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Renowned Travel Author Rick Steves Urges Voters to Back Marijuana Legalization Initiatives in November
Rick Steves wrote: “I've campaigned for marijuana legalization in six different states — Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Maine, Illinois, and Michigan — and in each one, we’ve been successful. The post Renowned Travel Author Rick Steves Urges Voters to Back Marijuana Legalization Initiatives in November appeared first on NORML.
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A Founder Looks at 50: The Boston Common Bust – Of Course We Were Smoking a Joint! Why Else Would We Be at the Freedom Rally?
One of them grabbed me by the shoulder, showed me his police badge and shouted, “You are old enough to know better than to be smoking marijuana,” as he placed me under arrest...They seemed far more upset that two old men were smoking pot! The post A Founder Looks at 50: The Boston Common Bust – Of Course We Were Smoking a Joint! Why Else Would We Be at the Freedom Rally? appeared first on NORML.
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Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied: MORE Act Vote Postponed
It is with a heavy heart that we make this post. Despite an unprecedented level… The post Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied: MORE Act Vote Postponed appeared first on NORML.
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Vermont: Lawmakers Finalize Marijuana Retail Sales Legislation
Members of a bicameral conference committee have finalized an agreement on Senate Bill 54, legislation regulating the commercial production and retail sale of marijuana to adults. The post Vermont: Lawmakers Finalize Marijuana Retail Sales Legislation appeared first on NORML.
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NORML Files Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court Challenging Cannabis’ Schedule I Prohibited Status Under Federal Law
"The only resolution to this constitutional conflict is for the Supreme Court to invoke the doctrine of estoppel to prevent the federal government from reversing course and retroactively penalizing that which it has protected in fostering state cannabis programs and effectively legalizing it.” The post NORML Files Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court Challenging Cannabis’ Schedule I Prohibited Status Under Federal Law appeared first on NORML.
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NORML Slams Proposed Changes to Federal Drug Testing Rules to Permit Hair Follicle Analysis
“It is mind-boggling that the federal government is revisiting this half-baked proposal now. The idea of proposing a testing procedure that will inherently deny more people of color opportunities than it would others who have engaged in exactly the same activities is beyond tone deaf and counterproductive.” The post NORML Slams Proposed Changes to Federal Drug Testing Rules to Permit Hair Follicle Analysis appeared first on NORML.
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THIS WEEK: One MORE Action For Marijuana Reform
House leadership had previously announced that they expect to hold a vote next week in the US… The post THIS WEEK: One MORE Action For Marijuana Reform appeared first on NORML.
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MORE Act Gains Third Public Republican YES Commitment and Hits 25% Cosponsorship Threshold In House
Just over a week ahead of an anticipated House vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment,… The post MORE Act Gains Third Public Republican YES Commitment and Hits 25% Cosponsorship Threshold In House appeared first on NORML.
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Vermont: Lawmakers Approve Automatic Expungement and Expanded Possession Limits
Members of the Vermont House of Representatives preliminarily approved legislation to facilitate the automatic expungement of many past, low-level marijuana possession convictions. The post Vermont: Lawmakers Approve Automatic Expungement and Expanded Possession Limits appeared first on NORML.
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A Founder Looks at 50: Some Early, Unexpected Supporters of Marijuana Decriminalization
Of the several experts who were part of our regular “road show” at NORML during the 1970s, I wanted to focus today on two of them who were both unexpected and wonderfully effective -- Dr. Dorthy Whipple and former DEA Deputy Director John Finlator. The post A Founder Looks at 50: Some Early, Unexpected Supporters of Marijuana Decriminalization appeared first on NORML.
