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  Canadian Legalization Day Is Here

  by NORML
  

  Today, Canada becomes the second nation to explicitly legalize the social use, possession, cultivation, and retail production and sale of cannabis.

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  New Endorsements Made By NORML PAC For November Elections

  by NORML
  

  The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Political Action Committee (NORML PAC) has announced their most recent slate of bi-partisan endorsements of candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and a Governorship, including both incumbents and challengers.

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  FDA Seeks Public Comments Regarding International Classification Of Cannabis

  by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  

  The US Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comments specific to whether changes ought to be recommended regarding the international classification of cannabis as a controlled substance. Members of the public have until October 31, 2018 to submit their comments to the FDA for consideration.

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  DECRIM, an Inference from a Year of Data in Atlanta – Most Cops Don’t Care

  by Tom McCain, Executive Director, Peachtree NORML
  

  Since the unanimous passage of Atlanta City Ordinance 17-O-1152, which reduced the penalty for possession of an ounce or less of marijuana within the city limits of Atlanta to $75.00 and no jail time, what effect is the ordinance having on “simple possession” arrests in Atlanta?

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  A Coalition Of Groups Bills October 20th-27th as National Expungement Week

  by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  

  A coalition of over 20 organizations working at the intersection of the cannabis industry, racial equity, and reparative justice, will join local and community groups across the country for the inaugural National Expungement Week (N.E.W.) October 20-27, 2018. Conceived to aid those disenfranchised by the war on drugs, N.E.W. will offer free clinics to help to remove, seal, or reclassify eligible convictions from criminal records.

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  Canada: Licensed Provincial Operators to Begin Retail Marijuana Sales This Week

  by NORML
  

  Legislation permitting the possession, use, cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis takes effect this Wednesday, October 17.

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  As Canada Prepares To Go Legal, Never Forget That A Single Interaction Can Make All The Difference

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was not always in favor of adult use legalization. In fact, for many years he opposed it. That was until he met face-to-face with NORML advocates in 2012.

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  Weekly Legislative Roundup 10/12/18

  by Carly Wolf, NORML Political Associate
  

  Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup!