Budist 2025 California Cannabis Harvest Report Released
A well-attended event in Berkeley on Saturday, May 16 presented the Budist 2025 California Cannabis Harvest Report, with outdoor farmers represented from the report’s covered counties: Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, Sonoma,...
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Cal NORML Joins Cannabis Unity Coalition Lobby Day in DC
Cal NORML participated in Cannabis Unity Coalition lobby day last week in Washington, DC to lobby for full cannabis decriminalization, release of federal marijuana prisoners, and the clearing of records for...
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Cal NORML Pilot Study Finds Using Cannabis Vape Pens Less Harmful Than Smoked Joints
Cannabis vape pens expose users to significantly less harmful toxins than smoked joints, according to a new lab study sponsored by California NORML. The study compared the emissions of two...
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California M-License Operators in a Bifurcated Federal World: A Legal Deep Dive on DOJ’s April 2026 Rescheduling Order
by The Law Office of Shay Aaron Gilmore On April 22, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed the most consequential federal cannabis order in more than five decades. The...
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Cal NORML Voter Guide – Primary Election 2026
Cal NORML Voter Guide to Cannabis Candidates May/June 2026 Primary Election Got input on candidates or races? Write here. Artwork: Ruth Anne Quick Links: EXECUTIVE / CONGRESS / STATE SENATE...
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Justice Department Orders State-Licensed Medical Marijuana to Schedule III, Sets Hearings for Broader Rescheduling
UPDATE 5/19/26 : The DCC has issued a Notice of Rulemaking to allow for existing licensees who hold a license with both a medicinal and Adult-Use designation to be issued...
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Why Cannabis (Ganja) Should Be Re-Legalized in India
By Ed Rosenthal Introduction: Returning To India With Purpose When I first visited India in 1981, cannabis cultivation was still legal in certain regions. During that trip, I photographed a...
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4/20/26 Specials from Cal NORML: Gifts and Discounts for Personal and Business Memberships
Join Cal NORML now through the end of April with a discounted $42 Gold Membership and get a free thank-you gift: Our popular gold lapel pin in the shape of...
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2026 California Cannabis Legislation: What Bills Cal NORML is Tracking and Acting On
LAST UPDATED 5/23/2026 Cal NORML is tracking the following and has reached out to authors’ offices and stakeholders. AB 1826 (Lackey) To improve due process around the recall, embargo, and...
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You Won a Cannabis License. The Next Decision Will Determine Its Real Value.
by Green Life Business Group®, Inc. Winning a cannabis license can feel like the hardest part: months (sometimes years) of applications, capital outlays, community positioning, and regulatory scrutiny distilled into...
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CA Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Cannabis Packaging
A “joint” hearing of the CA Joint Legislative Audit and Asm. Business and Professions Committee was held in Sacramento on February 17 addressing cannabis packaging and its attractiveness to children....
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Have You Been Discriminated Against by A Kaiser Doctor for Using Cannabis? Join Cal NORML’s Action Demanding Kaiser Change Its Policy.
California NORML and our supporters worked hard in 2022 to sponsor and pass AB 1954, to protect medical marijuana patients against discrimination by their doctors. This was in response to numerous complaints...
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Medical Marijuana Shipping Bill Scrapped
UPDATE 2/26/26 – The cannabis language in the bill has been erased, following opposition from some in the cannabis industry, concerned that it would open the door to broader shipping. ...
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Disposable Vape Ban Bill Amended to Remove Cannabis Vapes
UPDATE 1/26/2026: Asm. Irwin’s bill to ban disposable vapes passed in the Assembly Appropriations committee and was headed for a floor vote when it was amended to remove cannabis vapes...
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WEST SACRAMENTO HALTS CANNABIS EQUITY LICENSING
UPDATE: City councilmembers heard from several patients, activists and West Sacramento residents in support of cannabis equity at their meeting on 1/21/2026. The City of West Sacramento is choosing to...
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Jack London, California Cannabis Pioneer
Last night was like a thousand years. I was obsessed with indescribable sensations, alternative visions of excessive happiness and oppressive moods of extreme sorrow. I wandered for aeons through countless...
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Cal NORML Launches Vape Pen Safety Study
UPDATE 5/26: The Study Has Been Released California NORML is sponsoring a laboratory study to investigate the safety of electronic vape pens. The study is designed to measure toxic emissions...
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CANNABIS REFORM BOGS DOWN IN D.C. SWAMP
Efforts to reform federal cannabis laws remain stuck on hold in Washington, D.C. There is no indication as to whether the administration plans to move marijuana from Schedule I to...
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State, Federal Hemp Bans Flummox Consumers – A Cal NORML Report
State and federal lawmakers have moved to clamp down on hemp products, leaving Californians at a loss to legally obtain natural hemp CBD medications. The California Department of Public Health...
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50 Years of Progress in Cannabis Reform, Brought to You by Cal NORML
A 50 year timeline of successful California NORML campaigns, showing our progress expanding and protecting the rights of California cannabis consumers since 1972.
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