“The criminalization of marijuana harmed low-income communities and communities of color in a profound way,” Gov. Moore said. “We want to make sure that the legalization of marijuana lifts those communities now in a profound way.”
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Highlights in: AK, CA, CO, LA, ME, MN, MO, NV, NY, TX, and VT.
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“It’s going to be on the ballot and it’s going to pass,” Tom Haren, a spokesperson for the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, told the Ohio Capital Journal. “Ohio consumers … will be able to have safe, effective and regulated adult use of cannabis right here in the Buckeye State.”
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Investigators concluded, “High potency cannabis use, measured as THC concentration in cannabis and high potency cannabis preference, was not associated with increased symptoms of psychosis-like symptoms.”
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“Passage of this legislation is the result of years of grassroots activism by consumers and stakeholders, including Minnesota NORML. In fact, the impetus for the formation of Minnesota NORML was based upon a police raid and resulting marijuana arrest. These sort of destructive actions are now poised to come to an end in Minnesota.”
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“For almost ten years, patients and their providers have lacked the ability to locally access these medically necessary state-approved products from state-licensed retailers. Hopefully, their wait is finally over.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress reintroduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement…
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“Texas leads the nation in marijuana-related arrests. Passage of this legislation will end this dubious distinction.”
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NORML Spring 2023 interns answer questions about their experiences over the semester.
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Highlights include: CA, DE, ME, MN, NV, NC, TX, and VT.
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