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Archives: News Releases

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.

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Industrial Hemp Planted On American Indian Soil

A scheduled planting of industrial hemp seeds by the Coalition for Hemp Awareness (CHA) took…

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Washington State Activists File 1996 Hemp Initiative

A final version of the 1996 Washington Hemp Initiative has been approved by the Washington…

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Twice As Many Defendants Imprisoned For Marijuana Possession Under Tough “Three Strikes” Law Than For Violent Crimes, Study Indicates

More than twice as many defendants have been sentenced to stiff prison sentences under California’s…

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Oakland City Council Issues Resolution Supporting Medical Marijuana

The Oakland City Council has unanimously passed a resolution (#72516) endorsing Rep. Barney Frank’s (D-Mass.)…

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Bill To Eliminate Arizona Tax Stamp Legislation Pulled For Time Being

An amendment that would delete Arizona’s cannabis tax and licensing program was pulled by the…

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NORML Testifies Before Congress

Executive Director Keith Stroup Tells Subcommittee That “Far More Harm Is Caused By Marijuana Prohibition…

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New Drug Czar Sworn In; Clinton Proposes Massive Expansion Of White House Anti-Drug Efforts

In a move that signifies a 180 degree departure from the President’s previous decisions to…

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Vermont House Of Representatives Approves Hemp Cultivation Legislation

Legislation that proposes to permit development of a domestic hemp industry in Vermont (H.783) was…

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