I wanted to reach out personally to you to address the current public health situation that is directly impacting all of our lives, and to discuss what this means for our shared goal of ending federal marijuana prohibition going forward.
Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/14/20
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
Maryland: Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly to Advance Automatic Expungement Measure
Legislators decided 116 to 15 in support of House Bill 83, which mandates, “All court records and police records relating to any … charge of possession of marijuana, … where marijuana is the only charge, the case shall be automatically expunged on or before October 1, 2022.”
Alabama: Senate Advances Medical Cannabis Access Measure
Senate lawmakers voted by a margin of two-to-one yesterday to advance legislation that seeks to provide patients with access to select medical cannabis products.
Aerial Spraying to Resume in Colombia
Donald Trump has ordered the aerial fumigation of Colombian coca fields using the same controversial glyphosate herbicide employed in the past. The Latin American human rights organization WOLA is raising objections to more fumigation:
On February 10, the Colombian government said it planned to eradicate 130,000 hectares of coca this year, using techniques that will […]
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A Fantastic February with Las Vegas NORML
Throughout the city, we’ve been making sure that criminal justice advocacy stays at the forefront of the social cannabis community’s mind. From staying up to date on the happenings of the legal adult use industry to the patient and consumer rights that we stand for, we’re going into March with an even stronger, fired up passion for reform.