CaNORML Blog

We will update this page as more bills are introduced, and alert supporters when it is time to take action on them as they advance through committees to floor votes,...

 UPDATE 2/3/2023: A judge has ordered Luke’s compassionate release! He was freed today, The Weldon Project and Mission Green announced.  Read more. Read the judge’s order.  Luke posted on...

Results from Cal NORML’s 2023 Priorities Survey are in! Thanks to all who took the time to answer the survey and let us know what cannabis reform issues are important...

By Arbana Lika and Hannah Stitt, Tectonic, LLP Ideas, inventions, processes, original works of authorship and trademarks are eligible for protection through the United States government – even for cannabis...

Budget proposals from the California legislature and Governor spend cannabis tax money, and up enforcement against illegal operations Last week, the California Assembly and Senate released budget bills for FY2023-24,...

A new study by Benowitz et al. [1] raises safety concerns about THC-O acetate, a potent psychoactive cannabinoid derived from hemp that is being marketed on the internet and unlicensed stores. The...

  TAKE THE 2023 CAL NORML SURVEY. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR SUPPORTERS ABOUT YOUR PRIORITIES FOR NEXT YEAR. PLEASE SUPPORT CAL NORML IN 2023 Now is the time...

By David Hua, Meadow   As of January 1, 2023, the state of California will require several changes from its cannabis supply chain in response to the adoption of the...

  TAKE THE 2023 CAL NORML SURVEY. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM OUR SUPPORTERS ABOUT YOUR PRIORITIES FOR NEXT YEAR. PLEASE SUPPORT CAL NORML IN 2023 Now is the time...

Hear the stories from the activists from the 1972 California Marijuana Initiative Tickets to view the Zoom recording of the 11/12 program are available! Visit this link and click on the Zoom...

Thirty-seven local ballot measures in 31 California cities or counties addressing cannabis licensing and/or taxation appeared on November 8, 2022 ballots (or the 10/19 ballot – Redondo Beach). Of those,...

  Read about more races at NORML’s Smoke the Vote Guide • Statewide Offices • Key Congressional Races • Key State Senate Races • Key Assembly Races • Local Races •...