NORML

08/22/2026

🗳The Houston Freedom Act instructs the Houston Police Department to "make the enforcement of Class A and Class B misdemeanor ma*****na possession its lowest possible enforcement priority."

🔗 Read more: https://norml.org/news/2026/08/20/texas-houston-voters-to-decide-in-november-on-ma*****na-deprioritization-ordinance/

08/21/2026

💰 A new analysis from The Budget Lab at Yale University proposes a $1.31-per-gram federal excise tax on state-legal cannabis products.

That works out to more than $37 in additional federal tax per ounce. Would you be willing to pay it?

New report published by The Budget Lab

08/21/2026

🌿 Veterans ages 50 to 64 are 44% more likely than non-veterans their age to report using cannabis.

Separate survey data show that 75% of veterans would consider cannabis products as a treatment option if they were available.

Vets 50 to 64 are 44% more likely to use cannabis than non-veterans

08/21/2026

✅ New polling finds that 79% of Democratic primary voters in Massachusetts support keeping the state's adult-use ma*****na legalization laws in place ahead of November's repeal vote.

Prior statewide polling found only 4 in 10 Republican voters oppose repealing legalization.

🔗 Read more: https://norml.org/blog/2026/08/18/massachusetts-democrats-overwhelmingly-reject-ballot-proposal-to-repeal-adult-use-ma*****na-legalization/

08/20/2026

🗳The Houston Freedom Act instructs the Houston Police Department to "make the enforcement of Class A and Class B misdemeanor ma*****na possession its lowest possible enforcement priority."

Makes misdemeanor possession "lowest possible enforcement priority"

08/20/2026

🌿 Cannabis use among adults ages 55 to 65 has reached the highest level ever recorded by the federal survey.

15% also report consuming cannabis within the past month.

Nearly 22% of Americans ages 55 to 65

08/20/2026

🔥 From the flower you keep coming back to and the edible you swear by to your favorite dispensary, rolling papers, glassware, and more, NORML wants to know which brands and experiences have earned your vote.

🔗 Nominate your favorites now: https://norml.org/great-american-cannabis-awards/

08/19/2026

✅ New polling finds that 79% of Democratic primary voters in Massachusetts support keeping the state's adult-use ma*****na legalization laws in place ahead of November's repeal vote.

Prior statewide polling found only 4 in 10 Republican voters oppose repealing legalization.

79% support keeping ma*****na legal for adults

08/19/2026

🔥 From the flower you keep coming back to and the edible you swear by to your favorite dispensary, rolling papers, glassware, and more, NORML wants to know which brands and experiences have earned your vote. Nominate your favorites now!

What earns a spot in your stash?

08/19/2026

🌿 The percentage of Californians who report regularly consuming cannabis has largely remained unchanged following statewide legalization – except by those 75 and older.

Researchers also reported many consumers switching from inhaled products to edibles.

🔗 Read more: https://norml.org/news/2026/08/13/california-cannabis-use-by-adults-holds-stable-post-legalization/