NORML

MARCH 7, 2023

Altieri assumed the leadership role in November 2016, directing NORML during one of the more successful periods in the marijuana law reform movement’s history. The post NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri Stepping Down from Leadership Position appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JULY 6, 2023

Seven years after California voters passed Proposition 64 in 2016, successfully legalizing marijuana possession, cultivation, and sales, the courts are finally nearly finished relieving all qualifying cannabis cases. The post California Addresses 90% of Cannabis Cases in Expungement Efforts appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JANUARY 16, 2020

State-level arrests for marijuana violations have increased year-over-year since 2016, according to annual data reported by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. Full text of the 2019 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary is online here.

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NORML

AUGUST 20, 2019

“Since the failure of 2016 another 30,000 Arizonans have been arrested for cannabis possession,” Weisser acknowledged. ” A 2016 statewide initiative effort in Arizona failed by a vote of 51 percent to 49 percent.

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NORML

JUNE 10, 2020

percent in 2016).” According to state-registry records, “Chronic pain is currently and historically the most common qualifying condition reported by medical cannabis patients (67.5

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NORML

JUNE 1, 2020

Between 2016 and 2018, marijuana-related arrests rose 25 percent in the state. Under the new law, offenses involving personal possession of up to one ounce of marijuana are a civil violation – punishable by a maximum $25 fine, no arrest, and no criminal record.

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NORML

MAY 14, 2020

Mikel was the driving force behind starting Las Vegas NORML in 2016, and never let go of my hand. I have no questions about Mikel’s purpose in all of our lives, but I will truly miss experiencing it with him. Heaven will now have legal marijuana and pink duct tape.”

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NORML

MAY 13, 2019

Voters initially approved medical cannabis access by passing a statewide initiative in November 2016. Qualified patients now have limited access to medical cannabis products, after the state’s first licensed dispensaries began making sales this week.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action. However, this is not the first time the agency has made such a promise. On July 29, the Appellate Court ordered the DEA to provide a written response to the filing within 30 days.

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NORML

JULY 1, 2019

” Police in New Mexico made over 3,600 marijuana possession arrests in 2016. New Mexicans, a disproportionate number of whom are black and brown, have faced arbitrary discrimination and stigmatization for far too long.”

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Leafly

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The big-money donors who spent millions to fight legalization in 2016 haven't showed up in 2020—yet. The post Who are 2020’s top marijuana legalization campaign donors? We’ve got all the data appeared first on Leafly.

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Leafly

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Since going legal in 2016, the Massachusetts weed market is booming. Check out the best products to buy across the state. The post The best cannabis products in Massachusetts appeared first on Leafly.

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NORML

JANUARY 17, 2019

More recently, in 2016, the DEA changed its position and amended regulations in a manner to permit additional applicants to apply to federal licensure to grow marijuana. The agency ultimately rejected her decision. However, the United State’s Attorney General’s office has thus far failed to take action on any pending applications.

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Leafly

JULY 29, 2020

Some of the donors who defeated Arizona's 2016 legalization bid are now in prison. 2020 could be the year Arizonans finally get it done. The post Election 2020: Arizona marijuana legalization initiative guide appeared first on Leafly.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

Seventy-one percent of Floridians voted in 2016 to amend the state’s constitution to allow for the use of medical marijuana. On March 13, members of the Florida state House of Representatives voted 101 to 11 to approve legislation (Senate Bill 182) to re-legalize the inhalation of herbal cannabis formulations for medical purposes.

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NORML

APRIL 15, 2019

In 2016, the US Drug Enforcement Administration publicly announced that it would, for the first time, begin accepting applications from private entities wishing to grow research-grade cannabis. Clinicians wishing to conduct FDA-approved clinical trials on cannabis have long complained that federally-provided samples are of inferior quality.

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NORML

MARCH 26, 2020

In 2016, the DEA publicly announced that it would, for the first time, begin accepting applications from private entities wishing to grow research-grade cannabis. However, since that time, neither the agency nor the Justice Department had taken any further action to move the application process forward.

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Project CBD

APRIL 26, 2023

173,12 (2016): 1899-910. 2016, doi:10.3389/fphar.2016.00422 May not be reprinted without permission. Footnotes O’Sullivan, Saoirse Elizabeth. “An An update on PPAR activation by cannabinoids.” British journal of pharmacology vol. doi:10.1111/bph.13497 13497 Scandiffio, Rosaria et al. Journal of clinical medicine vol. 10,7 1532.

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NORML

JULY 16, 2019

This total represents as 17 percent decline from the agency’s 2017 totals and a 66 percent decline since 2016. According to figures published in the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report, the agency and its law enforcement partners confiscated an estimated 2.82 million in 2017 to 1.4

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Project CBD

JANUARY 24, 2019

Many of these scientists were also involved in crystallizing the other main cannabinoid receptor, CB1 , in 2016. This is a major achievement that will deepen our understanding of how CB2 works at a chemical level, even though X-rays of the crystal don’t provide a perfect representation of CB2 as it exists in the body.

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Leafly

APRIL 28, 2022

The Houston Texans lineman lost millions on Draft Day 2016 after a leaked video showed him using weed. Now he's reclaiming the narrative. The post NFL’s Laremy Tunsil is selling a gas mask NFT to help cannabis prisoners appeared first on Leafly.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

” Marijuana-related arrests in Virginia have risen steadily in recent years, increasing 25 percent since 2016. . “Voter attitudes are no longer reflected in state law, and candidates on the campaign trail would be wise to take note.”

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NORML

MARCH 24, 2020

Marijuana won big at the ballot box in 2016 and 2018, and we expect that 2020 will be even bigger. Once we’re ready, we’ll spread the information far and wide to ensure that every American can be an informed cannabis voter. Check out Smoke The Vote and start helping fill in information about your state lawmakers now!

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Leafly

MAY 9, 2019

Half of all drug arrests in the Roughrider State in 2016 were for marijuana. The post North Dakota Stops Arresting Folks for a Little Cannabis—Finally appeared first on Leafly.

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Leafly

APRIL 23, 2019

Residents voted in favor of legalizing marijuana in 2016, but crafting the rules has been a long and sometimes contentious process. The post Years After Legalization, Maine Releases First Cannabis Industry Rules appeared first on Leafly.

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The Cannigma

MAY 31, 2021

According to a 2016 report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Morocco in 2014 remained the world’s largest producer of cannabis resin, and along with neighboring Algeria, accounted for 32 percent of the total hashish seized in Europe.

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Leafly

MAY 23, 2023

These are the must-stop legal weed shops across the state Massachusetts residents voted to legalize medical cannabis in 2012, and then adult-use in 2016. The recreational market opened in 2018 with the East Coast’s first legal dispensaries, and the market has grown rapidly since.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

In August 2016, the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced in the US Federal Register that the agency was “adopting a new policy that is designed to increase the number of entities registered under the Controlled Substances Act to grow (manufacture) marijuana to supply legitimate researchers in the United States.”

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2020

UK based Global Cannabinoid Solutions an organisation that has worked alongside the cannabis social movement since 2016 to support grass roots patient initiatives has started … Read More. The post Cornwall UK: Change.org Petition To Protect Tony Bevington, 80-year old cannabis patient from prosecution.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2019

Adult-use passes by ballot. Adult use-sales go into effect. Four years into adult-use sales, net fatalities below 2002 despite rise in population and increased miles traveled. Total % change from pre-legalization (2003) until 2018 = -3.3%.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Subtitled “Recommendations for the implementation of Cannabis policies aligned with international Human Rights standards, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 2016 UNGASS outcome … Read More. The post Cannabis & Sustainable Development.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2020

Medical marijuana was rescheduled for therapeutic use in Australia in 2016 and since then, the industry has seen triple-digit growth. It is now projected to … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 2, 2021

In the fall of 2016, while under a cloud of pay-to-play allegations, Hill spoke to a group of local marijuana farmers. 26, 2016 meeting, Reggie Collins, one of the people who attended the meeting, sent out an email asking cannabis farmers to each give Hill $1,000 for his support. Supervisor Adam Hill. Following the Sept.

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FloridaMarijuana.net

JUNE 12, 2018

A 2016 study confirmed that there is clinical evidence of the diminishment of the frequency of seizures when medical marijuana is introduced. In 2018, the FDA began recommending a cannabinoid-based medication that would treat seizures associated with two rare forms of epilepsy that typically affect children.

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Leafwell

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In 2016, diabetes killed 1.6 Diabetes can be debilitating, both physically and financially. This severe disease costs the United States $245 billion annually, but the human toll is even more costly. million people worldwide, with another 2.2 million deaths in 2012 attributable to high blood sugar.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2021

In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. Aug 23, 2021 – Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. Read full article at [link].

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

In fact, a pair of studies from 2016 find that the legalization of medical marijuana access is associated with greater workforce participation and with fewer workplace absences. ” Changes in the legal status of marijuana at the state level have not negatively impacted workplace safety.

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