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😚💨 Lower rates of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes? That’s what researchers are finding among cannabis consumers. New analysis adds to a growing body of evidence linking cannabis use with better metabolic health outcomes. Not exactly the outcome you’d expect if the "lazy stoner" stereotype held up. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/04/2…

🌿 New research finds prenatal cannabis exposure is not associated with negative cognitive outcomes. Public conversations about cannabis should be guided by evidence, not outdated assumptions. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/04/1…

🧪🤔 Is the federal government going to loosen or tighten restrictions for "hemp-derived" cannabinoids? Trump is calling on Congress to protect access to "full spectrum CBD," while House lawmakers have advanced provisions that would effectively ban most intoxicating "hemp" products. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/04/3…

DEA Clarifies That The Synthetic Cannabis Compound HHC Is Federally Banned, And Doesn't Count As Legal Hemp: "Only tetrahydrocannabinols in or derived from the cannabis plant—not synthetic tetrahydrocannabinols—are excluded from control." marijuanamoment.net/dea-clarifies-…

💰 With the recent federal rescheduling of medical cannabis, one of the biggest open questions has been 280E. New IRS guidance could finally clarify how standard business deductions will apply going forward. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/04/3…

😙💨 Used cannabis last night? New research found no measurable cognitive differences the next day between cannabis consumers and non-users tested 12 to 15 hours later. Past use and present impairment are not the same thing. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/04/0…

🚒💨 Maryland rescue workers will no longer have to choose between their jobs and their medicine. Democratic @GovWesMoore @iamwesmoore signed legislation protecting firefighters and other rescue workers from employment discrimination for lawful, off-duty medical cannabis use. @NORML is proud to have helped deliver this victory for patients, workers, and common sense. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/04/2…

🌿 Massachusetts' Democratic @MassGovernor @maura_healey signed legislation doubling the legal purchase and public possession limits for adult-use cannabis. Legalization works. Good cannabis policy doesn’t stand still. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/04/2…

🌿 Are medical cannabis patients finally finding lasting relief from migraines? New research shows sustained improvements in pain, sleep, anxiety, depression, and quality of life, with higher-THC products linked to the greatest benefits. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/04/0…

🇭🇺 For years, Hungary has maintained some of the strictest cannabis laws in the European Union. With new leadership in place, policymakers now have an opportunity to reassess these outdated approaches. Will they? 🔗 Read more: norml.org/blog/2026/04/1…

🌿 No patient should lose access to their medicine because they entered hospice, moved into a nursing home, or needed hospital care. More states are recognizing that continuity of care matters when patients are most vulnerable. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/04/1…

4/24/26 Live with NORML: Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Update x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🌿 Lawmakers had the power to act, but chose to leave the governor’s vetoes in place. Mississippi patients deserved action that improved access, not inaction that protected political power. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/04/2…

💰 West Virginia is finally allocating the $40 million in marijuana revenue it’s been hoarding. Despite the governor’s objection, the state treasurer has begun distributing the funds in accordance with state law. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/04/1…

Join me, @vanorml & @norml in urging @GovernorVA not to veto regulated cannabis sales bills: norml.org/act/virginia-l…

💪 Recovering from a tough workout or injury? A new clinical trial finds CBD users reported less pain, less strength loss, and faster recovery after muscle injury. 🔗 Read more: norml.org/news/2026/04/0…

🌿 While today's order specifically addresses policy changes for state-licensed medical cannabis, it also states that "unlicensed bulk marijuana" remains classified as a Schedule I. 🔗 Read more from @NORML: norml.org/blog/2026/04/2…

@tomangell Increase research? LOL

UPDATE: White House official tells Marijuana Moment "the administration continues to expeditiously implement President Trump’s December executive order to increase medical marijuana research to close the gap between current medical marijuana use and medical knowledge." Referred to DOJ for "specifics related to possible reclassification." marijuanamoment.net/trump-administ…

Key WashPost update: DEA "is planning to soon announce a new administrative hearing, a required step in the process of rescheduling the drug, according to two people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe plans that have not yet been announced."

👎 Lawmakers declined to consider Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger's proposed amendments to the adult-use retail sales bill. "Governor Spanberger's substitute bill would have reversed years of progress in Virginia," said @NORML's JM Pedini. "Passage of these amendments would have resulted in a return to racially discriminatory marijuana policing across the commonwealth, while also compromising public safety by continuing to drive Virginians to the unregulated market for at least another year." marijuanamoment.net/virginia-lawma…

🚫 “The substitute moves Virginia in the wrong direction and disregards years of data-driven, bipartisan work and established best practices. For that reason, I will be recommending its rejection,” Senator @lashrecseaird told @MarijuanaMoment. marijuanamoment.net/sponsors-of-vi…