From the beginning, women have played pivotal roles in the cannabis movement, often without due recognition—challenging outdated laws, fighting stigma, protecting people, and helping to build an industry from the ground up. The post Women Leading the Charge: A Celebration of Trailblazers in Cannabis appeared first on NORML.
Those who support legalizing marijuana are not part of the ideological fringe; we are the majority. It’s time for us to act like it and for lawmakers to treat cannabis consumers with the respect they deserve. The post NORML Op-Ed: Marijuana Consumers Are Under Attack in Multiple States and It’s Time To Fight Back appeared first on NORML.
"Just as patients taking traditional medications do not face punishment in the workplace unless their on-the-job performance is impaired, those who use medical cannabis during their off-hours should not face sanctions solely because of their status as a medical marijuana patient." The post Maryland: Senate Advances Bill Protecting Certain Public Employees From Being Fired Over Medical Cannabis Use appeared first on NORML.
"Prohibiting these products doesn't eliminate consumers’ demand for them. Rather, it encourages consumers to seek them out from the unregulated market -- thereby undermining the primary goal of legalization, which is to provide consumers with safe, above-ground access to lab-tested products of known purity, potency, and quality." The post Colorado: Lawmakers Shelve Proposal To Impose Ten Percent THC Potency Cap on Adult-Use Cannabis Products appeared first on NORML.
By a nearly 3 to 1 margin, survey respondents agreed that regular alcohol use is “more harmful to a person’s health” than the regular use of cannabis. The post Survey: Adults Say Alcohol Poses Greater Risks to Health Than Marijuana appeared first on NORML.
