Voters yesterday decided on a number of state and local ballot initiatives specific to marijuana policies.
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An Update on Statewide 2022 Marijuana Reform Ballot Initiative Efforts
t post about various efforts for statewide reform measures for the 2022 ballot, there has been great progress. Here’s an overview with the latest updates:
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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.
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Colorado: State NORML Affiliate Urges ‘No’ Vote on Ballot Proposal to Increase Retail Taxes on Adult-Use Marijuana Sales
Colorado NORML is urging voters to decide against Initiative #25, opining that excessive taxation on regulated marijuana products will drive consumers back to the illicit market. “This Ballot Initiative is an unnecessary tax burden,” Colorado NORML sta…
NORML PAC Endorses John Fetterman for US Senate
“I’m exceedingly grateful to have the support of NORML PAC,” Lt. Governor John Fetterman said. “The bottom line here is it’s far past time we let go of this bizarre superstition and criminalization of a plant, cannabis, and instead legalize it on a fed…
South Dakota: Republican Governor Officially Backing Litigation to Reject Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Initiative
“Whether or not one supports marijuana legalization, Americans should be outraged at these overtly undemocratic tactics.”
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Likely Senate Power Shift and What It Means for the Prospects of Marijuana Policy Reform, NORML Responds
Senator Schumer’s ascension to Majority Leader will mark the first time in US history that the upper chamber is led by a Senator who is openly calling for cannabis legalization.
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Arizona: Prop. 207 Legalization Measure Officially Takes Effect
Provisions legalizing marijuana possession, use, and personal cultivation take immediate effect.
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New Jersey: Senate Lawmakers Approve Legislation to End Low-Level Marijuana Arrests
A1897 / S2535 would remove penalties for the possession of up to six ounces of marijuana and the distribution of up to one ounce.
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Tell Biden: We Demand a Pro-Marijuana Reform Attorney General
As America prepares for a shift in leadership, the incoming Administration’s pick for Attorney General will likely be one of the most consequential signals as to how the Biden-Harris Presidency will address marijuana policy reform. So we’re sending Pre…