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July 3, 2014
07/03/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.02)

An Arizona researcher gets fired for apparently political reasons, new medical marijuana-related laws come into effect in several states, California dispensary conflicts continue as the Assembly grapples...
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April 21, 2014
04/21/2014
NORML Responds to Latest Media Frenzy Over Pot and ‘Brain Damage’ Fears

NORML Responds to Latest Media Frenzy Over Pot and ‘Brain Damage’ Fears

The mainstream media launched into a reefer mad frenzy this week after researchers from Harvard University in Boston and Northwestern University in Chicago published the results of...
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April 11, 2014
04/11/2014
Boston Mayor Plans to Block Dispensaries… Somehow

Boston Mayor Plans to Block Dispensaries… Somehow

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh vowed to block medical marijuana dispensaries in his city at a church gathering Monday. The Pastor of the church asked if he would...
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November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
Study: Many IBD Patients Report Relief From Cannabis

Study: Many IBD Patients Report Relief From Cannabis

An estimated one-in-six patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) report using cannabis therapeutically, according to survey data published in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Researchers assessed survey...
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August 5, 2013
08/05/2013
Protests Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law on Caregivers

Protests Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law on Caregivers

Massachusetts medical marijuana advocates are outraged with the Department of Public Health, tasked with writing the rules and regulations for the use and distribution of cannabis, after deciding that...
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May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
Murder of Glass Artist Could Be Tied to Boston Bombers

Murder of Glass Artist Could Be Tied to Boston Bombers

The world was duly shocked at the bombings during the Boston Marathon last month, but information has come out suggesting that one or both of the alleged Boston...
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April 18, 2013
04/18/2013
Court Rejects Researcher’s Bid to Grow Medical Marijuana

Court Rejects Researcher’s Bid to Grow Medical Marijuana

The US First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston Monday sided with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in rejecting University of Massachusetts-Amherst scientist Dr. Lyle Craker’s appeal...
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March 7, 2013
03/07/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.03.06)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.03.06)

The Tulsa police corruption scandal is the gift that keeps on giving, Jackson, MS cops head to prison, and more cops want pills too badly for their...
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November 30, 2012
11/30/2012
Massachusetts: NORML Files Friend of Court Brief – Sharing Marijuana Cigarette Not Criminal Distribution

Massachusetts: NORML Files Friend of Court Brief – Sharing Marijuana Cigarette Not Criminal Distribution

Members of the NORML Legal Committee (NLC) have filed a friend-of-the-court amicus brief in the case of Commonwealth v. Antonio Pacheco, scheduled for oral argument in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) at 9:00...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Tens of Thousands Join MassCANN/NORML on Boston Common for 23rd Annual Freedom Rally

Tens of Thousands Join MassCANN/NORML on Boston Common for 23rd Annual Freedom Rally

This past weekend, tens of thousands of marijuana reform advocates joined MassCANN/NORML on the Boston Common for the 23rd Annual Boston Freedom Rally. This year’s event was...
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September 11, 2012
09/11/2012
Join MassCann/NORML this Saturday for the East Coast’s Largest Pro-Marijuana Rally

Join MassCann/NORML this Saturday for the East Coast’s Largest Pro-Marijuana Rally

This Saturday, MassCann/NORML will be hosting the 23rd annual Freedom Rally in Boston, MA. The rally will be held on the Boston Common on September 15, 2012 beginning at...
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August 13, 2012
08/13/2012
Barney Frank to Speak at Boston Marijuana Legalization Rally

Barney Frank to Speak at Boston Marijuana Legalization Rally

Congressman Barney Frank will head the list of speakers at the 22nd annual Boston Freedom Rally, Sept. 15, from noon to 6 p.m., on Boston Common.
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