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California: The Larkspur City Council has passed an ordinance banning marijuana businesses.

Cannabis Law Report

Chu said he was on a committee that studied the 2016 proposition that legalized recreational cannabis use and sales in California. Chu also noted that he was among the leaders of a health advocacy group that has lobbied against cannabis businesses in Marin. ,’ the vast majority of people said no.”.

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The Florida Primary Election and Cannabis

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.” Last April, Fried sued the federal government “over federal cannabis policies that prohibit Floridians from purchasing a firearm on the sole basis that they are a state-law-abiding medical marijuana patient.” Fried’s departure leaves a big gap in the Florida Cabinet when it comes to cannabis advocacy.

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NORML’s 2020 Democratic Primary Marijuana Straw Poll

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Current Office: Senator from Vermont 2018 NORML Congressional Scorecard Grade: A+ Sponsored Legislation: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act (2015-2016) Co-Sponsored Legislation: Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 (2017-2020), Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act (2017-2018). .” – 02/22/19. Bernie Sanders. March 2019.

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Medical Cannabis Likely Coming to South Dakota, Mississippi, Polling Shows

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While polls can’t predict everything, if the vote were to go the same way as respondents voted, two more states could pass medical cannabis laws within the next weeks. . South Dakota Leaning Toward Medical, Recreational Questionable. President Donald Trump won the election in 2016 by more than 200,000 votes.

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NORML Chapter Newsletter

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Texas NORML Hosted Advocacy Training for 2019 Legislative Session. “The Texas chapter of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws hosted an advocacy training day on Saturday with Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy and Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition.” ” Read more from Crosscut !

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California cannabis tax program helps communities recover from the war on drugs

Cannabis Law Report

CN) — A program outlined in Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana use in 2016 in California, is to give back to those harmed by the War on Drugs. Courthouse News. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) The CalCRG program uses a cannabis excise and cultivation tax to give out $35.5

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Here?s where the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Cannabis

The Joint Blog

3, 2020 Americans will elect a new president- or re-elect the present President of the United States. Political pundits believe that the electoral landscape today differs from 2016. And others are looking for significant distinctions to support cannabis law changes. Federal Law Possession of cannabis in the U.S.