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  Texas: Austin Police to Cease Making Arrests, Issuing Citations for Minor Marijuana Offenses

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  “APD will no longer cite or arrest individuals with sufficient identification for Class A or Class B misdemeanor ‘possession of marijuana’ offenses." The post Texas: Austin Police to Cease Making Arrests, Issuing Citations for Minor Marijuana Offenses appeared first on NORML.

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  Nebraska: Activists Submit Over 182,000 Signatures to Qualify Proposed 2020 Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative

  by Carly Wolf, NORML State Policies Coordinator
  

  Activists gathered at the state capitol in Lincoln to turn in over 182,000 signatures from registered voters in an effort to qualify a medical cannabis legalization measure for the 2020 ballot. The post Nebraska: Activists Submit Over 182,000 Signatures to Qualify Proposed 2020 Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative appeared first on NORML.

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  Nashville: District Attorney Ceasing Low-Level Marijuana Prosecutions

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  "Marijuana charges do little to promote public health, and even less to promote public safety." The post Nashville: District Attorney Ceasing Low-Level Marijuana Prosecutions appeared first on NORML.

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  Arizona: Marijuana Legalization Proponents Turn In Nearly Twice The Signatures Required to Qualify for 2020 Ballot

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  The Act permits those 21 or older to possess up to one ounce of cannabis and directs revenue from retail cannabis sales to fund various public education and safety programs. The post Arizona: Marijuana Legalization Proponents Turn In Nearly Twice The Signatures Required to Qualify for 2020 Ballot appeared first on NORML.

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  Ohio: Senate Overwhelmingly Advances Measure to Expand Decriminalization Policies

  by Carly Wolf, NORML State Policies Coordinator
  

  Members of the Ohio senate advanced a measure expanding the state’s long-standing decriminalization policies. The post Ohio: Senate Overwhelmingly Advances Measure to Expand Decriminalization Policies appeared first on NORML.

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  Colorado: Legislation Signed into Law Providing Governor Expanded Authority to Pardon Marijuana Offenders

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  Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation into law which provides the office with expanded powers to pardon those with past marijuana convictions. The post Colorado: Legislation Signed into Law Providing Governor Expanded Authority to Pardon Marijuana Offenders appeared first on NORML.

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  Virginia: Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect Wednesday, July 1

  by Jenn Michelle Pedini, NORML Development Director
  

  Legislation passed this spring decriminalizes possession of up to one ounce of marijuana and seals the records of past convictions from public view. The post Virginia: Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect Wednesday, July 1 appeared first on NORML.

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  A Founder Looks at 50: The Early Legalization Movement – From LeMar to Amorphia to NORML

  by Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel
  That enormous challenge of reversing marijuana prohibition would not have been possible without the earlier work of LeMar, Amorphia and those pot-head jazz musicians and hip poets. The post A Founder Looks at 50: The Early Legalization Movement – From LeMar to Amorphia to NORML appeared first on NORML.

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  NORML Remembers Dr. Lester Grinspoon

  by Keith Stroup, NORML Legal Counsel
  

  Dr. Grinspoon's extraordinary personal commitment to advancing both marijuana policy and the NORML organization demonstrated his deeply held belief that we all have an obligation to fight injustice whenever and wherever we find it. The post NORML Remembers Dr. Lester Grinspoon appeared first on NORML.

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  Gallup: Seven in Ten Americans Say That “Smoking Marijuana” Is Morally Acceptable

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  Seven in ten Americans say that it is morally permissible for adults to “smoke marijuana,” regardless of the plant’s legal status, according to nationwide polling data compiled by Gallup. The post Gallup: Seven in Ten Americans Say That “Smoking Marijuana” Is Morally Acceptable appeared first on NORML.