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NORML’s 2020 Democratic Primary Marijuana Straw Poll

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We will be taking many more in-depth looks at the 2020 race as it progresses, including potential primary challengers on the Republican side, but first we wanted to provide an overview of all the currently announced Democratic candidates, along with their record and policy statements when it comes to marijuana legalization. The Senators.

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NORML Activist Spotlight: Tamara Netzel

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When those very medications led to liver failure in 2017, triggering chronic pain and other MS symptoms, she was forced to retire from teaching. A friend suggested Tamara try CBD oil for her pain, and it gave her relief like nothing else had. Tamara Netzel testifies before the Virginia General Assembly with Senator Siobhan Dunnavant.

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Black-owned cannabis dispensary named after Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday opens its doors in L.A.

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Beatty told Forbes her goal for Josephine & Billie’s was to create a dispensary that honors Black America’s history with cannabis. But in 2017, less than 10% of cannabis business owners surveyed by Marijuana Business Daily identified as Black or Latino. See their Insta.

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MG Magazine Reports On Luke Scarmazzo: California’s Last Federal Medical Marijuana Prisoner

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A victim of flawed federal law enforcement policy, he remains behind bars in the federal prison at Yazoo City, Mississippi. In 2006, the Drug Enforcement Administration raided Scarmazzo’s Modesto, California, medical marijuana dispensary, California Healthcare Collective, and arrested him and his business partner, Ricardo Montes.

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‘Free the Homies’: Some People Are Still Doing Time Over a Victimless Crime

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” The LPP’s mission is: “Through intervention, advocacy, and awareness campaigns the Last Prisoner Project works to redress the past and continuing harms of these unjust laws and policies.” Or you can continue to hide behind archaic laws and outdated cannabis policy until we come for you.

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Nevada Celebrates Four Years of Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

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From July 2017 to June 2018, the state saw $529,851,245 in taxable medical and adult-use cannabis sales, a figure that has steadily increased to $719,216,651 during the current fiscal year, which includes sales data from July 2020 to March 2021, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. They’re flexible and ready to pivot.”.

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Legislation to Expedite Cannabis Cultivation Introduced in New York

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From July 2017 to June 2018, the state saw $529,851,245 in taxable medical and adult-use cannabis sales, a figure that has steadily increased to $719,216,651 during the current fiscal year, which includes sales data from July 2020 to March 2021, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. They’re flexible and ready to pivot.”.