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NORML Family, I wanted to reach out personally to you to address the current public health situation that is directly impacting all of our lives, and to discuss what this means for our shared goal of ending federal marijuana prohibition going forward. Since its founding in 1970, NORML has always had its doors and phone lines open to assist cannabis consumers across the country.
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Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken
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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program
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