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A Founder Looks at 50: Attorney Gerry Goldstein and the Early Years of NORML

NORML

During these travels, I was frequently meeting other young lawyers (although we also had many non-lawyers representing NORML around the country), many of whom were also active in the anti-Vietnam War efforts, who shared the NORML position regarding marijuana policy. You did it. May all of you reap the benefits of your good deeds.

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Playboy Gets Fired Up For Cannabis Advocacy and Reform

Veriheal

Now the cannabis movement has a new ally—Playboy Enterprises, owners of the infamous adult magazine. Back in the 1970s, a donation from Playboy was instrumental in the foundation of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Playboy’s Latest Play for Cannabis Law Reform. Playboy’s History with Cannabis.

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

Veriheal

This policy ensured significant penalties and incarceration for possession, cultivation, and trafficking for anyone found guilty in the U.S. Harpers magazine also released an article in 2016 , with clips from an interview with a top Nixon advisor who made a similar admission. Along with Adult-Use legalization in many states in the U.S.,

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Article – Governing Magazine: California Promised to Clear Cannabis Convictions. It Hasn’t.

Cannabis Law Report

Governing magazine have hit the nail squarely on its head… The state legalized the use of recreational marijuana in 2016 and agreed to create a pathway to clear or reduce past weed-related convictions. At least 34,000 marijuana records have still not been processed by court. California Atty. “It’s not acceptable.

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Press Release: Founders of California Cannabis Law Firm Frontera Join Vicente Sederberg LLP

Cannabis Law Report

LOS ANGELES — The founders of preeminent California cannabis business firm Frontera Law Group have joined top-ranked national cannabis law and policy firm Vicente Sederberg LLP. Since its founding in 2010, VS has helped shape marijuana and hemp policies across the nation and around the globe. Stanton and Jeffrey D.

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TSA (Sort of) Allows (Some) Hemp-CBD Products on Flights

Canna Law Blog

In the past few months, our team has been quoted in several magazines and online publications on the risks of traveling with CBD products. TSA officers are required to report any suspected violation of law, including possession of marijuana and cannabis infused products. Emphasis added). Alcohol and Tobacco and Trade Bureau , the U.S.

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On Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms: The Psychedelic Constituency and Its Challenges

Freedom Leaf

He’d listened to a podcast I did on the topic of “psychedelic law,” a term I coined in 2010. I joined the drug policy reform movement in 1993 specifically with the goal of legalizing psychedelics, so I was glad to hear from Matthews. In October, the board certified the language. What I-301 Means.