NORML

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

. “Thanks to the leadership of the House Judiciary chairman, never in history have we been closer to ending the failed policy of marijuana criminalization and providing pathways to opportunity for our brothers and sisters who have suffered under its oppressive reign.” ” Click here to share this alert on Facebook.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

For the second time in US history legislation to repeal the failed, unscientific, and racist policy of federal marijuana prohibition has passed the powerful House Judiciary Committee. . The post Bill to Repeal Marijuana Prohibition Passes Critical House Committee appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

In the previous Congress, The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act became the first bill in American history to end the federal policy of criminalization that earned bipartisan support. Marijuana legalization is here to stay and it is time that federal policy reflect that.”

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Members of the House of Representatives voted 321 to 103 in favor, representing 79% of the vote of HR 1595: The SAFE Banking Act, which amends federal law so that explicitly banks and other financial institutions may work directly with state-legal marijuana businesses. Now we look to the Senate, where we are cautiously optimistic.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JULY 24, 2019

Areas that have approved the sale of cannabis still deal with a “gray market” where legal and illegal marijuana markets coexist. It is a scenario that frustrates legal cannabis businesses and law enforcement alike.

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Veriheal

MAY 29, 2023

Secret Service (USSS) recently loosened its applicant drug use policy to be more accommodating to past cannabis consumers. Before this policy, cannabis use within the past three years led to automatic disqualification. Cannabis is increasingly being legalized in many U.S.

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NORML

MARCH 24, 2020

Despite the ongoing crisis we are faced with, the November elections will still hold major implications for the future of legalization and other cannabis policy reforms. We’ve seen more candidates and elected officials than ever before express their support for marijuana policy reform. That is where you come in.

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NORML

JANUARY 24, 2019

” Never in modern history has there existed greater public support for ending the nation’s nearly century-long experiment with marijuana prohibition. 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.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Today, you were a part of making history. When NORML was founded in 1970, only 12% of the public supported legalization. Now, we have a public mandate with majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independent voters all supporting the outright legalization of marijuana.

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NORML

JUNE 17, 2019

Known as the Blumenauer-McClintock amendment after Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Tom McClintock (R-CA), this bipartisan language would restrict the Department of Justice from interfering in the 11 states that have legalized and regulate adult-use marijuana. TELL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO VOTE YES!

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NORML

MAY 18, 2023

After a century of failed policies and canna-bigotry, Americans are ready to move in a different direction — one that legalizes, regulates, and educates. The post NORML Op-Ed: Ending Cannabis Bigotry Is Long Overdue appeared first on NORML.

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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. This is not just good policy, but good politics. As long as marijuana remains a Schedule I substance, federal policy remains ignorant of this fact.

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 2019

Congress is clearly out of step with the American people on cannabis when national support for federal marijuana legalization is at an all-time high and we saw several states move toward with legalization last November.”. Blumenauer. For far too long, communities of color and women have been left out of the conversation on cannabis.

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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. “Cannabis criminalization in Illinois is coming to an end.

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Veriheal

JUNE 24, 2022

Thailand left its war on drugs in the past, the Texas GOP platform raised some questions, and a new study revealed how cannabis legalization affects road safety. Though it’s now home to one of the most progressive cannabis policies on the planet , a look back at Thailand’s recent history reveals just how far the nation has come.

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NORML

JANUARY 22, 2019

Congress is out of step with the American people on cannabis when national support for federal marijuana legalization is at an all-time high.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

“The American people have elected the most pro-cannabis Congress in American history and significant pieces of legislation are being introduced,” said Blumenauer. 420, my bill to legalize and responsibly regulate and tax marijuana,” Wyden tweeted on February 8. “I 420, my bill to legalize and responsibly regulate and tax marijuana.

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MassRoots

JANUARY 5, 2019

Making history as the first country in Southeast Asia to do so, Thailand legalized medical cannabis on December 24, 2018. Once the new law is published in the Royal Gazette, the cultivation, import, export, possession and consumption of cannabis for medical purposes will be legal in the Land of Smiles.

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NORML

JULY 10, 2019

This is a big day: after patient years of steady gains one state at a time, we’re finally ready for serious marijuana policy reform at the federal level. Being a good citizen means speaking out against unjust policies that hurt Americans. Today, Congress will hold its first hearing on the federal criminalization of marijuana.

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NORML

MAY 8, 2020

For NORML’s 50 th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. This is the second in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement.

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The Cannigma

MAY 19, 2021

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges.

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NORML

MAY 8, 2020

For NORML’s 50 th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. This is the second in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” ” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform. FL resident? NM resident? Update : S.4117

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NORML

JULY 8, 2019

The Battle Born State made national history with the passing and the subsequent signing by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak of Assembly Bill 132, which would prohibit employers within the state from rejecting an applicant based solely on a positive result for cannabis in a drug test. ” said Nevada NORML Director Madisen Saglibene.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 10, 2020

have legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes, the democratic party refuses to include cannabis legalization reform in their platform. Democratic Delegates Vote ‘No’ to Supporting Legalization. The original text, as drafted, supported the decriminalization of cannabis and the legalization of medical cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

Norway’s Alliance for rights-oriented Drug Policies (AROD) says that to vindicate the rights of drug law violators , they will on 11 September 2021, hold a cannabis sale outside Oslo’s police headquarters to protest the abject failure of Norwegian drug reform. Oslo Police HQ. An invitation to cooperate.

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NORML

JUNE 5, 2020

For NORML’s 50th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. This is the sixth in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Last fall, we ran a 13-part series taking a hard look at each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ history and views related to marijuana. We awarded higher grades to candidates who currently support legalizing marijuana and even better grades if they have openly supported legalization for more than just the past couple years.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

This has never happened in the history of our country and it is thanks to all the time and effort folks have put in for DECADES. The American people are overwhelmingly on our side and ready to end our failed prohibitionist policies and lately more and more elected officials are joining them.

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Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Ron Wyden proposed legislation Friday that would give states a free hand to allow legal cannabis markets without the threat of federal criminal intervention, the latest push in Congress to bolster the nation’s burgeoning pot industry. It would also reduce barriers for legal marijuana businesses to get access to banking.

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NORML

JANUARY 29, 2020

We look forward to working with candidates and consumers alike to work towards sensible solutions within marijuana policy.” “NORML is tat he core of legal cannabis and we are at the forefront. History is being made.” ” describes Saglibene. ” said Reno NORML Communications Director, Conchita Maberry.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Historical Background The NAACP’s recent move aligns with its history of progressive stances on cannabis reform. Additionally, these past proposals also pushed for equal access to the economic opportunities arising from the legal cannabis market. Last year, AFGE passed a resolution supporting cannabis legalization.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

This week, history was made. House of Representatives just voted to restrict the Department of Justice from interfering with the states that have legalized adult-use marijuana. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. For the first time ever, the U.S. Massachusetts. Legislation is pending, S.

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NORML

JANUARY 6, 2020

A proposed measure legalizing and regulating the adult use and retail sale of marijuana in South Dakota has qualified for the 2020 ballot. Last month, officials similarly certified Measure 26 , which legalizes patients’ access to medical cannabis, for the November ballot.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

New York’s rec market is slowly but surely rolling out, a peer-reviewed study linked state cannabis prohibition to high race-based arrests, and an analysis of thousands of Army records revealed that recruits with a history of cannabis use are just as likely as their peers to excel. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews. Despite the U.S.

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Project CBD

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

NM: As someone who has been researching cannabis for decades, how do you feel about the current legalization situation worldwide and in Japan, in particular? Dr. Andrew Weil: I think the trend very clearly is that in most developed countries, cannabis is being made legal first for medical uses and then also for recreational uses.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. In July, 2017, a joint ministerial decision between the Ministers of Health and Justice legalized medical marijuana in Greece, and changed the classification of cannabis from a Table A drug to a Table B drug. For a first offense, a counseling program can be a substitute for incarceration.

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