NORML

MARCH 24, 2020

While these challenging times present many difficulties for those of us seeking to advance the goal of ending federal marijuana prohibition, NORML’s newly launched election tool provides our supporters with an easy and convenient way to assist in our fight for reform. Do you know where they stand on the cannabis question?

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NORML

JUNE 10, 2019

Military veterans who participate in a state’s medical marijuana access program frequently report substituting cannabis for alcohol and other controlled substances, according to data published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Yet, even in the majority of states where medical cannabis is legal, VA physicians are prohibited by federal law from filling out a state-legal medical marijuana recommendation form. Will you send a message to your Member of Congress and tell them to join us as a cosponsor of HR 1151?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden has introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. Thirty-three states, Washington, D.C. Thirty-three states, Washington, D.C. and the U.S. and the U.S.

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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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NORML

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The holiday season means many things to many people, but for Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), it means walking back commitments to moving cannabis reform forward and turning into the Marijuana Grinch. Crapo, help us spread the word! “Wait, what?!” ” you ask? Despite this reality, the Senate refuses to act.

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Project CBD

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

His early publications ( The Natural Mind and From Chocolate to Morphine ) focused on exploring altered states of consciousness. 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?

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NORML

APRIL 15, 2019

When NORML was founded in 1970, only 12% of the country supported legalizing marijuana; 88% were opposed to our goals. Today, over 60% of adults nationwide support ending marijuana prohibition and establishing a regulated market where consumers can obtain marijuana in a safe and secure setting. Thanks for all you do, The NORML team.

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NORML

MARCH 13, 2020

Legislators decided 116 to 15 in support of House Bill 83 , which mandates , “All court records and police records relating to any … charge of possession of marijuana, … where marijuana is the only charge, the case shall be automatically expunged on or before October 1, 2022.”

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In the US, the laws determining the status of cannabis use vary from state to state and continue to change over time. Texas has one such cannabis program in flux, with a new bill being introduced that may change the legality of recreational marijuana within the state.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Virginia has been one of the most reluctant states to consider marijuana law reform, though it recently began allowing some forms of cannabis oil for approved patients. To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). JM Pedini | Photo by Adam Ewing.

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NORML

JANUARY 31, 2019

Seventy-five percent of military veterans say that they would consider using either “cannabis or cannabinoid products as a treatment option,” according to member survey data compiled by the group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). The organization represents over 400,000 veterans nationwide.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

Unfortunately, Congressional leadership at the time blocked us from getting a hearing on this important legislation, despite having nearly 10% of the Members of the House as cosponsors and growing support from the public. Just this week, a new report found that there are over 211,000 full-time jobs in the legal cannabis sector.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has once again pledged to take action to better facilitate clinical cannabis research. In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action.

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Cannabis Life Network

AUGUST 2, 2020

The cannabis industry is thriving and is expected to grow further in the coming years. A big factor that led to this growth is the change in legal stance when it comes to cannabis, where medical cannabis has been legalized in 33 US states and 10 other states besides D.C.

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Medical Marijuana Pages

JUNE 15, 2024

Recently, a study shed light on its unexpected impact Legal Recreational Cannabis is Boosting College Enrollment. An increase in college enrollment in states where cannabis is legal. This surprising trend invites us to explore the underlying reasons. Enrollment Rates. Read More

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

During the 2018 legislative session, state representative Jim Lucas (R-69) introduced his first medical cannabis bill, HB 1106, which quickly gained three co-authors after being assigned to the House Public Health committee.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Welcome back to The Year In Weed, our annual roundup of cannabis-related stories. Let’s have a look back and see if 2021 was really just a “variant” (to use Mr. Barry’s word) of 2020. We’ll begin in January when Arizona began legal marijuana sales. And on we go to February , when New Jersey legalized adult-use marijuana.

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United Patients Group

JANUARY 15, 2023

As the legality of hemp and cannabis products strengthens, people are curious to learn more about the different compounds they contain. CBD and THC are two natural substances found in the cannabis plant. CBD is derived from hemp or marijuana plants, both species of Cannabis Sativa. percent or less to be legally sold.

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Project CBD

JULY 28, 2023

Scialdone, a recognized expert in the field of organic chemistry who specializes in natural product chemistry, is an inventor of 37 issued US patents and the author of 17 peer-reviewed articles in science publications. These are not present in cannabis and are only formed in the chemical conversion, whose impact on human health is unknown.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 20, 2021

There is no more denying it – cannabis should be legalized. This feeling is shared almost unanimously among Americans, with 91% of those polled in a 2021 Pew poll saying cannabis should be legal for medical use, and even a strong majority (60%) favoring both medical and adult-use. It wasn’t always this way.

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 11, 2020

Some road-trippers like to make decisions on where they’re going spontaneously. This can be a little trickier when you’re driving with MMJ products in your car, because you need to be careful where your route is taking you. A little research ahead of time can ensure that you’re following the law no matter where your travels take you.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Most of us do not realize how many resources are dedicated to dealing with cannabis-related crime in the U.S., Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. billion annually.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 10, 2021

If the past year and a half has taught us one thing, it’s that cannabis is pandemic-proof. But what about a weed tour of North America, one that’s taking off just as the Delta variant begins picking up speed across the United States? The team behind the 2021 North American Weed Tour isn’t worried.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 1, 2022

The legality around flying with Delta-8 is complicated. The short answer is yes – you can fly with delta-8, as long as you’re flying domestically in the US to and from states where it is legal. Despite this, delta-8 THC is not explicitly federally legal and legality varies by state.

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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 is known for its world-leading innovations, technology, and design, but when it comes to cannabis, the island nation remains decidedly regressive. But in modern times?

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Cannabis Chronicles

APRIL 1, 2019

One in four marijuana users who are employed admit to doing this within the past year, according to a new survey of cannabis consumers in Washington, Oregon and Colorado, three states where recreational weed is legal. The survey shows that after legalization, many cannabis consumers increased their usage.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 3, 2021

Cannabis legalization is expanding at a rapid clip into states not usually associated with large scale marijuana cultivation. This includes Midwestern states like Michigan and Illinois that don’t benefit from year-round sunshine like California, for decades the cannabis cultivation powerhouse of the United States.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As the legal cannabis industry has expanded across the US over the past decade, green is the most prominent color seen in this space. billion in the US by 2023, States have generated as much as $369 million in cannabis tax revenues in a single year, and legal cannabis is said to support over 240,000 American jobs.

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The Cannigma

JULY 6, 2021

This article was first published on Analytical Cannabis. A new report from the United Nations has called for a comprehensive, global ban on advertising cannabis products. Whether such jurisdictions with legal cannabis access respond to this advertising recommendation remains unclear. It appears here with permission.

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CannaMD

MARCH 3, 2021

Law enforcement, policy makers, and public citizens have long debated how recreational marijuana legalization influences crime and public safety. Most existing research focuses on crime in legalized states. But how does cannabis legalization impact crime in neighboring states? Researchers Francis D.

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NORML

AUGUST 7, 2019

For the first time since Colorado voters approved Amendment 64 in 2012, which legalized marijuana for adults 21 and up, NAACP Denver has joined forces with Amanda C. Phillips, state director of Minorities for Medical Marijuana , and other thought leaders to host “The Color of Cannabis.” What: The Color of Cannabis.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Though the country has been slow to embrace the benefits offered by cannabis, in recent years we have seen an acceleration in the acceptance of the substance’s legality. Some form of medical cannabis is currently legal in 39 of the 50 states, and in the District of Columbia as well. Nebraska’s Governor Weighs In.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 19, 2020

However, a recent survey showed that over 62 percent of likely voters now support legalizing cannabis, suggesting a recent change of heart in the Grand Canyon State. Supporters of the measure turned in a petition that had garnered over 420,000 raw signatures to Secretary of State Katie Hobb’s office in July.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 20, 2023

With cannabis legalization progressing across the globe, we are starting to see more stats about the multibillion-dollar industry that it encapsulates. The index features cannabis price data from 140 cities around the globe. The index features cannabis price data from 140 cities around the globe. to find cheap cannabis.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 1, 2022

There is no legal medical or recreational cannabis program in North Carolina. The state is still a full cannabis prohibition state after a bill to create a medical program was stalled in the state House in July 2022. North Carolina has taken a small step in the direction of decriminalizing cannabis.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We have an update on New York’s cannabis agencies. South Dakota says no to medical cannabis home grow. Nevada will open cannabis lounges in 2022. The state Senate confirmed them immediately. south dakota.

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