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Several States to Usher In the New Year with Cannabis Liberalization Laws

  • by NORML
  • Posted on December 22, 2021December 22, 2021

New state and local laws amending marijuana policies will take effect on the first day of the new year.

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Voters Weigh In on a Variety of Marijuana Ballot Questions

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021

Voters yesterday decided on a number of state and local ballot initiatives specific to marijuana policies.

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Philadelphia: Mayor Signs Law Prohibiting Pre-Employment Drug Screening for Cannabis

  • by NORML
  • Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed municipal legislation into law prohibiting certain citywide employers from requiring prospective hires to pass a pre-employment drug screen. It takes effect on January 1, 2022.

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Philadelphia: City Council Votes to Prohibit Pre-Employment Drug Screening for Cannabis

  • by NORML
  • Posted on April 23, 2021April 23, 2021

Council members decided 15 to 1 in favor of the measure, which “prohibits employers from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment”

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Philadelphia: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Drop By Eighty Percent

  • by Chris Goldstein, Regional NORML Organizer
  • Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

This is likely a result of a 2014 ordinance decriminalizing possession along with new procedures adopted by District Attorney Larry Krasner, a civil rights attorney elected in 2017.

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California: Alameda County District Attorney To Vacate Thousands Of Past Marijuana Convictions

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on February 20, 2018

The District Attorney for Alameda County has announced her intent to automatically vacate thousands of past marijuana convictions. Alameda County, which includes Oakland, is the 7th-most populous county in California.

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Philadelphia: District Attorney To Cease Prosecuting Marijuana Possession Offenders

  • by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  • Posted on February 16, 2018

Philadelphia officials announced today that they will no longer prosecute marijuana possession offenses.

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Commenting on the data, NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said: "At a time when the overwhelming majority of voters support legalization, and when more and more states — and even members of Congress — are moving toward this direction, it is troubling to see federal agents and their local partners reversing course and reinvigorating their marijuana-related enforcement activities."⁠

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