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Legislation To Produce And Research Cannabis Introduced

NORML

As the result of a lawsuit, DEA Administrative Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner in 2007 ruled that expanding the pool of federally licensed providers would be “in the public interest.” The agency ultimately rejected her decision.

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Missouri Man Released From Prison After Serving 11 Years for Possessing One Pound of Weed

SpeedWeed

In February of 2007, Robert Franklin was busted by the Missouri Highway Patrol after he chucked a one-pound brick of marijuana out of his SUV window in an attempt to avoid arrest. All across the country, advocacy groups like the Canna Convict Project and the Last Prisoner Project have sprung up to help current inmates find freedom.

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Marijuana Legalization in NY & Driving: Response to NYS Association of Police Chiefs from Roc NORML

NORML

2 years before medical legalization, the largest number of vehicle-related fatalities in the last 17 years. 1 year prior to legalization. Sales began January 1. Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect.

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ABC News (USA): Cannabis bust on Indigenous land highlights legal divide

Cannabis Law Report

New Mexico first approved the drug’s medical use in 2007, while Picuris Pueblo decriminalized medical pot for members in 2015. Farden said he was startled to be placed in handcuffs as federal officers seized mature plants laden with buds — an estimated yearlong personal supply.

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A Founder Looks at 50: Attorney Gerry Goldstein and the Early Years of NORML

NORML

While privately most of these volunteer supporters were also marijuana smokers, they had to be especially careful to conceal their use in order to avoid being targeted by local law enforcement who might find their pro-legalization advocacy threatening.

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The Best Rx for Teens Addicted to Vaping? No One Knows

Puff Puff Post

in 2007, e-cigarettes and other vaping devices have grown into a $6.6 teenagers do not realize that Juul contains nicotine, according to a recent survey by the Truth Initiative, an anti-smoking advocacy group. But we desperately need studies to figure out what’s going to work with this population.”. Since debuting in the U.S.

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A Founder Looks at 50: Willie Nelson — America’s Favorite Marijuana Smoker

NORML

Willie Nelson plays at 2007 Freedom Fest NORML benefit concert. When he shined his flashlight into the car and saw the hand-rolled cigarette in the ashtray, he awakened Willie, placed him under arrest, and took him to the local police station.

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