The new law provides discretion to physicians to issue medical cannabis recommendations to any patient who may benefit from it. It also allows those ages 65 or older to self-certify for a registration card absent a doctor’s recommendation.
Month: May 2024
As a first step forward, this policy change dramatically shifts the political debate surrounding cannabis.
New Hampshire is the only New England state that currently prohibits adult-use cannabis sales.
“NORML is in a unique position to mobilize interested parties to provide their perspectives throughout the public comment period and we will be encouraging advocates and experts to do so in the coming weeks.”
“As more states have adopted legalization, public support for this policy has risen dramatically. That’s because these policies are largely working as intended and because voters prefer legalization and regulation over the failed policy of marijuana prohibition.”
In a video message, the President called the proposed scheduling change “monumental.”
“I was so happy with the internship that I did it twice! It has been so inspiring and educational to be involved with policy in this way.”
That is why, some 50 years after NORML first began this fight, I am pleased to see the federal government finally acknowledge what we – and millions of Americans – have known all along: That marijuana is a legitimate therapy for many Americans and that it doesn’t belong in Schedule I.