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Rep. Lee: I Just Introduced The Marijuana Justice Act

NORML

First off, I want to thank you for being an active member of the cannabis reform movement and I am proud to tell you that we have never been closer to ending the counterproductive and cruel policy of marijuana criminalization than we are right now. Will you tell your member of Congress to join me as a cosponsor of the Marijuana Justice Act?

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The SAFE Banking Act Reintroduced

NORML

Currently, hundreds of licensed and regulated businesses do not have access to the banking industry and are unable to accept credit cards, deposit revenues, or write checks to meet payroll or pay taxes. No industry can operate safely, transparently, or effectively without access to banks or other financial institutions.

Banking 211
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New Model Ordinance’s Envisioned To Promote Small Businesses and Inclusivity

NORML

With states beginning to define this new industry, the newly created licensing bodies should prioritize ease of access to the market for consumers and those who were previously targeted by anti-marijuana laws, in addition to supporting small businesses and diversity over corporate greed.

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NORML Activist Spotlight: Tamara Netzel

NORML

She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2013, and for a few years believed she could continue to teach and live her life as long as she followed all the doctors recommendations and took the medications they prescribed.

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Why the MRTA gets an A- & the CRTA gets a C-

NORML

The MRTA ( Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act ) was first introduced by Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Senator Liz Krueger in 2013, and has been re-introduced every session since. Access to commonly found cannabis products in the regulated market. Create a new source of tax revenue for the state.

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Expert Gives Delta-8 THC Thumbs Down

Project CBD

From 1994 to 2013, he was employed as a principal investigator at DuPont Central Research and Development. Scialdone, a recognized expert in the field of organic chemistry who specializes in natural product chemistry, is an inventor of 37 issued US patents and the author of 17 peer-reviewed articles in science publications.

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Cannabis laws in France

The Cannigma

Marijuana is not legal in France, and the country is seen as having some of the strictest cannabis policies in western Europe. The initiative follows the approval of the sale of prescription medications containing cannabis derivatives, such as Sativex, in 2013. Children may be eligible in cases of refractory epilepsy or cancer.

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