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Advocacy Banking GOVERNMENT PolicyIn a change of trajectory, the powerful Appropriations Committee in the House of Representatives has for the first time included limited protections for cannabis businesses engaged in the legal marketplaces in 33 states. MORE
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Grassroots Legalize America NORML49 years ago, Keith Stroup founded NORML to end marijuana prohibition. Now, 10 states and DC have legalized the adult-use of marijuana, and more than two-thirds of the country has legalized medical cannabis. MORE
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Expungement Grassroots Legalization LEGISLATION NORML Chapters Policy SOCIETYIllinois Gov. Pritzker has signed legislation legalizing the adult use of marijuana and regulating its commercial production and retail sale. MORE
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WATCH: ACTIVISM Advocacy Attorney General ag barr CBS erik altieri executive director legalization marijuana news NORML politicsEarlier today, NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri made an appearance on CBS News to discuss Attorney General Nominee William Barr’s recent comments regarding marijuana legalization and how he would handle states that have reformed their cannabis policies if he were confirmed as the next Attorney General. “It MORE
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Brush up on our advocacy training. ACTIVISM Advocacy Lobby Day Medical Marijuana NORML Chapters Policy 2019 Chapter Lobby Day NORML Chapter Texas NORMLOn Thursday, hundreds of Texans joined us at the Texas State Capitol to discuss marijuana policy with legislators! For this historic day, over 400 Texans registered to participate, covering all thirty-one senate districts and three-quarters of the house district. It was a beautiful representation of how important reform is for Texans. MORE
ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing Grassroots INDUSTRY Legalization Lobby Day NORML ChaptersThis year, on April 8th, the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) will be returning to our nation’s capital in Washington D.C. MORE
2019 Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENT Grassroots Legalization PolicyThis week, there will be a crucial vote on an amendment and it could be our biggest federal victory yet. We need your help to make sure we win. MORE
Minorities for Medical Marijuana is continuing to work towards increasing diversity in the cannabis industry. Policy MORE
ACTIVISM Advocacy Banking ECONOMICS GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY PolicyThe House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. MORE
2019 Advocacy Cannabis Caucus Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION PolicyThis week, Congressman Earl Blumenauer reserved HR 420 for his legislation, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act. MORE
2019 Advocacy Cannabis Caucus Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION Policy VeteransIn the House, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a founder and co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, has reintroduced H.R. MORE
2019 Advocacy Business Cannabis Caucus GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION Policy VeteransNext week, the two key committees will hold hearings on various aspects of federal marijuana policy. The first will be held on Wednesday, June 19th, in the Small Business Committee, entitled Unlocked Potential? MORE
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing GOVERNMENT Grassroots Home Cultivavtion Legalization LEGISLATION NORML ChaptersIllinois poised to become the first state to legislatively legalize and regulate cannabis. MORE
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Expungement GOVERNMENT Grassroots LEGISLATION Legislative Update Policy SOCIETYWelcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! This week, history was made. For the first time ever, the U.S. MORE
Advocacy GOVERNMENTThe US Food and Drug Administration sought public comments specific to whether changes ought to be recommended regarding imposing international manufacturing and distributing restrictions, under international treaties, on certain drug substances. MORE
ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENT Legalization LEGISLATION PolicyRepresentatives Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Don Young (AK-AL) introduced today two landmark bipartisan marijuana bills. MORE
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Canada Industry activism advocacy medical cannabisTracy’s legacy and impact is perhaps most apparent through the lives she touched. The post Canada’s Cannabis Community Remembers Pioneer, Activist, Tracy Curley appeared first on Leafly. MORE
Canada Industry advocacy British Columbia craft cannabis cultivation health canadaHealth Canada has issued only two licenses for micro cultivators to date. The post Health Canada Falls Behind on Licensing Micro Cultivators appeared first on Leafly. MORE
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy GOVERNMENT Legalization PolicyOn Wednesday, July 10th at 10am, members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security will hear expert testimony challenging the federal government’s failed policy of cannabis prohibition. MORE
“A local marijuana advocacy group in Rochester, NORML, and other community groups released a report that found Monroe County had the fifth-highest arrest rates for low-level marijuana-related offenses in the state, outside of New York City.” MORE
ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing Lobby Day Medical Marijuana NORML Chapters 2019 Chapter Lobby Day Texas NORML MORE
2019 Advocacy Employment Protections GOVERNMENT PolicyFor the first time, the House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations has included language seeking to protect the employment of federal employees who consume cannabis in legal jurisdictions. MORE
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. MORE
Minorities for Medical Marijuana is continuing to work towards increasing diversity in the cannabis industry. Policy MORE
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Medical Marijuana VeteransOn April 30, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing for multiple pieces of legislation, including the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act, the Veterans Equal Access Act and the Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act. MORE
Advocacy Attorney General GOVERNMENT Legalization Policy SOCIETYIn Senate testimony today, nominee for Attorney General William Barr committed to not use the limited resources of the Department of Justice to prosecute state-regulated and compliant marijuana businesses. MORE
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ACTIVISM Advocacy Cannabis Caucus GOVERNMENT Legalization LEGISLATION Policy Congresswoman Barbara Lee Rep. Congresswoman Barbara Lee represents California’s 13th district. MORE
420 ACTIVISM Advocacy Business Community Organizing Decriminalization ECONOMICS Expungement GOVERNMENT Grassroots INDUSTRY Legalization LEGISLATION Policy cannabis equity justice legalization marijuana New York NORML prohibition racial justice Small Business war on drugsA.1617 , the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), has been re-introduced this legislative session. The bill would legalize the adult possession, use, and regulated sale of marijuana. MORE
ACTIVISM Advocacy Cannabis Caucus Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION PolicyRepresentative Lou Correa (D-CA) has introduced HR 493 : The Sensible Enforcement Of Cannabis Act, which would codify the protections that were outlined in the now-rescinded Cole Memo. MORE
ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing Grassroots Home Cultivavtion Municipal NORML Chapters municipal NORML KCThings are heating up in Kansas City! MORE
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Cannabis Caucus Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENTFor the first time ever, the House of Representatives just voted to restrict the Department of Justice from interfering with the states that have legalized adult-use marijuana. MORE
2019 420 ACTIVISM Advocacy GOVERNMENT Legalization Policy New JerseyAs New Jersey continues to fail its constituents each day they do not pass cannabis legalization for adult-use, the name of one state senator at the forefront of the fight against legalization remains permanently inked in shame: State Senator Ron Rice of the 28th District. MORE
ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing LEGISLATION Policy SOCIETYIn 2012, I was proud to help fund and promote the passage of I-502 which legalized, taxed, and regulated marijuana in my home state of Washington. Now, seven years later, I’m delighted to see more and more politicians, not just on the West coast, stepping up to address marijuana policy reform and fighting to uphold the civil liberty of adults who enjoy smoking pot responsibly. MORE
The pinnacle of Nevada NORML’s advocacy over the past month consisted of board members’ tour across Northern Nevada. ” 2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing Employment Protections Expungement GOVERNMENT Grassroots LEGISLATION NORML Chapters Policy SOCIETYIt’s been nothing short of an incredibly exciting and exhilarating month for Nevada NORML, our advocates and the rights of patients and consumers. MORE
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2019 Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists FDA GOVERNMENT PolicyWashington, DC : Today the US Food and Drug Administration is taking in-person public testimony with regard to the “manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale” of CBD-infused retail products. MORE
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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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APRIL 10, 2019
Minorities for Medical Marijuana is continuing to work towards increasing diversity in the cannabis industry. Policy
NORML
JULY 2, 2019
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NORML
MARCH 11, 2019
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Grassroots Legalize America NORML49 years ago, Keith Stroup founded NORML to end marijuana prohibition. Now, 10 states and DC have legalized the adult-use of marijuana, and more than two-thirds of the country has legalized medical cannabis.
NORML
JUNE 20, 2019
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Cannabis Caucus Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENTFor the first time ever, the House of Representatives just voted to restrict the Department of Justice from interfering with the states that have legalized adult-use marijuana.
NORML
JUNE 17, 2019
2019 Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENT Grassroots Legalization PolicyThis week, there will be a crucial vote on an amendment and it could be our biggest federal victory yet. We need your help to make sure we win.
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NORML
JUNE 14, 2019
2019 Advocacy Business Cannabis Caucus GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION Policy VeteransNext week, the two key committees will hold hearings on various aspects of federal marijuana policy. The first will be held on Wednesday, June 19th, in the Small Business Committee, entitled Unlocked Potential?
Cannabis Maven
APRIL 10, 2019
Minorities for Medical Marijuana is continuing to work towards increasing diversity in the cannabis industry. Policy
NORML
MARCH 14, 2019
Advocacy GOVERNMENTThe US Food and Drug Administration sought public comments specific to whether changes ought to be recommended regarding imposing international manufacturing and distributing restrictions, under international treaties, on certain drug substances.
Leafly
JULY 16, 2019
Canada Industry advocacy British Columbia craft cannabis cultivation health canadaHealth Canada has issued only two licenses for micro cultivators to date. The post Health Canada Falls Behind on Licensing Micro Cultivators appeared first on Leafly.
NORML
MAY 31, 2019
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JULY 9, 2019
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy GOVERNMENT Legalization PolicyOn Wednesday, July 10th at 10am, members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security will hear expert testimony challenging the federal government’s failed policy of cannabis prohibition.
NORML
JUNE 4, 2019
Advocacy Banking GOVERNMENT PolicyIn a change of trajectory, the powerful Appropriations Committee in the House of Representatives has for the first time included limited protections for cannabis businesses engaged in the legal marketplaces in 33 states.
NORML
MAY 29, 2019
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing GOVERNMENT Grassroots Home Cultivavtion Legalization LEGISLATION NORML ChaptersIllinois poised to become the first state to legislatively legalize and regulate cannabis.
NORML
JANUARY 10, 2019
2019 Advocacy Cannabis Caucus Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION PolicyThis week, Congressman Earl Blumenauer reserved HR 420 for his legislation, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act.
NORML
JANUARY 14, 2019
ACTIVISM Advocacy Cannabis Caucus Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION PolicyRepresentative Lou Correa (D-CA) has introduced HR 493 : The Sensible Enforcement Of Cannabis Act, which would codify the protections that were outlined in the now-rescinded Cole Memo.
NORML
MAY 31, 2019
2019 Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists FDA GOVERNMENT PolicyWashington, DC : Today the US Food and Drug Administration is taking in-person public testimony with regard to the “manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale” of CBD-infused retail products.
NORML
JULY 16, 2019
ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing Grassroots Home Cultivavtion Municipal NORML Chapters municipal NORML KCThings are heating up in Kansas City!
NORML
JULY 8, 2019
The pinnacle of Nevada NORML’s advocacy over the past month consisted of board members’ tour across Northern Nevada. ” 2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing Employment Protections Expungement GOVERNMENT Grassroots LEGISLATION NORML Chapters Policy SOCIETYIt’s been nothing short of an incredibly exciting and exhilarating month for Nevada NORML, our advocates and the rights of patients and consumers.
NORML
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
ACTIVISM Advocacy Banking ECONOMICS GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY PolicyThe House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses.
NORML
JUNE 10, 2019
2019 Advocacy Employment Protections GOVERNMENT PolicyFor the first time, the House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations has included language seeking to protect the employment of federal employees who consume cannabis in legal jurisdictions.
NORML
MAY 9, 2019
2019 Advocacy GOVERNMENT Legalization LEGISLATION Policy
NORML
JUNE 23, 2019
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Expungement GOVERNMENT Grassroots LEGISLATION Legislative Update Policy SOCIETYWelcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! This week, history was made. For the first time ever, the U.S.
NORML
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
ACTIVISM Advocacy Cannabis Caucus GOVERNMENT Legalization LEGISLATION Policy Congresswoman Barbara Lee Rep. Congresswoman Barbara Lee represents California’s 13th district.
NORML
MARCH 7, 2019
ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENT Legalization LEGISLATION PolicyRepresentatives Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Don Young (AK-AL) introduced today two landmark bipartisan marijuana bills.
NORML
MARCH 14, 2019
2019 Advocacy Cannabis Caucus Citizen Lobbyists GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION Policy VeteransIn the House, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a founder and co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, has reintroduced H.R.
NORML
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
ACTIVISM Advocacy Medical Marijuana
Leafly
JUNE 7, 2019
Canada Industry activism advocacy medical cannabisTracy’s legacy and impact is perhaps most apparent through the lives she touched. The post Canada’s Cannabis Community Remembers Pioneer, Activist, Tracy Curley appeared first on Leafly.
NORML
APRIL 29, 2019
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Medical Marijuana VeteransOn April 30, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing for multiple pieces of legislation, including the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act, the Veterans Equal Access Act and the Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act.
NORML
JANUARY 15, 2019
Advocacy Attorney General GOVERNMENT Legalization Policy SOCIETYIn Senate testimony today, nominee for Attorney General William Barr committed to not use the limited resources of the Department of Justice to prosecute state-regulated and compliant marijuana businesses.
NORML
MARCH 18, 2019
420 ACTIVISM Advocacy Business Community Organizing Decriminalization ECONOMICS Expungement GOVERNMENT Grassroots INDUSTRY Legalization LEGISLATION Policy cannabis equity justice legalization marijuana New York NORML prohibition racial justice Small Business war on drugsA.1617 , the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), has been re-introduced this legislative session. The bill would legalize the adult possession, use, and regulated sale of marijuana.
NORML
JULY 13, 2019
2019 420 ACTIVISM Advocacy GOVERNMENT Legalization Policy New JerseyAs New Jersey continues to fail its constituents each day they do not pass cannabis legalization for adult-use, the name of one state senator at the forefront of the fight against legalization remains permanently inked in shame: State Senator Ron Rice of the 28th District.
NORML
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing LEGISLATION Policy SOCIETYIn 2012, I was proud to help fund and promote the passage of I-502 which legalized, taxed, and regulated marijuana in my home state of Washington. Now, seven years later, I’m delighted to see more and more politicians, not just on the West coast, stepping up to address marijuana policy reform and fighting to uphold the civil liberty of adults who enjoy smoking pot responsibly.
NORML
JUNE 12, 2019
2019 ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing Expungement GOVERNMENT Grassroots Home Cultivavtion Legalization LEGISLATION Lobby Day NORML Chapters Policy SOCIETY
NORML
APRIL 2, 2019
2020 ACTIVISM Advocacy Community Organizing Election GOVERNMENT Grassroots Legalization SOCIETY Voting
NORML
JANUARY 17, 2019
WATCH: ACTIVISM Advocacy Attorney General ag barr CBS erik altieri executive director legalization marijuana news NORML politicsEarlier today, NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri made an appearance on CBS News to discuss Attorney General Nominee William Barr’s recent comments regarding marijuana legalization and how he would handle states that have reformed their cannabis policies if he were confirmed as the next Attorney General. “It
NORML
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Brush up on our advocacy training. ACTIVISM Advocacy Lobby Day Medical Marijuana NORML Chapters Policy 2019 Chapter Lobby Day NORML Chapter Texas NORMLOn Thursday, hundreds of Texans joined us at the Texas State Capitol to discuss marijuana policy with legislators! For this historic day, over 400 Texans registered to participate, covering all thirty-one senate districts and three-quarters of the house district. It was a beautiful representation of how important reform is for Texans.
NORML
MARCH 4, 2019
ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing Lobby Day Medical Marijuana NORML Chapters 2019 Chapter Lobby Day Texas NORML
NORML
JULY 3, 2019
“A local marijuana advocacy group in Rochester, NORML, and other community groups released a report that found Monroe County had the fifth-highest arrest rates for low-level marijuana-related offenses in the state, outside of New York City.”
NORML
MARCH 14, 2019
ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing Grassroots INDUSTRY Legalization Lobby Day NORML ChaptersThis year, on April 8th, the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) will be returning to our nation’s capital in Washington D.C.
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