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  Oklahoma: Attorney General Warns Regulators Acted Improperly When Amending Voter-Initiated Marijuana Measure

  by NORML
  

  Oklahoma’s Attorney General warns that members of the state Board of Health “acted in excess of their statutory authority” when they amended State Question 788 – the state's voter-approved medical cannabis access law. He concluded, “It is therefore my judgement that the Board reconvene to reconsider the rules … in a manner consistent with the advice of this letter.”

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  House Rules Committee Blocks FY19 Marijuana Amendments

  by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  

  Late Monday night, the House Rules Committee led by prohibitionist Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX) blocked two amendments related to marijuana from receiving consideration by the full House, thus ending their consideration and silencing the ability for the lower chamber to offer protections from Attorney General Jeff Sessions when it comes to cannabis.

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  Kentucky NORML: Seniors and Cannabis

  by Matthew Bratcher, Executive Director, KY NORML
  

  Older Americans are using cannabis more frequently than ever before, according to a review of demographic data published in the journal Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine.

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  New York: State-Commissioned Study Calls For Legalizing Adult Marijuana Use

  by NORML
  

  A state-commissioned study released today by the New York Department of Health recommends replacing cannabis criminalization with a policy of adult use legalization. It concludes, "A regulated marijuana program enjoys broad support and would have significant health, social justice, and economic benefits."

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  Weekly Legislative Roundup 7/13/18

  by Carly Wolf, NORML Political Associate
  

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

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  2018 Congressional Letter Writing Campaign

  by Kevin Mahmalji, NORML Outreach Director
  

  In advance of NORML’s 2018 Conference and Lobby day that's taking place July 22nd – 24th in Washington, DC, NORML chapters from around the country are organizing grassroots letter writing campaigns targeting members of the House and Senate requesting their immediate support of pending marijuana-related legislation.

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  Oklahoma Governor Signs Restrictive Amendments To State’s Voter-Initiated Marijuana Law

  by NORML
  

  Republican Gov. Mary Fallin yesterday signed into law emergency regulations amending SQ 788 -- the state's voter-initiated medical marijuana access law. The Oklahoma State Medical Association, which opposed the passage of SQ 788, lobbied for many of the amendments. Governor Fallin also was a vocal critic of the initiative campaign.

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  NORML Questions Police Tactics That Led to Man’s Death Over Small Marijuana Grow

  by NORML
  

  The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) questions the excessive use of force used by Pennsylvania law enforcement, whose pursuit of a man suspected of growing a small amount of marijuana outdoors ultimately led to his death.