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These Patient Advocacy Groups Are Working Together to Expand the Scope of Cannabis Research

Veriheal

Cannabis Advocacy With a Digital Twist. Much like RoC, patient advocacy is at the forefront of Veriheal’s work, which includes connecting patients with medical marijuana (MMJ) doctors, collecting patient data to improve future treatment, and battling harmful cannabis stigmas with education.

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NORML Remembers Dr. Mark Kleiman

NORML

Unlike many of us at NORML, Dr. Kleiman’s advocacy for ending marijuana prohibition did not stem from a deep appreciation of either personal freedom or equal rights; rather, he approached the issue primarily from a public safety and health perspective.

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Remembering Cannabis Reform Advocate Dr. Lester Grinspoon

Veriheal

Longtime Harvard professor, psychiatrist, and author of twelve books – including Marihuana Reconsidered (1971) – which was once considered the single most comprehensive and thoughtful and convincing explanation of the crucial need to end cannabis prohibition.

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NORML Publish Book Summarizing Hundreds of Studies Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Cannabis for Patients ….Now Available on Kindle

Cannabis Law Report

Proceeds from the purchase of the new book directly fund NORML’s cannabis advocacy efforts. NORML is pleased to announce that its newly updated and revised publication, Clinical Applications for Cannabis & Cannabinoids: A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature, 2000 — 2021 , is now available for download on the Kindle app.

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Ready to Lobby?

NORML

Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day. With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state.

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Rest in Peace Mark Kleiman, Giant of Cannabis Policy

Canna Law Blog

Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know ” (Co-authored book). Think tanks like the Brookings Institution and RAND Corporation continue to do important work, along with advocacy organizations like the Drug Policy Alliance and Marijuana Policy Project. How Legal Should They Be? ” (Dartmouth University lecture). “

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Connecticut: Cannabis Gifting Ban Gets Harsh Feedback in Public Hearing

Cannabis Law Report

That would be prevented versus … your friends are coming over for a book club and you bake cannabis brownies. The citizens of the state of Connecticut and those of us specifically within the cannabis community, culture, advocacy and industry cannot fathom such draconian language around this plant,” Duncan Markovich of Branford said.

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