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State of the States: 2020 Ballot Initiative Efforts

NORML

Activists have been working for months registering new voters, collecting signatures, and educating the public, in hopes of giving voters in their state the opportunity to make their voices heard and cast their vote for marijuana. Status : Minimum # of signatures collected. Issue : Adult use marijuana.

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These Patient Advocacy Groups Are Working Together to Expand the Scope of Cannabis Research

Veriheal

Cannabis Advocacy With a Digital Twist. Much like RoC, patient advocacy is at the forefront of Veriheal’s work, which includes connecting patients with medical marijuana (MMJ) doctors, collecting patient data to improve future treatment, and battling harmful cannabis stigmas with education.

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House Members Pass Historic Legislation Legitimizing Retail Cannabis Sales

NORML

Specifically, it would appropriate a portion of the federal taxes collected from the legal industry to pay for the expungement of past criminal records and to partially fund reentry services, job training, and community improvements in jurisdictions that have been most disproportionately impacted by war on marijuana.

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Nevada NORML Takes Washington, DC

NORML

However, this time, they’ve taken their advocacy to our nation’s capital for NORML’s National Conference to lobby for reform on the federal level and expanded access to medicinal cannabis, such as The MORE Act and the Veterans Affairs Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019. ” said Tina Ulman, Communications Director.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

A new study from an industry advocacy group in California examines the content of dozens of unregulated intoxicating “hemp” products that are easily available in the Golden State despite being banned by state law. The study, entitled The Great Hemp Hoax , was released Feb. The hemp market remains chaotic and opaque.

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NORML 2019 Membership Survey

NORML

With many legislatures commencing their 2020 sessions in a matter of weeks, NORML is busy looking ahead and setting our legislative and advocacy priorities. The information collected in this survey is kept confidential and will only be used for NORML’s internal organizational purposes to better improve our programming.

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Take the NORML Cannabis & COVID-19 Survey

NORML

The information collected in this survey is kept confidential and will only be used for NORML’s internal organizational purposes to better improve our programming. How are you responding to our efforts regarding the Coronavirus? Have you changed your consumption habits in response to COVID-19? How did you celebrate 4/20?