falsely, that nationwide legalization is some sort of fait accompli and therefore, there’s no longer a need for grassroots advocacy. This perception is woefully incorrect. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #advocacy #activism
2025 Top Ten Events in Marijuana Policy
NORML's Year in Review
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December 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
⏳ "I think this will be tied up in litigation for quite some time," NORML's Armentano told High Times. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana
Trump Reschedules Marijuana. But, Wait… There's A Catch | High Times
The move to Schedule III acknowledges medical use, but leaves federal control, consolidation fears, and unfinished justice intact.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
⏳ "I think this will be tied up in litigation for quite some time," NORML's Armentano told High Times. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana
🌿 Get the facts on marijuana rescheduling. NORML provides clarity to frequently asked questions and potential policy implications. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana
Cannabis Rescheduling: Separating Fact From Fiction
FAQs & potential policy implications
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December 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🌿 Get the facts on marijuana rescheduling. NORML provides clarity to frequently asked questions and potential policy implications. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana
⚖️ Petitioners argued that Congress' reliance on the Commerce Clause of the Fifth Amendment to prohibit the trafficking of state-legal cannabis products exceeds its constitutional authority. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #SCOTUS
SCOTUS Refuses To Hear Case Challenging Marijuana Prohibition
The case is Canna Provisions et al. v Bondi
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December 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
⚖️ Petitioners argued that Congress' reliance on the Commerce Clause of the Fifth Amendment to prohibit the trafficking of state-legal cannabis products exceeds its constitutional authority. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #SCOTUS
🌿 Dutch investigators documented "complete" tumor regression in a pair of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Both patients consumed THC-dominant cannabis oils daily. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #liver #cancer
Cannabis Oil Associated With Tumor Regression
Advanced liver cancer patients experienced spontaneous tumor regression
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December 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🌿 Dutch investigators documented "complete" tumor regression in a pair of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Both patients consumed THC-dominant cannabis oils daily. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #liver #cancer
🌿 Congresswoman @eleanornorton.bsky.social and Senator
@booker.senate.gov have reintroduced the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #housing
@booker.senate.gov have reintroduced the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #housing
Legislation Reintroduced Safeguarding Federal Housing for Cannabis Consumers
Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act
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December 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🌿 Congresswoman @eleanornorton.bsky.social and Senator
@booker.senate.gov have reintroduced the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #housing
@booker.senate.gov have reintroduced the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #housing
😚💨 Patients acknowledged improvements in their chronic pain and other health-related quality of life measures following cannabis therapy. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #endometriosis
Endometriosis Patients Improve With Medical Cannabis
Patients report improved pain and quality of life
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December 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
😚💨 Patients acknowledged improvements in their chronic pain and other health-related quality of life measures following cannabis therapy. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #endometriosis
🔥 You've got burning questions. We've got answers. Join the cannabis conversation with NORML's JM Pedini & Paul Armentano as they discuss the latest on federal marijuana rescheduling. Streams live on X, FB, YT, LI, & IG at 4PM ET. Rewatch any time on Spotify or Substack. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana
December 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🔥 You've got burning questions. We've got answers. Join the cannabis conversation with NORML's JM Pedini & Paul Armentano as they discuss the latest on federal marijuana rescheduling. Streams live on X, FB, YT, LI, & IG at 4PM ET. Rewatch any time on Spotify or Substack. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana
😚💨 Researchers reported that cannabis use was not independently associated with electrocardiogram abnormalities, including evidence of myocardial infarction (heart attack). #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #cardiovascular
Cannabis Use Not Associated With Heart Abnormalities
Researchers evaluated 3,610 HIV patients
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December 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
😚💨 Researchers reported that cannabis use was not independently associated with electrocardiogram abnormalities, including evidence of myocardial infarction (heart attack). #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #cardiovascular
🌿Prior to signing the order, Trump said, "These facts compel the federal government to recognize that #marijuana can be legitimate in terms of medical applications." He called the reclassification "common sense," and opined that the policy change would have a "tremendously positive impact." #NORML
Trump Takes Executive Action to Federally Reschedule Marijuana
Executive order calls for move from Schedule I to III
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December 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
🌿Prior to signing the order, Trump said, "These facts compel the federal government to recognize that #marijuana can be legitimate in terms of medical applications." He called the reclassification "common sense," and opined that the policy change would have a "tremendously positive impact." #NORML
🌿 "These findings add to the already robust evidence documenting the opioid-sparing effects of medical #cannabis. Patients with legal access to cannabis products consistently reduce their use of #opioids, as well as their use of sleep aids, anxiolytics, & many other prescription medications." #NORML
Medical Cannabis Patients Reduce Their Use of Rx Opioids
Study published in JAMA Internal Medicine
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December 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🌿 "These findings add to the already robust evidence documenting the opioid-sparing effects of medical #cannabis. Patients with legal access to cannabis products consistently reduce their use of #opioids, as well as their use of sleep aids, anxiolytics, & many other prescription medications." #NORML
😙💨 Men over 50 with a history of cannabis use are no more likely to experience prostate cancer than are non-users, according to data published in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #prostate #cancer
Cannabis Use Not Linked To Elevated Risk of Prostate Cancer
"No significant associations were found," researchers concluded
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December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
😙💨 Men over 50 with a history of cannabis use are no more likely to experience prostate cancer than are non-users, according to data published in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #prostate #cancer
🌿 Many supporters now believe, falsely, that nationwide legalization is some sort of fait accompli and therefore, there’s no longer a need for grassroots advocacy. This perception is woefully incorrect. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #advocacy #activism
Now Is the Time To Double Down on Cannabis Activism
Now is not the time for the cannabis community to rest on the laurels of its past successes or to presume that someone else is going to finish the job.
norml.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🌿 Many supporters now believe, falsely, that nationwide legalization is some sort of fait accompli and therefore, there’s no longer a need for grassroots advocacy. This perception is woefully incorrect. #NORML #cannabis #marijuana #advocacy #activism
🌿 "CBD was well tolerated and effectively reduced behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia," the clinical trial researchers concluded. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #CDB #dementia
CBD Reduces Dementia Symptoms in Older Adults
Clinical trial data published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology
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December 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🌿 "CBD was well tolerated and effectively reduced behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia," the clinical trial researchers concluded. #NORML #marijuana #cannabis #CDB #dementia