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Legislation Introduced To No Longer Deny Citizenship Based on Cannabis Consumption

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The post Legislation Introduced To No Longer Deny Citizenship Based on Cannabis Consumption appeared first on NORML.

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How Kevin Durant Ended the NBA’s Cannabis Ban

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All-star basketball player Kevin Durant recently scored a historic victory for cannabis advocacy. Now, with the 2023 policy change, the league will also no longer punish players for cannabis use. Prior to the new agreement, players faced financial and professional repercussions for violating the NBA’s ban on cannabis consumption.

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Illinois: Cook Co. changes cannabis test policy for asst. public defender applicants

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but now they’ve been forced to reverse that policy. A power struggle has been brewing in Cook County, where job offers to several attorneys from Public Defender Sharone Mitchell were rescinded after confusion over the county’s drug policy. They were (excuse the pun) weeding positive testing attorneys out.

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Oregon: Cannabis Social Consumption Bill SB 639 Is About Civil Rights

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Martinez points out that taking direct actions like opening a private social consumption space before public consumption spaces are legal to push the issue into the mainstream discussion and bring into question unjust laws is something that is much easier for white men, but dangerous territory to cross into for a woman of color.

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Malaysian cabinet discuss policy issues on hemp, ketum, cannabis

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PETALING JAYA: Policy issues on the development of the hemp, cannabis, and ketum industry will be raised in the Cabinet, according to the parliamentary caucus on medical cannabis today. More than 40 countries have legalised consumption of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Source: [link].

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NORML Remembers Dr. Mark Kleiman

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Kleiman , an academic expert on cannabis policy who often shared and debated his well informed views on marijuana policy reform with those of us who were committed to advocating for a policy of adult use legalization. He further developed his views on cannabis and criminal justice as a professor of public policy at UCLA.

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What You Need to Know About Cannabis and Coronavirus

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However, while we are living through the current pandemic consumers should be more mindful of day-to-day consumption practices. NORML Cannabis Policy Guidance Memo for Protecting Public Health During COVID-19 Crisis. We all know a large part of what binds cannabis consumers together is community and sharing. Download memo.

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