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Massachusetts Marijuana Sales Begin; Rep. Joe Kennedy Supports Legalization
On November 20th, just two days before Thanksgiving, adults over the age of 21 were able to legally purchase marijuana in the state of Massachusetts for the first time in over a century.
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Happy Thanksgiving from the NORML family
We have much to be thankful for this year. Lawmakers in 22 states have passed legislation to advance cannabis reform, Vermont became the first state to end marijuana prohibition legislatively, the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth became the first US territory to pass a regulated marijuana marketplace, and four states approved voter-initiated ballot measures that legalized adult use (Michigan) and medical marijuana (Oklahoma, Utah, and Missouri).
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Missouri’s Largest County Stops Prosecuting Marijuana Possession
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker recently announced that her office will stop prosecuting most marijuana possession cases. Earlier this year St. Louis City Prosecuting Attorney, Kim Gardner, took similar action on simple possession cases of up to 100 grams.
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US Senate: Leading Marijuana Prohibitionist Out As Senate Judiciary Chair
One of the US Senate’s leading marijuana prohibitionists, Iowa Republican Charles Grassley, will no longer be heading the Senate Judiciary Committee in the 116th Congress. As Chair, Grassley had refused to hold any hearings or votes on marijuana-related legislation.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 11/16/18
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup!
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Indiana NORML: Midterm Elections Shakeup State Legislature
While Indiana did not have the opportunity to vote directly on cannabis propositions as in other states, there were numerous candidates on the ballot supportive of reforming our cannabis laws. Here's a quick rundown of some notable outcomes from election night!
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NORML Chapters Participate in Las Vegas’ First Business-to-Consumer Cannabis Conference
Members from various NORML chapters led efforts to collect 600 letters to Congress in support of marijuana reform from attendees of Las Vegas’ first Business-to-Consumer Cannabis conference, The Herban Expo.
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New Legislation Aimed To Reduce Veterans Medical Marijuana Confusion
Post-traumatic stress, chronic pain, and other medical issues can be a matter of life or death. Moreover, failure of VA policy to allow physicians to openly talk about cannabis or recommend it has a deleterious effect on the doctor-patient relationship and on the well-being of our veterans.
