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  • Analysis: State-Legal Cannabis Sales Top $30 Billion in 2024
    by NORML on May 13, 2025 at 7:17 pm

    "The state-legal cannabis workforce is a significant economic driver. It is long past time for Congress to end prohibition and start treating this robust regulated market like any other industry." The post Analysis: State-Legal Cannabis Sales Top $30 Billion in 2024 appeared first on NORML.

  • Analysis: Legalization Has Largely Displaced Canada’s Illicit Cannabis Market
    by NORML on May 12, 2025 at 2:39 pm

    Investigators concluded, “Canada’s legal cannabis market has displaced approximately three-quarters of domestic expenditures on the illegal cannabis market four years after federal legalization of non-medical cannabis.” The post Analysis: Legalization Has Largely Displaced Canada’s Illicit Cannabis Market appeared first on NORML.

  • Florida: Governor Signs Law Making It Harder To Place Ballot Initiatives Before Voters
    by NORML on May 9, 2025 at 2:30 pm

    Lawmakers in other states, including Idaho and Texas, are also seeking to make it more difficult for voters to decide on marijuana-related ballot initiatives. The post Florida: Governor Signs Law Making It Harder To Place Ballot Initiatives Before Voters appeared first on NORML.

  • Pennsylvania: House Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana Sales in State-Operated Stores
    by NORML on May 8, 2025 at 7:55 pm

    NORML has expressed opposition to the state-monopoly model, opining "Adopting this model would arguably make the state (and its employees) vulnerable to litigation and, ultimately, federal preemption.” The post Pennsylvania: House Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana Sales in State-Operated Stores appeared first on NORML.

  • Virginia: Governor Vetoes Medical Cannabis Bill
    by NORML on May 6, 2025 at 5:31 pm

    "With his veto, Governor Youngkin has stripped Virginians of the reliable, direct-to-patient delivery services on which they have relied for years." The post Virginia: Governor Vetoes Medical Cannabis Bill appeared first on NORML.