Veterans in Nevada for Cannabis

🌿 At what point does a policy become too unpopular to keep defending? Polling shows support for ma*****na prohibition continuing to decline as most Americans live with legal cannabis.

So why are some politicians still fighting to preserve it? And more importantly, why are you still voting for them?

🔗 Read more: https://norml.org/blog/2026/05/27/pew-poll-ma*****na-prohibition-is-increasingly-unpopular-among-americans/

🌿 The new law replaces the state's "low THC oil" with "medical cannabis," increases THC and possession amounts, allows adults 21+ to vaporize, and expands the list of qualifying conditions.

🔗 Read more: https://norml.org/blog/2026/05/13/georgia-expands-patients-access-to-medical-cannabis-products/

Most Americans Support "Making Ma*****na Legal" Nationwide Support is strongest with Democrats 75%, weakest with Republicans 50%

🌿 Could Idaho become the next state to legalize medical cannabis? Activists say they've submitted more than double the amount of signatures needed to qualify the measure for November's ballot.

While most Americans now live in a state where medical cannabis is legal, Idaho remains one of the last states where lawmakers are desperately trying to maintain complete prohibition.

🔗 Read more: https://norml.org/news/2026/05/07/idaho-campaign-to-legalize-medical-cannabis-access-awaits-verification-of-signatures/

It’s time to puff, puff, pass the bill. As Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, I am working with the Cannabis Unity Coalition to decriminalize ma*****na as a dangerous drug. The federal government needs to catch up to the states. Drug Policy Alliance

🌿 Gov. Brian Kemp signed the "Putting Georgia's Patients First Act" into law.

The new law replaces the state's "low THC oil" with "medical cannabis," increases THC and possession amounts, allows adults 21+ to vaporize, and expands the list of qualifying conditions.

🔗 Read more: https://norml.org/blog/2026/05/13/georgia-expands-patients-access-to-medical-cannabis-products/

🧪🤔 Is the federal government going to loosen or tighten restrictions for "h**p-derived" cannabinoids?

Trump is calling on Congress to protect access to “full spectrum CBD,” while House lawmakers have advanced provisions that would effectively ban many intoxicating "h**p" products.

🔗 Read more:
https://norml.org/news/2026/04/30/trump-calls-on-congress-to-loosen-federal-restrictions-on-h**p-derived-cbd-other-cannabinoids/

Trump signed an executive order to continue work started under Joe Biden to reclassify the drug last December

🌿4/20 might not be an official holiday, but the government's got plenty to say about w**d.

In fact, the DEA has a list of 300+ slang terms for ma*****na. (Yes, our team counted.)

And cannabis laws are a total trip, with some states saying "puff puff pass" while others give a hard no. As of April 2026:
🔹24 states + DC have legalized recreational ma*****na
🔹40 states + DC have legalized medical ma*****na
🔹8 states have limited medical ma*****na to include only CBD products
🔹2 states prohibit cannabis entirely

However, legislative efforts are working to light up a path to legalization, such as Idaho’s House Bill 370, Pennsylvania’s HB 1200, and North Carolina’s HB 413.