John,

We’re making incredible strides, but we’re not there yet. Thanks to your support, we’ve made significant progress in our fight for cannabis consumers, but the battle is far from over. Right now, we need your help more than ever to stay ahead of the prohibitionists pushing to rollback the progress we’ve fought so hard for.

PROGRESS UPDATE: In Ohio, House lawmakers rejected the governor's proposal to double the cannabis sales tax, but plans are still underway by legislators in California, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey to take more from the wallets of consumers. Help NORML keep pushing back against these proposed hikes.

Citizen advocates lobby against higher taxes at California NORML's 2025 Lobby Day

As of today, we’ve raised almost a third of our fundraising goal—but we still need your support to meet our target. Every contribution makes a difference, and together, we can ensure that cannabis consumers continue to have a powerful voice in statehouses across the nation.

Can we count on you? Please take a moment to check out our progress and chip in today.

Time is of the essence. Let’s keep pushing forward, together.

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From: NORML

Sent: April 2, 2025 at 2:05:00 PM EDT

Subject: 🚨 Prohibitionists push for recriminalization

John,

The battle for cannabis freedom is ongoing. Despite growing public support for legalization, there remains a vocal yet powerful minority intent on maintaining the failed policy of cannabis criminalization. But every time they push, we push back harder.

In recent weeks, we've defeated legislation challenging adult-use and medical cannabis access in Colorado, Montana, and South Dakota — and we're actively fighting efforts in Ohio to roll back the state’s voter-initiated legalization law. In states like California, Maryland, Michigan, and New Jersey, we're also pushing back against efforts to raise taxes on marijuana consumers. In states like New York and Connecticut, we're fighting back against attempts to ban consumers' and patients' access to so-called higher-THC products.

In these states and others, we're fighting to ensure that consumers no longer face discrimination or the threat of criminalization. We’ve worked too hard and too long for the gains we’ve achieved. We are not backing down now.

These past few months have illustrated that our political opponents haven't gone away, they've regrouped. Nonetheless, with your help, we can continue to turn back their efforts. Freedom is not free, but by supporting NORML, you can ensure that cannabis consumers continue to have a voice and a powerful ally in statehouses across this country.

Together, we fight. Together, we win.