3 Oct 2018

Report: Marijuana Retailers Aren’t Magnets for Serious Crimes

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Report: Marijuana Retailers Aren’t Magnets for Serious Crimes | NORML

SAN DIEGO, CA — State-licensed marijuana retailers are not magnets for serious criminal activity, according to a six-month analysis of law enforcement data conducted by the Voice of San Diego newspaper. Reporters reviewed emergency calls between January and June 2018 – the first six-months during which state-licensed retailers were permitted to operate within the city. Investigators determined that relatively few […]

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2 Oct 2018

MPP Endorses North Dakota Ballot Initiative to Legalize Marijuana for Adults

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MPP Endorses North Dakota Ballot Initiative to Legalize Marijuana for Adults | Marijuana Policy Project

WASHINGTON, DC — The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) announced Wednesday it is endorsing Measure 3, the initiative to legalize marijuana for adults in North Dakota and expunge past marijuana-related convictions. MPP is the nation’s largest organization dedicated exclusively to marijuana policy, and it played leading roles in the successful legalization initiative efforts in Colorado, Alaska, Massachusetts, Maine, […]

MPP Endorses North Dakota Ballot Initiative to Legalize Marijuana for Adults | The Daily Chronic

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1 Oct 2018

NORML Endorses Utah’s Medical Marijuana “Proposition 2”

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NORML Endorses Utah’s Medical Marijuana “Proposition 2” | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has endorsed Proposition 2: The Utah Medical Cannabis Act, which regulates the licensed production and distribution of medical cannabis products to qualified patients who possess a physician’s recommendation. Seventy-seven percent of adults express support for the law change, according to statewide polling data compiled in March. […]

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29 Sep 2018

New Mexico Health Secretary Balks at Medical Marijuana Expansion

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New Mexico Health Secretary Balks at Medical Marijuana Expansion | NORML

SANTA FE, NM — New Mexico’s Health Secretary Lynn Gallagher has agreed to proposed changes in the state’s medical cannabis law that would permit patients with obstructive sleep apnea to access marijuana; but she rejected calls to expand access to patients with other debilitating conditions, including Tourette’s syndrome (TS) and opioid dependency. “I cannot say with any degree of […]

New Mexico Health Secretary Balks at Medical Marijuana Expansion | The Daily Chronic

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28 Sep 2018

Delaware Adds Two Qualifying Conditions to Medical Marijuana Program

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Delaware Adds Two Qualifying Conditions to Medical Marijuana Program | NORML

DOVER, DE — Democrat Governor John Carney has signed legislation into law expanding the pool of patients eligible to access medical marijuana in Delaware. House Bill 374, which took immediate effect, expands the statutory definition of a “debilitating medical condition” under the state’s medical cannabis law to include glaucoma and “chronic debilitating migraines.” An earlier version of […]

Delaware Adds Two Qualifying Conditions to Medical Marijuana Program | The Daily Chronic

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26 Sep 2018

New Poll Finds Strong Support for Michigan Marijuana Legalization Proposal 1

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New Poll Finds Strong Support for Michigan Marijuana Legalization Proposal 1 | TJ Baker

A new poll shows Michigan’s marijuana legalization campaign Proposal 1 on November’s ballot, is currently poised to pass with 56% support. Of those surveyed, 56% support the legalization proposal, while 38% were opposed. Six percent remain undecided. Age, not political affiliation, was the largest factor for support of the proposal, pollsters found.  While only 37% of […]

New Poll Finds Strong Support for Michigan Marijuana Legalization Proposal 1 | The Daily Chronic

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25 Sep 2018

NORML Endorses Michigan’s Marijuana Legalization Proposal 1

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NORML Endorses Michigan’s Marijuana Legalization Proposal 1 | NORML

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is pleased to endorse Proposal 1: The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, which will appear on November’s electoral ballot. The initiative permits those over the age of 21 to possess and grow personal use quantities of cannabis and related concentrates, while also licensing activities […]

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24 Sep 2018

Congressional Committee Approves Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana Research

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Congressional Committee Approves Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana Research | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted in favor of legislation (HR 5634: The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2018) to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials assessing the efficacy of whole-plant cannabis. The vote marks the first time that lawmakers have ever decided in favor of easing existing federal restrictions which limit investigators ability to clinically […]

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23 Sep 2018

NORML Responds to US Border Policy Barring Canadians Involved in Legal Marijuana Market

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NORML Responds to US Border Policy Barring Canadians Involved in Legal Marijuana Market | NORML

NORML staff today responded to reports that the US Customs and Border Protection Agency will enforce a federal policy denying entry into the United States any individual involved Canada’s burgeoning marijuana market. Under the policy, US officials are to bar entry to Canadians who acknowledge having consumed marijuana at any time in their past, as well as those who are […]

NORML Responds to US Border Policy Barring Canadians Involved in Legal Marijuana Market | The Daily Chronic

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20 Sep 2018

How Much Money Can You Make Working in the Legal Marijuana Industry?

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How Much Money Can You Make Working in the Legal Marijuana Industry? | Phillip Smith

Legal marijuana is a growth industry. Medical marijuana is legal in 30 states and full-on legalization in nine, with more states set to join the green revolution this fall. New Jersey could become the next legalization state sometime in the next few weeks, and Election Day could see two more medical marijuana states (Utah and […]

How Much Money Can You Make Working in the Legal Marijuana Industry? | The Daily Chronic

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