Tag: NORML

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April 19, 2013
04/19/2013
Measure Introduced to Form Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy

Measure Introduced to Form Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy

Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced federal legislation that would establish a National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy. The proposed commission, inspired by the 1971 Shafer Commission on Marihuana and...
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April 18, 2013
04/18/2013
63% of District of Columbia Voters Support Marijuana Legalization

63% of District of Columbia Voters Support Marijuana Legalization

A poll released today by Public Policy Polling, funded by Marijuana Policy Project and Drug Policy Alliance, revealed that 63% of District of Columbia voters support taxing and regulating marijuana,...
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April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
Brookings: How to Avoid a Federal-State Train Wreck

Brookings: How to Avoid a Federal-State Train Wreck

As previewed last week on NORML’s blog, the Brookings Institute is convening a cannabis policy forum on Monday, April 15. In advance of the symposium, Brookings has released...
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April 11, 2013
04/11/2013
NORML Women’s Alliance Wake and Bake

NORML Women’s Alliance Wake and Bake

The NORML Women’s Alliance  is hosting a wake-n-bake to celebrate the launch their new foundation. Set for April 21st, 2013 in Denver Colorado, the event promises the...
By: Anna Diaz
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April 9, 2013
04/09/2013
DC Think Tank: Let’s Finally End Marijuana Prohibition

DC Think Tank: Let’s Finally End Marijuana Prohibition

One of the most important Washington, DC think tanks, the Brookings Institute, is hosting a panel discussion on states’ efforts to legalize marijuana on April 15. Marijuana Legalization:...
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April 8, 2013
04/08/2013
Oregon Cannabis Legalization Bill Makes History and Headway

Oregon Cannabis Legalization Bill Makes History and Headway

The first cannabis legalization bill to pass through a legislative committee, Oregon’s HB 3371 has made history. Even USA Today included an article about it. Taken from...
By: Anna Diaz
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March 29, 2013
03/29/2013
Maryland: NORML Testimony In Favor Marijuana Decriminalization

Maryland: NORML Testimony In Favor Marijuana Decriminalization

Written Testimony In Favor of Senate Bill 297 To Be Heard By The Members of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 1:00pm By Allen...
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March 11, 2013
03/11/2013
Reddit Cannabis Community R/Trees Celebrates 420,000 Members With NORML Fundraiser

Reddit Cannabis Community R/Trees Celebrates 420,000 Members With NORML Fundraiser

One of the internet’s largest cannabis communities, R/Trees, is closing in on 420,000 members. To celebrate, they graciously offered to run a fundraiser to benefit National NORML’s...
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March 7, 2013
03/07/2013
Buy Your Tickets for the NORML Mid-Atlantic Conference on March 16th

Buy Your Tickets for the NORML Mid-Atlantic Conference on March 16th

NORML is pleased to announce the first ever Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Philadelphia, PA is just over a week away. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS The conference...
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March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
A Vision for a New NORML

A Vision for a New NORML

A Message from the Chair of NORML’s Board of Directors, Norm Kent: NORML is the pioneer, the grand patron and founder of the marijuana policy reform movement in...
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March 1, 2013
03/01/2013
Georgia’s First Southern Cannabis Reform Conference Coming; Chief Greenbud Headlining

Georgia’s First Southern Cannabis Reform Conference Coming; Chief Greenbud Headlining

Marijuana legalization advocates have announced Georgia’s first Southern Cannabis Reform Conference, scheduled to take place March 15-16. Organized by Peachtree NORML, a local affiliate, the conference will mix...
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February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
NORML to Provide Educational Content to TheAnswerPage.com

NORML to Provide Educational Content to TheAnswerPage.com

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws is pleased to announce that it is now providing educational content to the editors of The Answer Page, Inc....
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February 19, 2013
02/19/2013
Book Review: It’s NORML to Smoke Pot by Keith Stroup

Book Review: It’s NORML to Smoke Pot by Keith Stroup

NORML founder Keith Stroup’s book, It’s NORML to Smoke Pot: The Forty Year Fight for Marijuana Smokers’ Rights (Kindle Edition here), weaves the name-dropping tell-all with political commentary...
By: Anna Diaz
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Legalization Foes Come Out Swinging Against Marijuana

Legalization Foes Come Out Swinging Against Marijuana

Two states have already legalized marijuana, bills to do the same have been or will be filed in a half-dozen more this year, a federal bill to...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Marijuana Lobbyists in DC Gaining Influence and Acceptance

Marijuana Lobbyists in DC Gaining Influence and Acceptance

Lawmakers that used to avoid marijuana lobbyists are now seeking them out. Now that many members of Congress are working to reform federal marijuana laws, groups like...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming Soon

Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming Soon

Pennsylvania will likely be the next state to see a marijuana legalization bill introduced this year, as state Sen. Daylin Leach (D-King of Prussia) announced at a...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Register Today- First NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

Register Today- First NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

NORML is pleased to announce the first ever Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Philadelphia, PA on March 16th, 2013! The conference will feature a day of enlightening panel discussions and...
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January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Marijuana, Childhood Autism and Prohibition

Marijuana, Childhood Autism and Prohibition

I was on a radio show this past weekend debating a prohibitionist who still believes that medical cannabis is little more than a hoax…a ‘camel’s nose under...
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013

2016 for a Marijuana Legalization Bid in California

If the first day of the California NORML state conference is any indication, most of the major players in Golden State marijuana law reform are lining up behind the...
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January 24, 2013
01/24/2013
NORML Women’s Alliance Celebrates 3 Year Anniversary

NORML Women’s Alliance Celebrates 3 Year Anniversary

In January 2010, NORML launched what would become one of the most successful programs in the history of the organization.  The NORML Women’s Alliance also became the first nationwide...
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