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Nevada NORML Takes Washington, DC

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However, this time, they’ve taken their advocacy to our nation’s capital for NORML’s National Conference to lobby for reform on the federal level and expanded access to medicinal cannabis, such as The MORE Act and the Veterans Affairs Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019. ” said Tina Ulman, Communications Director.

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NORML Publish Book Summarizing Hundreds of Studies Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Cannabis for Patients ….Now Available on Kindle

Cannabis Law Report

NORML is pleased to announce that its newly updated and revised publication, Clinical Applications for Cannabis & Cannabinoids: A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature, 2000 — 2021 , is now available for download on the Kindle app. Proceeds from the purchase of the new book directly fund NORML’s cannabis advocacy efforts.

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NORML: “Analysis: Racial Disparities in Marijuana Possession Arrests Becoming More Pronounced in Prohibition States”

Cannabis Law Report

A team of researchers affiliated with Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk and with Saint Louis University in Missouri assessed marijuana possession arrest trends for White people and for and Black people over a 20-year span (January 2000-December 2019) in states with and without marijuana policy changes.

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California cannabis tax program helps communities recover from the war on drugs

Cannabis Law Report

In 1994, Nixon’s domestic policy chief was quoted saying, “We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or Black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and Blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. Did we know we were lying about the drugs?

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The Top Cannabis Reform Groups to Follow (and Join)

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Today, groups with a decade or less of experience advance policy and conversations alongside the veteran alliances of the movement. NORML acts as a resource for media on cannabis, as well as informs lawmakers, lobbies and other top officials regarding policy. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA).

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The Top Cannabis Reform Groups to Follow (and Join)

PrestoDoctor

Today, groups with a decade or less of experience advance policy and conversations alongside the veteran alliances of the movement. NORML acts as a resource for media on cannabis, as well as informs lawmakers, lobbies and other top officials regarding policy. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA).

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Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Down Successful Initiative 65 For Medical Marijuana

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However, Mississippi now has only four congressional districts, after losing one seat in the House of Representatives following the 2000 census. Today is a cruel and tragic day for sick and suffering people in Mississippi,” said Matthew Schweich, deputy director of cannabis policy reform advocacy group the Marijuana Policy Project. “As