NORML Board of Directors member Norm Kent discusses the current state of medical marijuana in the Sunshine State.
Category: ACTIVISM
Weekly Legislative Roundup 12/14/18
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
Michigan Bill to Ban Home Cultivation Fails in Senate
Due to major opposition from a broad coalition of marijuana law reform advocates, Senate Majority Leader Meekhof’s effort to undermine Michigan’s Proposition 1, which was approved by voters last November, failed short in the Senate.
Demand Protection For Consumers At The Canadian Border
It is crucial that the United States recognizes the rights of both our citizens and our international allies to be able to travel freely between the United States and Canada, and to reform federal border policies to acknowledge this new reality.
Texas NORML Announces Dates for Capitol Meet and Greet, Advocacy Training and 2019 Lobby Day!
Texas NORML will be kicking off the Lone Star State’s 2019 legislative session with several events. From planning a meet and greet with state lawmakers and organizing an advocacy workshop, to hosting a lobby day that’s expected to draw hundreds of Texans from all corners of the state, it’s going to be a very busy and exciting year for marijuana law reform advocates!
Take This Short Survey to Help Shape Marijuana Policy in New York
New York State plans to legalize cannabis for adult use with the 2019 Budget in April. The State Department of Health, in partnership with NYU, want to know your (anonymous) answers to these suvey questions, and more!
A NORML Statement on William Barr as Attorney General Nominee
“With every move by the Department of Justice facing intense public scrutiny, maintaining Jeff Sessions’ policy of reefer madness would be self-defeating,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal. “The movement to end the failed and cruel policy of marijuana criminalization is larger and stronger than ever, supported by a majority of Democrats, Republicans, and non-partisans.”
Weekly Legislative Roundup 12/7/18
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
Michigan: Marijuana Possession Becomes Legal This Thursday
Key provisions of the state’s voter-initiated marijuana measure, Proposition 1: The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, will take effect this Thursday, December 6. Michigan is the tenth US state to legalize and regulate the use and sale of marijuana by adults, and it is the ninth to do so via voter initiative.
Utah: Lawmakers Seek to Replace Voter-Initiated Medical Marijuana Law
Utah lawmakers convened a special legislative session today to debate proposed replacement legislation to the state’s newly approved voter-initiated medical cannabis access law. NORML has voiced criticism to many of these proposed changes, opining instead that politicians should respect the will of the electorate.