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Vice President Harris stopped the room to take a moment and say in the clearest words that "we need to legalize marijuana." The post NORML Takes Its Message To The White House appeared first o...

https://norml.org/blog/2024/03/19/norml-takes-its-message-to-the-white-house/

Vice President Harris emphasized that "nobody should have to go to jail" for marijuana use, and lamented that "far too many Americans" have faced serious legal consequences for minor marijuana of...

https://norml.org/blog/2024/03/13/longtime-norml-activist-others-to-meet-with-vice-president-kamala-harris-to-discuss-federal-marijuana-reform/

This week, I received a Pardon Certificate for a marijuana offense from the President of the United States.  The post Pardons Are the First Step in Federal Cannabis Reform appeared first on N...

https://norml.org/blog/2024/01/29/pardons-are-the-first-step-in-federal-cannabis-reform/

"It is significant for these health agencies to acknowledge publicly, for the first time, what many patients and advocates have known for decades: that cannabis is a safe and effective therapeuti...

https://norml.org/blog/2024/01/12/hhs-releases-unredacted-letter-confirming-agencys-recommendation-to-dea-to-reclassify-marijuana-to-schedule-iii/

"Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana," the President announced. "It’s time that we right these wrongs."  The post POTUS Issues Expanded Pardon Procl...

https://norml.org/blog/2023/12/22/potus-issues-expanded-pardon-proclamation-for-those-with-certain-federal-marijuana-convictions/

Cannabis must be descheduled by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act altogether. The post Rescheduling Marijuana Is Not Enough appeared first on NORML .

https://norml.org/blog/2023/09/05/rescheduling-marijuana-is-not-enough/

The Justice Department has finally opened up the process for those seeking Presidential pardon certificates for past marijuana convictions. I am one of those Americans. The post Biden’s Marij...

https://norml.org/blog/2023/03/09/bidens-marijuana-pardon-certificates-are-important-for-all-americans-particularly-those-of-us-with-federal-cannabis-convictions/

After a several month delay, the Justice Department has opened the online application process for those persons eligible to receive certificates indicating that their marijuana-related conviction...

https://norml.org/blog/2023/03/03/justice-department-provides-update-regarding-the-issuance-of-presidential-pardon-certificates/

President Biden’s foray into the arena of marijuana reform legitimizes legalization as a subject worthy of consideration — and action — by those at the highest levels of government. Further...

https://norml.org/blog/2022/10/19/norml-op-ed-potus-marijuana-pardons-are-a-big-deal-politically-heres-why/

Among those between 18 and 44 years of age, more than half say that Congress should prioritize the issue. Among registered Democrats, 54 percent of respondents said that lawmakers ought to priori...

https://norml.org/blog/2022/10/10/norml-op-ed-pardons-arent-enough-its-time-to-prioritize-marijuana-legalization/