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Author: JM Pedini, NORML Development Director

NORML Cannabis Advocacy Certificate
  • 2020

NORML Partners with Green Flower to Launch First-of-its-Kind Online Training Program for Cannabis Advocates

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on June 23, 2020June 10, 2022

This 100% online course will teach you the essential tools and nuanced techniques NORML has deployed over the last 50 years to shape cannabis policy at the local, state, national, and international levels.

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Virginia Marijuana Laws
  • 2020

Virginia: Marijuana Decriminalization Takes Effect July 1

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on May 21, 2020November 12, 2020

Democratic Governor Ralph Northam officially signed legislation today decriminalizing marijuana possession. The new law takes effect July 1, 2020 and reduces penalties for offenses involving the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana to a civil violation – punishable by a maximum $25 fine, no arrest, and no criminal record.

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Take Action for Marijuana Law Reform
  • 2020

NORML Activist Spotlight: Tamara Netzel

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on May 12, 2020March 16, 2026

An unlikely activist fighting for reform in the Commonwealth of Virginia and on Capitol Hill

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Medical Marijuana Science
  • 2020

Virginia: Legislature Approves Decriminalization and Medical Cannabis Bills

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on March 5, 2020July 8, 2020

Both chambers voted to decriminalize marijuana, legalize medical cannabis, and study a regulatory framework for adult-use

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a marijuana dispensary sign attached to the side of a multi-story building
  • 2020

Register for the 2020 NORML Aspen Legal Seminar

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on February 24, 2020June 22, 2021

The 2020 NORML Aspen Legal Seminar will be held May 28-30 at The Gant Hotel.

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Legalize Marijuana
  • 2020

Pledge to Vote for Marijuana in 2020

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on February 21, 2020April 30, 2020

The 2020 Presidential campaigns are in full swing. Candidates are hitting the campaign trail, and blasting you with ads social media, radio, and television, vying for your votes. Whether they’re red or blue, yellow or green, they need to know that ending America’s unjust war on marijuana is a top priority for you.

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Virginia marijuana
  • 2019

Virginia: Majority Shift in Legislature Opens Door for Major Marijuana Law Reform

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on November 6, 2019November 24, 2020

Finally, Virginia has a path to implement evidence-based policies that reflect the attitudes of its constituents

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The NORML Foundation
  • Advocacy

NORML 2019 Membership Survey

  • by JM Pedini, NORML Development Director
  • Posted on October 24, 2019April 1, 2026

Let us know how can NORML best represent your interests in our lobbying, organizing, and educational efforts in 2020.

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