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CO’s Gun Rights Proposal, MD’s Rec Success, & NM’s Little Amsterdam

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Colorado Ballot Proposal Would Allow Concealed Carry Permits for Cannabis Users A proposed law in Colorado , backed by the advocacy group Guns for Everyone, seeks to allow cannabis users permits to carry concealed guns. Texas Residents Fuel a “Little Amsterdam” in New Mexico New Mexico’s recreational cannabis program officially began in 2012.

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Colorado NORML and Denver NORML Host Citizen Lobby Day to Push for Consumer Protections

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During a recent interview with the Westword , Ashley Weber, executive director of Colorado NORML shared a few tips for marijuana law reform advocates who want to get involved in the legislative process: “It’s about getting to know your representatives, and writing them daily if something’s important.

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Massachusetts: cannabis bill sails through committee

Cannabis Law Report

Lawmakers passed up their opportunities to act before voters approved decriminalization in 2008, medical marijuana in 2012 and adult legalization in 2016, but then delayed and rewrote significant portions of the 2016 ballot law legalizing marijuana. The Legislature has long maintained a hands-off approach to marijuana policy.

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Urge Kentucky Lawmakers to Support Medical Cannabis Reform Today!

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according to a 2012 study issued by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. A 2016 study published in the Journal of School Health concluded alcohol use should be a target of school abuse prevention programs. Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump have voiced support for state governments deciding their own policies.

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NORML’s 2020 Democratic Primary Marijuana Straw Poll

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SB 6206: Authorizes “the growing of industrial hemp as a legal agricultural activity” in accordance with federal legislation permitting such activity as part of a state-authorized program. He has never signed legislation directly related to marijuana, and his home state of Indiana lacks even a comprehensive medical program.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse. Hirschman, D.,

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The LGBTQ Leaders in Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

She is a former recipient of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission’s Fair Housing Award for developing new programming in the fields of fair housing and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. Sapphire Blackwood pivoted to a legal career from a career in marketing and media in 2012.