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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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Hemp Legislation Gathers Steam With Vermont Legislators

Legislation that proposes to permit development of a domestic hemp industry in Vermont was passed…

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Update: Judge Drops Charges Against Medical Marijuana User Todd McCormick

Judge Anthony Gretick has dismissed drug charges against medical marijuana user and activist Todd McCormick.…

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Wait Till Next Year: Hawaii House Agriculture Committee Postpones Voting On Hemp Cultivation Bill Until 1997

The House Agriculture Committee has voted to postpone deciding on a bill that would allow…

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Medical Marijuana Sentence Reduction Bill Introduced in California

State Assemblyman John Burton (D-San Francisco) has introduced legislation (AB 2120) that would provide some…

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Iowa Supreme Court “Just Says No” To Controversial License Suspension Law

Iowa’s federally mandated “smoke a joint, lose your license law” has been ruled unconstitutional by…

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Actor Woody Harrelson Endorses Industrial Hemp; Hearings For Colorado Cultivation Bill Begin Today

Hearings begin today before the Colorado State Senate Agriculture Committee to determine the fate of…

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Medical Marijuana Patients To Rally On State Capitol Steps

Persons who are living with AIDS and cancer from the Sacramento County area and beyond…

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Circuit Court Ruling Allows For Religious Defense In Marijuana Cases

Rastafarians can defend themselves against charges of marijuana possession on religious grounds, the Ninth Circuit…

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