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

NORML

During these travels, I was frequently meeting other young lawyers (although we also had many non-lawyers representing NORML around the country), many of whom were also active in the anti-Vietnam War efforts, who shared the NORML position regarding marijuana policy. I was never quite sure why Trudeau had made that statement.

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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: 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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Project CBD: FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK IN CZECH CANNABIS CRACKDOWN

Cannabis Law Report

Robert Veverka, publisher and editor-in-chief of Legalizace magazine, heads an advocacy organization of the same name. In 2018, he was elected to the board of the Prague 2 municipal district, and he serves as an advisor on the Prague City Council’s Commission for Drug Policy. He’s a visible and indeed respectable figure in many ways.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

These publications offer valuable indicators for current debates and disputes, political contestations, demands for reform or policy change, reactions to research activities and evidence, as well as attitudes from the medical profession towards new treatments and therapies like medicinal cannabis.