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The STATES Act Reintroduced: Bipartisan Measure Limits Federal Government’s Ability To Interfere With State-Sanctioned Marijuana Business, Policies

NORML

It is time for the federal government to cease standing in the way of these voter-backed regulatory policies being implemented throughout the country,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal. The STATES Act is the next logical step in a comprehensive blueprint for more rational federal cannabis policy. ” Said Rep.

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NORML Remembers Mikel Weisser

NORML

Mikel taught middle school in Western Arizona before becoming a full-time activist in 2012. ” NORML State Policies Coordinator Carly Wolf said: “Mikel’s passing is a huge loss. At the age of 30, he encountered the equalizing power of education when he returned to college to acquire an M.A. Rest in power, Mikel.”

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NORML Remembers Dr. Mark Kleiman

NORML

Kleiman , an academic expert on cannabis policy who often shared and debated his well informed views on marijuana policy reform with those of us who were committed to advocating for a policy of adult use legalization. He further developed his views on cannabis and criminal justice as a professor of public policy at UCLA.

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Rick Steves: I support home cultivation rights for all marijuana consumers

NORML

In 2012, I was proud to help fund and promote the passage of I-502 which legalized, taxed, and regulated marijuana in my home state of Washington.

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

NORML

Marijuana policy should be evidence based. Sixty-six percent of US adults believe that “the use of marijuana should be made legal,” according to national survey data compiled by the Gallup. The percentage is the highest ever reported by Gallup, which has been tracking Americans’ views on the subject of marijuana legalization since 1969.

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NAACP Denver and Minorities for Medical Marijuana Tackle Social Equity

NORML

For the first time since Colorado voters approved Amendment 64 in 2012, which legalized marijuana for adults 21 and up, NAACP Denver has joined forces with Amanda C. If passed by Congress, the MORE Act will remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and allow states to set their own policies free from federal interference.

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

Veriheal

This policy ensured significant penalties and incarceration for possession, cultivation, and trafficking for anyone found guilty in the U.S. This eventually culminated in a massive victoryAdult-Use passage in 2012 by voters in the state of Colorado.