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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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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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NORML Chapter Newsletter – April 2019

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NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. Now we’re talking about consumption lounges … like a cigar lounge or a hookah lounge.” For more than 45 years NORML chapters have been the driving force behind policy decisions on the local and state level. ” Read more from NORML.org ! .

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NORML Chapter Newsletter – June 2019

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NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. ” Read more from Chicago Sun Times! “Public support for meaningful reform is at an all time high, and candidates on the 2019 campaign trail are talking about marijuana more than ever.” Below is a brief rundown of some of their most recent accomplishments.

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2019: A High-storic Year for Nevada NORML Chapters

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When the state legislators pulled the plug on the plans of cannabis consumption lounges guaranteed by the Las Vegas city council vote, almost 40 volunteers showed up to protest the Legislature’s disregard for consumer rights at the entrance of the Grant Sawyer Building. In 2019, NORML drastically increased our online presence.

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Nevada: A Monumental Year for Cannabis Reform

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While Nevadans will unfortunately have to wait another two years for the fate of public consumption lounges to be decided upon, monumental legislation passed in the 2019 legislative session regardless. “We were able to visit folks in Tahoe, Reno and Fallon as well as smoke shops, dispensaries and Budtender Fight Club.”

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An Exciting Start to 2020 for Nevada NORML

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Following a wild and groundbreakingly successful 2019 with several memorable events across both The Battle Born State and the nation as a whole, Nevada NORML wanted to ensure that their operations in 2020 surpassed even that of the previous year. After coming down from the high of coordinating all the panels for the CBD.io

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

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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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