It’s been weeks since the initial request, and the governor continues to stall.
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Virginia: Officials Seal Over 64,000 Misdemeanor Marijuana Distribution Convictions
333,886 simple marijuana possession conviction records were previously sealed after the state enacted a measure in 2020 to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession offenses.
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New NORML Report Highlights Concerns Regarding Sale of Unregulated Delta-8 THC, Similar Products
In a statement, Dr. Gieringer said: “Consumers are facing a bewildering array of new cannabis products, including novel agents such as Delta-8 THC. Many come from suspect, unregulated sources on the hemp market or contain new synthetic substances not f…
House Veterans Affairs Committee To Consider Marijuana Research Bill
The House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) will conduct a legislative hearing on Wednesday, October 13th, which will include consideration of the bipartisan VA Cannabis Research Act of 2021, HR 2916.
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The dope on Mexico’s drug war
Benjamin T. Smith’s new book The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug War is a peculiar yet all too familiar account of illicit drugs south of the border.
Smith’s depiction reveals a drug war fostered by the conclusion of the First Transcontinental Railroad project. Rather than being offered railway construction jobs, newly arriving […]
Study: Cannabis Use Disorder Associated with Greater Risk of COVID Breakthrough Infections
NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said that study “raises more questions than it answers,” but also cautioned that its findings should not yet be extrapolated to the cannabis consuming population as a whole.
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