NORML Board Member and California NORML Director Dale Gieringer said that the legal cannabis market in California is already “burdened by excessive taxes and regulation. … California needs to be reducing, not increasing cannabis taxes to make the leg…
Category: California
California Celebrates 25 Years of Medical Cannabis Access
Today, the majority of US states regulate medical cannabis access and 18 have legalized adult use. Arguably, none of these political and cultural advancements would have been possible without the success of California’s 1996 campaign and the efforts of…
California: Governor Signs Measure into Law Allowing Medical Cannabis Use in Hospitals
“This is a simple, yet critical, move that will provide relief, compassion and dignity to terminally-ill Californians.”
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Los Angeles: District Attorney to Vacate Some 60,000 Marijuana Convictions
The new cases consist of both felony and misdemeanor convictions dating back three decades.
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California: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Permitting Medical Cannabis Use in Hospitals
Senate Bill 311 (a/k/a Ryan’s Law) provides for “a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the health care facility.”
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California: State NORML Affiliate Recommends Voting ‘No’ on Gubernatorial Recall
“The sponsors of this year’s recall election are no friends of marijuana or criminal justice reform. Whatever else might be said about Gavin Newsom, no governor has been so supportive of legal marijuana,” California NORML said in an action alert.
The p…
California: Study Finds 100% of Marijuana Retailers Compliant with State’s Minimum Age Laws
“At 100 percent of the recreational marijuana outlets visited, the pseudo-underage patrons were required to show age identification to enter.”
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California: No Uptick in Frequency of Marijuana Use by Young Adults Following Adult-Use Legalization
“In examining marijuana use before and after legalization of recreational sales in California, we found that frequency of use did not change significantly overall, including following legalization.”
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California: Nevada County District Attorney to Dismiss Decades’ Worth of Marijuana Convictions
State officials have identified nearly 200,000 Californians eligible to have their marijuana-related convictions either dismissed or resentenced.
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California: Governor Signs Legislation Expunging Past Marijuana Convictions
Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation, Assembly Bill 1793, facilitating the review and expungement of hundreds of thousands of past marijuana convictions.