Month: May 2017

NORML News of the Week 5/18/2017

May 19, 2017
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Volume 20 Issue 20 05/18/2017 norml.org/templates/norml/images/bg-menu-gradient.png); background-position: 0 50%; background-repeat: repeat-x; border-top: 1px solid #C5E5BD; border-bottom: 1px solid #C5E5BD;”>   This Week’s Stories: Study: Cannabis Frequently Substituted For Prescription Medications New Hampshire: Marijuana Decriminalization Measure Moves Forward Washington: Support For Marijuana Policy Reform Surges Post-Legalization Chile: Pharmacies Now Providing Medical Cannabis Iowa: Governor Signs Legislation Expanding […]

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Illinois Considers Allowing People to Possess, Grow or Buy Marijuana

May 16, 2017
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Marijuana advocates are trying to lay the groundwork for Illinois to become the first state in the Midwest and the ninth nationwide to legalize recreational pot. Two Illinois state lawmakers introduced legislation last week that would allow residents 21 and older to possess, grow or buy up to an ounce of marijuana and license businesses […]

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4/20 2017: Thousands Light Up Across Canada to Protest Pot Arrests

May 16, 2017
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By Jeremiah Vandermeer on May 2, 2017 CANNABIS CULTURE – Cannabis-lovers lit up by the thousands at 4/20 protests across Canada on April 20. The marijuana rallies were a huge success at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, Sunset Beach in Vancouver and Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Vancouver celebrated its 23rd annual 4/20 with over 400 cannabis […]

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Chris Christie Has Zero Credibility on Drug Policy – From NORML

May 16, 2017
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  From Forbes: According to Erik Altieri, Executive Director of the decades-old drug reform nonprofit NORML, Christie has spent much of time as governor (and, as it happens, much of the opioid epidemic) fighting the rising tide of calls for cannabis reform in his state. Last week, as part of opioid-themed comments, Christie even called the […]

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Weekly Legislative Update 5/13/17 by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director – From Norml

May 16, 2017
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the NORML legislative roundup! So much to talk about this week, so let’s start with our favorite villain, Attorney General Jeff Sessions. This week, Sessions superseded the 2010 Holder Memo, regarding DOJ’s policy on charging and sentencing decisions – establishing what I like to now refer to as The Sessions […]

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Social Consumption of Marijuana off to a Slow Start in Colorado by Jordan Person, Executive Director, Denver NORML May 15, 2017 – from Norml

May 16, 2017
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Currently marijuana is legal to purchase, possess and consume in the state of Colorado, but the question is: Where can it be legally consumed? Well, if you happen to be in the city of Denver (or most anywhere else in Colorado) the answer is very simple: marijuana can only be legally consumed in a private […]

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