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  Nevada: Adult Marijuana Use To Become Legal On January 1

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  This Sunday, Nevada will become the seventh US state to eliminate criminal penalties specific to the adult possession and personal use of cannabis.

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  Massachusetts: Lawmakers Amend Voter-Initiated Marijuana Legalization Measure

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  With little debate, House and Senate lawmakers voted today to significantly amend Massachusetts’ voter-initiated marijuana law. NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri called lawmakers’ decision a “slap in the face” to the nearly two million Massachusetts voters who decided in favor of Question 4 on Election Day. [UPDATE: Gov. Baker signed the language into law on Friday, December 30.]

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  Study: Medical Marijuana Laws Associated With Fewer Traffic Fatalities

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  The passage of medical marijuana legalization is associated with reduced traffic fatalities among younger drivers, according to data published online ahead of print in the American Journal of Public Health.

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  NORML Releases Open Letter to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence on Marijuana Policy

  by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  

  National NORML, Michigan NORML and dozens of other state and local chapters have released an open letter to Vice President-Elect Pence seeking clarity and common sense from the incoming administration regarding marijuana policy.

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  Maine: Recount Effort Halted, Question 1 Victory Stands

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  The group opposing Maine’s marijuana legalization initiative has withdrawn its recount effort. The measure is now expected to be enacted 30 days after Gov. Paul LePage affirms the result.

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  Join the Marijuana Union!

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  With eight states and the District of Columbia legalizing marijuana for adult use and more than half of the country allowing for the medical use of marijuana, it is time we double down on our efforts and finish the job. As we've done since 1970, NORML will be on the frontline fighting for legalization nationwide. Will you stand with us? We've set a goal of having 100 supporters sign up before January 1st. Can you help us reach that goal and spread the seeds of legalization nationwide?

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  Marijuana Use Continues Rapid Decline Among Younger Teens

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  Self-reported marijuana use continues to fall among younger teens, according to federally commissioned, nationwide survey data compiled by the University of Michigan.

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  Massachusetts: Over a Century Of Cannabis Criminalization Comes to an End

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  Massachusetts today became the sixth US state to enact legislation eliminating criminal penalties specific to the adult possession and personal use of cannabis. The law change ends over a century-long policy of criminal cannabis prohibition in the Bay State. Massachusetts was the first state in the nation to criminalize the use of marijuana -- a policy it first enacted in 1911.