NORML

AUGUST 20, 2019

Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to regulate adult use access, past-year youth use has fallen eight percent. ” Separate evaluations of marijuana use patterns specifically in cannabis legalization states show little if any change in cannabis use or access by teenagers. percent to 12.5

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Canna Care Docs

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Potential implications of rescheduling cannabis It’s important to keep in mind that rescheduling does not legalize cannabis outright for recreational use. Rescheduling would ease those research barriers, improving access to data and education around the plant and opening the door to fully explore the medical benefits cannabis could provide.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

The legalization effort in New Mexico was killed as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-4 to table the bill this week. One of two initiative petitions to put marijuana legalization on the ballot in Oklahoma was cleared for signature gathering. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access.

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NORML

APRIL 23, 2020

Activists have been working for months registering new voters, collecting signatures, and educating the public, in hopes of giving voters in their state the opportunity to make their voices heard and cast their vote for marijuana. Initiative 26 (medical): Title – An initiated measure on legalizing marijuana for medical use.

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NORML

MAY 14, 2020

” He was especially proud of the group’s successful efforts to reform the state’s medical cannabis access laws and was working on the state initiative to legalize marijuana at the time of his passing. At the age of 30, he encountered the equalizing power of education when he returned to college to acquire an M.A.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In addition to incentivizing states to legalize marijuana, the Marijuana Justice Act seeks to repair some of the damage marijuana prohibition has done to this country’s most vulnerable communities. If this is important to you, then contact your member of Congress and tell them to cosponsor The Marijuana Justice Act now.

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The Cannigma

JANUARY 13, 2021

If your friendly neighborhood budtender still doesn’t know all there is to know about cannabis, then it’s easy to understand why the average consumer can feel a bit overwhelmed by the sprawling world of legal cannabis. The panelists also discussed online cannabis sales , and what role they could play in consumer education.

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

With Governor Pritzker’s Signature, Illinois will become the first state in history to legislatively legalize and regulate cannabis sales. While this bill isn’t perfect, it does provide a pathway for adults to legally obtain and consume cannabis. It also expands access and rights for qualified medical patients.

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Along with Corinne Tobias, the co-founder and program director of the Cannabis Coaching Institute, Meharg spoke with The Cannigma about the importance of cannabis coaching in this golden era of legal weed, and how their own journey as patients led them to become cannabis coaches. Why medical cannabis users need guidance.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

With over 65% percent of the American public in support of marijuana legalization, and three-quarters of voters supporting states’ rights to enact their own marijuana policies, the time to act is now. Sunday, September 8: NORML Leadership Summit. Earn your NORML Leadership Certification!

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Cannabis Life Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Cannabis education has grown significantly in North America as legalization has become more prevalent. In both the United States and Canada, you can access free and paid courses on cannabis. Want to learn about cannabis? These classes usually go over a broad range of topics related to the industry.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

Legal Advisor to Roc NORML, and Mary Kruger, Start SMART NY Coalition Member and Executive Director of Roc NORML. Sixty-five percent of New York residents support the legalization of cannabis. Cannabis legalization was not included in the 2019 – 2020 New York State Budget. By: Jason Klimek, Esq.,

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NORML

MAY 9, 2019

At a time when 68 percent of Americans support marijuana legalization, including outright majorities of Democrats (77 percent), Independents (62 percent), and Republicans (57 percent), it is time for ending federal prohibition to become a truly bipartisan issue in the eyes of voters.”

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NORML

MARCH 5, 2020

It’s well past time that we stop doing damage to people’s employment prospects, educational opportunities, and parental rights.” “Decriminalization is an important first step on Virginia’s path towards legal, regulated adult use, and one many thought was still years away, but we cannot stop now. .”

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MMJ Recs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

While some states have embraced the therapeutic potential of cannabis and established robust medical marijuana programs, others lag behind, leaving patients without access to a potentially life-changing treatment. Disparities in access are primarily driven by the differing state regulations and policies surrounding medical marijuana.

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NORML

MAY 12, 2020

In no time at all she found herself front and center in Virginia NORML ’s fight to legalize medical cannabis, testifying before the General Assembly, pleading for legal access not only for herself, but for all Virignians. Tamara knew she had to get involved and work to change the law in her state of Virginia.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

When NORML was founded in 1970, roughly 12% of Americans supported legalizing marijuana. Currently sixty-five percent of adults nationwide support ending marijuana prohibition and establishing a regulated market where responsible consumers can legally purchase marijuana. adult-use, patient access, decriminalization etc.)

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NORML

JULY 2, 2019

Phil Murphy signed legislation into law today significantly amending and expanding the state’s medical cannabis access program. Assembly Bill 20 , The Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act, institutes various changes to the program to better facilitate patients’ access to the substance.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

president and CEO of MJH Life Sciences™, parent company of Cannabis Patient Care ™ “We are thrilled to partner with Americans for Safe Access because we share their passion for education and for helping as many patients as we can.”.

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CannaTech

JANUARY 16, 2019

A regulatory framework for medical cannabis was first implemented in 2013 when Uruguay pioneered and paved the way through to legalization. This figure is limited due to the variance in the way jurisdictions across the region have legalized cannabis for particular medical conditions.

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Veriheal

APRIL 26, 2023

Brian Mast—recently introduced the Veterans Equal Access Act. If passed by Congress and signed into law, the Veterans Equal Access Act would allow doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities to issue recommendations for state-legal medical cannabis.

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Veriheal

MARCH 2, 2024

In December of 2023, the country recently made a new move towards reform that could stimulate the cannabidiol (CBD) industry and provide many patients, such as those with epilepsy , with access to potentially life-changing medical treatments. So, with all of these changes, the question remains: Is weed legal in Japan?

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NORML

JULY 30, 2019

If passed by Congress, the bill will allow students convicted of simple marijuana possession to maintain access to financial aid for six months while they complete an approved drug rehabilitation program. “One mistake shouldn’t mean the end of a student’s education,” Congressman Foster said.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

House of Representatives just voted to restrict the Department of Justice from interfering with the states that have legalized adult-use marijuana. Update : SB 223 was heard and approved by the Assembly Education Committee on 6/19/19. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access at school. Update : S.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Members of the Las Cruces, New Mexico City Council approved a resolution supporting statewide marijuana legalization, as the legislature considers proposals to regulate the substance in the state. Governor Lamont outlined funds within his 2021 budget proposal to prepare for the legalization and regulation of adult use marijuana in the state.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

Currently, ten states and the District of Columbia have legalized the adult use of marijuana and thirty-three states and DC have medical marijuana programs. 68% of all Americans support legalizing marijuana and well over 70% believe this is an issue that should be governed by the state, not the federal government.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The organization has, they say, ……evaluated patient access, affordability, equity, and product safety. With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It Pennsylvania State Rep.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

On Tuesday, March 2, a former El Paso congressman announced that he received immense support for cannabis legalization at several veteran town halls. “And don’t you think it’s time we legalize marijuana in the state of Texas? Support for Cannabis Legalization in Texas Is Rising. Two years later, on Nov.

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Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 22, 2019

DENVER — The first two states to legalize recreational marijuana are starting to grapple with teenagers’ growing use of highly potent pot, even as both boost the industry and reap huge tax windfalls from its sales. Underage kids have unbelievable access to nuclear-strength weed,” said Andrew Brandt, a Boulder, Colo.,

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Veriheal

JANUARY 7, 2022

legal cannabis sales are predicted to surpass $30 billion in 2022. For starters, American support of cannabis, already at a record high, will only increase as cannabis becomes more accessible. A Gallup poll from 2021 revealed that around 68% of Americans were in support of cannabis legalization.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 14, 2021

But with in-person education returning, many children will again face questions about how to make sure they have access to medical cannabis while on school grounds. For countless students, the past school year was unlike any they’d seen before. I just had that extra bit of time and wanted to be creative,” said Wynn-Grimes.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Activists in Nebraska, along with two pro-legalization Senators, qualified a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative petition to begin collecting signatures from registered voters in the state. A marijuana legalization proposal in Hawaii was defeated after it failed to pass through two committees before a key deadline last week.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Israel has announced that they plan to legalize recreational cannabis within 9 months. Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn stated that Israel is planning on legalizing recreational cannabis while balancing “liberalism and responsibility”. . What are the Proposed Recreational Legalization Recommendations?

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NORML

MARCH 25, 2019

According to a February 2019 Monmouth University poll , 62 percent of New Jersey adults support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use, and 68 percent believe that legalizing marijuana would boost the state’s economy. We need to learn from this experience and continue to move forward.

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Project CBD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The following excerpt analyzes CBD marketing trends reported by the American Botanical Council, a membership organization that educates consumers, health care professionals, journalists, and others about the safe and effective use of medicinal plants. Accessed July 25, 2021. Available at: [link] Accessed October 17, 2022.

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Guam became the first US territory to send a bill legalizing the adult-use of marijuana to the governor’s desk in 2019. Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law that strengthens protections for medical cannabis patients and further improves upon the state’s new medical cannabis access program.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 31, 2023

Despite the fact that the legal cannabis industry is growing, many people are still purchasing from the illicit market. A recent study investigated this matter and found that buying cannabis from the illicit market may be “better” than legal weed. But what about the risks that come with illicit cannabis?

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