NORML

OCTOBER 24, 2019

With many legislatures commencing their 2020 sessions in a matter of weeks, NORML is busy looking ahead and setting our legislative and advocacy priorities. With this in mind, we are seeking guidance regarding how we can more effectively serve our membership.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

Originally introduced in July 2019, the MORE Act of 2019 passed in the House, but died in committee. Social justice advocacy groups, such as the ACLU and the NAACP, are actively urging congressional leaders to hold a vote on the MORE Act of 2021 in the House by the end of the month. On May 28, 2021, House Rep. View source.].

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NORML

OCTOBER 15, 2019

NORML Canada launches official Post-Legalization platform to focus advocacy efforts on reforming Canada’s legal Cannabis system. The five key “pillars” established by NORML Canada are designed to help focus organizational resources to support our ongoing government and public outreach. 1) Increased Access.

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NORML

JULY 26, 2019

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2019. Date: Monday, July 29, 2019. Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Date: Monday, August 5, 2019. Each meeting is free to attend and open to the public. Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: South Mandarin Library, 12125 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32223. Time: 6:00 p.m. Time: 6:00 p.m. Time: 6:30 p.m.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

October 7, 2019 Advocacy , Commerce , Federal Commerce- USA , general , Industry Professionals , Kight On Cannabis , News , Publicity , Rod Kight , States Commerce Rod Kight. The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA), held a Cannabis Law Institute in New York City on October 3-5, 2019.

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NORML

AUGUST 5, 2019

” Next, NORML teamed with other marijuana advocacy groups to assemble 500 packets that we hand-delivered to every member of the House. Our spell must have worked because on Thursday, June 20, 2019, the House voted to approve the amendment. Finally, we hit Capitol Hill and the real magic happened.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

On Wednesday, September 25th, 2019, NORML testified at the DC Council Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in support of B23-0309 , the “Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Amendment Act of 2019”, which seeks to expand workplace protections for medical cannabis patients in the District of Columbia.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

In Congress this week Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), introduced The Marijuana Justice Act of 2019, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and incentivize states to end the racially disparate criminalization of marijuana consumers. CO resident? GA resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Brush up on our advocacy training. Additionally, RAMP and DFW NORML made it possible for more Texans to participate by arranging buses to bring them to Austin. Lastly, we still have a lot of work to do this session. Catch up on the bills and participate in our action alerts!

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A 2019 report from Volteface , an advocacy organisation that seeks to reduce the harm drugs pose to individuals and society, polled more than 2,000 16-24 year-olds and found one in four reported seeing drugs advertised to them on social media.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

MM reports House leadership confirmed on Friday that a bipartisan marijuana banking bill will receive a floor vote next week despite objections from several leading advocacy groups who want broader justice-oriented cannabis reforms to advance before what they see as an industry-focused proposal. Full story.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2020

Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. Chris Goldstein, a writer and regional organizer for NORML, has gathered Pa.

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Cannabis Life Network

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

SMITHS FALLS, ON /CNW/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) is pleased to announce it has named Hilary Black as its Chief Advocacy Officer, effective Feb.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 8, 2022

In light of her recent passing from breast cancer, the award-winning movie star and musical hitmaker also leaves behind a legacy of medical marijuana advocacy. In 2019, Newton-John shared with Good Housekeeping how important cannabis was to managing her cancer symptoms; she was first diagnosed in 1992, and most recently in 2017.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 12, 2022

Back in 2019, the UK loosened their rules around medical cannabis and allowed a handful of cannabis-derived drugs to be prescribed. Shortly after the British government began loosening restrictions around hemp-derived CBD and medical cannabis, Aurora made its first foray into the UK market.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 3, 2021

Indonesia Law Review. Comparative Criminal Justice, Marijuana Law, History of Criminal Justice. This article argues that the current narcotics law regime is a factor to blame for the cause of prison overcrowding and unnecessary deprivation of liberty and dignity for its violator with the help of criminal justice tools.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Nonetheless, the state’s MMJ program did not actually go into effect until August 2019 , when medical dispensaries first opened their doors. The new bill , which authorized the framework for the cultivation and distribution of non-smokable cannabis products, was signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2016. Starting Aug.

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

We will continue to provide education on record sealing in Nevada throughout 2019 and help clients find financial assistance to do so when qualified! July 2018: Social Use Venue Advocacy. can be an intimidating place, but we are loving the chance to navigate it again in 2019. Herban Expo will 100% be back in 2019!

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

He also formed and helped operate an infused dining company in Chicago that has since been sold.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The state has over 79,000 active medical marijuana ID cardholders who, reports show , have purchased more than 60,000 pounds of medical cannabis—equivalent to $400 million in transactions—since the first dispensary opened its doors in May 2019. ACHI identifies itself as a sovereign health policy center that was formed in 1998.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It passed the House on 2/27/2019 by a vote of 209-147. 175 was referred to the Health and Human Services Committee and HB 461 was referred to the Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committee on 1/03/2019. It was referred to the Environment and Agriculture Committee on 1/03/2019. — Bipartisan bill HB.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Nicole’s climate advocacy and leadership on environmental justice matters has been widely featured on NPR , PBS , and elsewhere.

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MedicalJane

OCTOBER 4, 2019

1058: The Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support ( CARES ) Act of 2019 , or the Autism CARES Act of 2019 , was signed into law by the President on Monday (9/30/2019). The CARES Act reauthorizes and expands the provisions earlier introduced in the Combating Autism Act of 2006.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 19, 2022

Groups joining the PAREA alliance include neuropsychopharmacologists and cancer societies, European Union patient advocacy groups specializing in mental health and neurology, various scientific associations, psychedelic foundations and other industry partners.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

“Patients First: Fixing Medical Marijuana in PA” will commence on Wednesday November 13, 2019 from 08:30 AM-5:00 PM. Lehigh Valley NORML, and medical cannabis patients from across Pennsylvania, will hold the second in a series of monthly protests at the Department of Health (PaDOH) headquarters on Forster St.

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Springfield, IL : Just prior to the closing of the 2019 legislative session, both chambers of the Illinois statehouse passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (HB1438-SFA2) to legalize cannabis and regulate it’s production, manufacture, and distribution. “Cannabis criminalization in Illinois is coming to an end.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On the plus side, advocacy groups like the California Growers Association , Americans For Safe Access , and the California Cannabis Industry Association are pushing to make cannabis more socially acceptable. Before the legalization of cannabis use in states like California, store owners endured frequent raids by federal law enforcement.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The only relief for oversupply is interstate commerce, according to Casey Houlihan, Executive Director of the Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association, an industry advocacy group. Cannabis Benchmarks write. He expects the market to remain oversupplied and for growers to continue to overproduce even in the face of falling prices.

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Veriheal

JUNE 20, 2022

LPP was founded in 2019 out of the belief that if anyone is able to profit and build wealth in the legal cannabis industry, those individuals must also work to release and rebuild the lives of those who have suffered from cannabis criminalization.”

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Las Vegas NORML has once again found themselves busy with many types of advocacy for patient and consumer rights, both statewide and federally. Following a rapidly successful Nevada legislative session where the historic AB 132 and AB 192 were passed, Las Vegas NORML has kept the legislative momentum moving.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Opioid Abuse and Drug Overdose Deaths Are Higher in States With Restrictive MMJ Policies Despite ongoing political debates about the limitations of medical marijuana programs, a 2019 study published in the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews provided further evidence of how MMJ-restrictive states inadvertently impact their patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 9, 2022

Requiring rigorous science to prove impairment while still allowing enforcement powers to prevent impaired driving will be a balancing act, said Alex Shalom, ACLU director of Supreme Court Advocacy. MAY 24, 2019. ATTORNEY(S). Alison Perrone/Office of the Public Defender. DATE FILED. New Jersey Supreme Court.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 4, 2021

In 2019, a majority of the DEA’s field divisions “indicated marijuana availability was high in their respective areas, meaning marijuana is easily obtained at any time.” The DEA explains that in 2019, U.S. The report notes that marijuana is widely available in all 50 states.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 14, 2022

He currently serves as the Behavioral Health Senior Advisor for Policy and Advocacy for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington (UW). 2019 he was recruited to be the founding Director of the Harborview/UW Medicine Behavioral Health Institute, a position he held until early 2021.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

— American Bar Association (@ABAesq) August 12, 2019. .” HOD adopts Res 104: Urges Congress to end conflict between some state laws and federal law over marijuana regulation and update federal marijuana policy.

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Veriheal

APRIL 13, 2022

Ongoing advocacy efforts from local businesses, residents, and industry organizations have prompted California’s localities to extend tax relief to cannabis companies. Long Beach – City officials opted to reduce the cannabis distribution, manufacturing, and testing taxes from 6% to 1% during the year 2019.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 26, 2021

The company states that content and ads which promote advocacy and don’t promote the sale or distribution of cannabis are allowed, but ad accounts that follow those guidelines are shut down all the time. . Do post advocacy content including data, statistics, quotes, legislative updates, health reports, research results, and so on.

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