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February 12th, 2026 | Written by CalNORML Asm. Patrick Ahrens (D-Silicon Valley) has introduced a bill, AB 1564 , to allow for the shipment of certain medical products from specified cannabis license holders directly to patients. Ahrens’s attempt at the bill last year, AB 1332 , passed unanimously in the Senate and Assembly last year; however  Gov. Newsom vetoed it . “While I appreciate the author’s goal of expanding patient access to medical cannabis, the proposed direct-shi

February 5th, 2026 | Written by NORML The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has published a proposed rule in the Federal Register revising longstanding policy prohibiting the possession of a firearm by anyone with a past history of marijuana or other illicit drug use. Under the proposed change, which is subject to public comments, any use of cannabis would no longer be defined per se as a violation of federal gun laws. Rather, the new rule would r

Executive Director Diana Gamzon met with our State Assembly Member Heather Hadwick. Heather is a champion for our rural district, and as a small business owner of her family farm, she understands the constant obstacles of owning your own business.  She serves as a Member of the California State Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Business and Professions, and Vice Chair of the Committee on Emergency Management, among countless others.  Representing the Nevada County cannabi