NORML’s New Push to De-schedule Marijuana

Even as the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, is working with the office of Colorado Senator Cory Gardner to craft legislation designed to protect states that have legalized cannabis sales from federal interference, the organization is making a new push to have the marijuana removed from the Controlled Substances Act, a process known as de-scheduling.

No Republican State Senators, Reps Tell Jeff Sessions to Back Off Colorado Pot

Thirty-three members of the Colorado legislature have signed onto a letter to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions calling for congressional action “to protect the sovereignty of states like Colorado and ensure that marijuana businesses and consumers will be free from undue federal interference.” But even though the original document, on view below, was backed by the entire Colorado Congressional delegation, regardless of party designation, no Republican state senators or representatives have done likewise.