"These findings add to the already robust evidence documenting the opioid-sparing effects of cannabis and highlight the role legal cannabis access can play in mitigating the public health burden associated with the use of prescription and non-prescription opiates." The post Analysis: Opioid Overdoses Decrease Following Enactment of Marijuana Legalization Laws appeared first on NORML.
"Liberalizing marijuana laws continues to be a policy that is widely favored by voters. Elected officials who refuse to take action to end cannabis criminalization, or who vote stand in the way of these reform efforts, do so at their own political peril.” The post Pew Poll: Marijuana Prohibition Is Increasingly Unpopular Among Americans appeared first on NORML.
NORML argues that the hearing record will be incomplete unless it includes the perspective of adult cannabis consumers — the constituency NORML has represented for more than fifty years. The post NORML Seeks Seat at DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing, Says Consumers Must Be Represented appeared first on NORML.
Supporting NORML matters more now than ever before. This isn’t about protecting Wall Street weed profits. It’s about finishing the fight for justice, equity, and freedom. The post Why Your Support for NORML Matters More Than Ever appeared first on NORML.
"Representative Barney Frank was one of the earliest supporters of marijuana legalization in Congress. He consistently argued that prosecuting marijuana users was a waste of law enforcement resources, an infringement on personal liberty, and an issue better handled at the state level." The post NORML Remembers Congressman Barney Frank appeared first on NORML.