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Month: August 2016

Since 1992, every Thursday and when breaking news warrants, NORML | The NORML Foundation have been issuing weekly press releases for marijuana law supporters and the media.

NORML’s News Releases archives goes back to 1996 and serves as a valuable tool to alert citizens about cannabis-related news and legislation as well as a research tool for reviewing a chronology of marijuana law reform.

California Marijuana Laws

Court: Budgetary Amendment Bars Federal Prosecution Of State-Compliant Medical Marijuana Providers

Federal officials are not permitted to engage in the criminal prosecution of those who are engaged in activity related to medical marijuana absent evidence that the defendants are in clear violation of state law, according to a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Arizona Marijuana Laws

Arizona: Adult Use Marijuana Measure Cleared For November Ballot

Phoenix, AZ: Voters will decide this November on a statewide ballot measure to legalize and regulate the adult use and retail sale of cannabis.

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California Marijuana Laws

Poll: Two-Thirds Of Californians Support Legalizing Retail Sales Of Marijuana To Adults

Nearly two in three California voters support the establishment of a state-regulated retail market for the sale of marijuana to adults.

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Medical Marijuana

DEA Report: Fewer Marijuana Seizures In 2015

Seizures of indoor and outdoor cannabis crops by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) fell slightly in 2015.

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Marijuana Possession

Study: Marijuana Use Not Associated With Adverse Outcomes In Transplant Patients

A history of marijuana use is not contraindicated in kidney transplantation.

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Vote for Marijuana Initiatives

North Dakota: Medical Marijuana Measure Certified For November Ballot

Bismarck, ND: Voters will decide this November on a statewide ballot measure to regulate the use and dispensing of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.

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Washington: State Surpasses $1 Billion In Retail Marijuana Sales

Licensed retail facilities in Washington state have sold over $1 billion in marijuana flowers and cannabis-infused products since regulators began first permitting such sales two years ago.

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Marijuana Brownies

DEA Reaffirms ‘Flat Earth’ Position With Regard To Scheduling Marijuana

The United States Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) has rejected a pair of administrative rescheduling
petitions challenging the federal classification of cannabis as a
Schedule I controlled substance with no accepted medical utility.

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