While the administration’s medical cannabis rescheduling order is a welcome step forward, it falls well short of the comprehensive changes necessary to provide nationwide relief to patients — and it fails to harmonize state and federal marijuana policy. The post NORML Op-Ed: Reclassifying Medical Marijuana Was Long Overdue, but It’s Still Not Enough appeared first on NORML.
“Acceptance of the newly proposed rule would mean that no state-legal medical cannabis patient will any longer have to choose between either their medicine or their constitutional right to bear arms." The post ATF Posts Draft Document Acknowledging Medical Cannabis Scheduling Change appeared first on NORML.
"Regulation works. That is among the many reasons why voters prefer these policies over a return to criminal prohibition and why there exists little to no appetite among the public to reverse these voter-approved adult-use legalization laws." The post Arizona: Campaign Abandons Effort to Place Marijuana Repeal Measure on November’s Ballot appeared first on NORML.
New Jersey's adult-use marijuana legalization law explicitly precludes employers from taking any adverse actions against workers “simply for testing positive for cannabinoid metabolites, or for using cannabis, so long as it is not used during the workday and the employee is not intoxicated or impaired at work." The post New Jersey: Court Rules Police Officers Can’t Be Fired for Off-Duty Cannabis Use appeared first on NORML.
Virginia NORML is also promoting a separate action alert encouraging voters to contact the Governor’s office. To date, nearly 2,000 communications have been sent by Virginia voters. The post Virginia: NORML Leads Coalition Urging Governor Not To Veto Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Bills appeared first on NORML.