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Stay Home This 4/20

NORML

Instead, NORML encourages those who wish to express their support for marijuana policy reform this 4/20 to engage in the many online/virtual celebrations taking place throughout the day. A sampling of NORML-affiliated online events taking place this 4/20 is included below. • Seattle Hempfest Livestream Event (start time: 1PM PT).

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Oregon: Cannabis Social Consumption Bill SB 639 Is About Civil Rights

NORML

Martinez points out that taking direct actions like opening a private social consumption space before public consumption spaces are legal to push the issue into the mainstream discussion and bring into question unjust laws is something that is much easier for white men, but dangerous territory to cross into for a woman of color.

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Illinois bills would create On-Premise Cannabis Consumption Act

Illinois News Joint

We at Illinois News Joint and News Joint Events have been attending and hosting open-consumption events for yearsbut not without obstacles. Despite the complications, cannabis-consumption events have steadily increased, and event planners are poised to host more cannabis-consumption events in Illinois than ever before.

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Happy 4/20 From NORML!

NORML

Instead, NORML encourages those who wish to express their support for marijuana policy reform this 4/20 to engage in the many virtual celebrations taking place throughout the day. NORML Staff and NORML Chapters will be participating in the following virtual events: Los Angeles NORML: A NORML Party 50 Years in the Making.

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Oregon NORML, In Partnership With The Oregon Justice League, Files “Legalization Justice Act of 2020”

NORML

She generated international headlines when she opened the World Famous Cannabis Cafe in 2009, the nation’s first public-facing cannabis consumption lounge. “I would sum up our policy as ‘do the right thing’ Let’s create legal cannabis policy that acknowledges both science and reality,” Bacca says.

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New York: An Analysis of Governor Cuomo’s Legalization Proposal

NORML

It also creates on-site consumption licenses for retail facilities to apply for. This weight based multi-tiered tax is not only detrimental to enticing the consumer into buying the product, but it also stands to ruin the industry completely in the event of a massive price drop as seen in other states.

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Nevada: A Monumental Year for Cannabis Reform

NORML

While Nevadans will unfortunately have to wait another two years for the fate of public consumption lounges to be decided upon, monumental legislation passed in the 2019 legislative session regardless. “We were able to visit folks in Tahoe, Reno and Fallon as well as smoke shops, dispensaries and Budtender Fight Club.”

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