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NORML Issues Cannabis Policy Guidance For Lawmakers and Prosecutors For Protecting Public Health During COVID-19 Crisis

NORML

. “In this era of tremendous uncertainty, it is crucial that policymakers use every tool in their toolkit to promote public health and safety. By implementing these common-sense reforms, we can ensure a safer environment for those who work in this essential industry and those who they provide for,” said NORML’s Strekal.

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The? ?Second? ?Amendment? ?and? ?Medical? ?Cannabis? ?Patients

Americans for Safe Access

In a 1755 letter to the Pennsylvania General Assembly Ben Franklin wrote “those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." How should our country address liberty, but also safety, when it comes to firearms and cannabis?

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Washington, DC: City Council Approves Workplace Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients

NORML

District council members have enacted legislation — Act Number A23-0114: The Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Temporary Amendment Act — to protect qualified patients from workplace discrimination. ” To date, 15 states provide workplace protections for medical cannabis patients.

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NORML Testifies to End Employment Discrimination of MMJ Patients in DC

NORML

On Wednesday, September 25th, 2019, NORML testified at the DC Council Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in support of B23-0309 , the “Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Amendment Act of 2019”, which seeks to expand workplace protections for medical cannabis patients in the District of Columbia.

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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

NORML

“First, threats to public safety caused by a cash-intensive business model, often the target of criminal activity, have intensified in the months since the pandemic began. Next, the presence of large cash transactions places law enforcement, tax regulators, consumers, and patients at heightened risk of exposure to the virus.

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New Legislation Introduced To Protect State-Legal Marijuana Programs

NORML

The Sensible Enforcement Of Cannabis Act essentially would give peace of mind to lawmakers, regulators, 149,000+ workers, and the millions of patients and consumers who are dependent on the normalization of lawful marijuana markets. Click here to send a message to your Representative and tell them to add their name in support!

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Australia Cannabis Q&A

Canna Law Blog

Follow strict patient verification and dispensing rules. Under the Therapeutic Goods Act and respective State/Territory guidelines, advertising medicinal cannabis directly to patients can violate advertising laws. Employers should: Establish fair and transparent testing policies. Pharmacies must: Be registered in Australia.