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NORML Responds to Possible Federal Crack Down on Legal Marijuana

February 23, 2017/in Activism, Cannabis, Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, Medical Marijuana, News, NORML, Recreational Marijuana, The Daily Chronic, The War on Marijuana, Top Stories, Trump Administration, US News /by The Daily Chronic

NORML | February 24, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC — White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer suggested this week that the Trump administration will step up enforcement of federal laws against recreational marijuana.

“I do believe that you’ll see greater enforcement,” Spicer said, and added that the exact policy is “a question for the Department of Justice.”

The Department of Justice is lead by Jeff Sessions, a renowned ardent marijuana prohibitionist.

“If the Trump administration goes through with a…

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Leading Reform Organizations Applaud Formation of Congressional Cannabis Caucus

February 15, 2017/in Americans for Safe Access, Cannabis, Dana Rohrabacher, Drug Policy Alliance, Marijuana, Marijuana Policy Project, News, NORML, Politics, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, US News /by The Daily Chronic

Marijuana Policy Project | February 16, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC — The nation’s leading cannabis and drug policy reform organizations commended Congressional members Thursday on the formation of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus.

Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), and Don Young (R-AK) formed the Congressional Cannabis Caucus to develop and promote sensible cannabis policy reform and work to ease the tension between federal and state cannabis laws.

They represent constituents…

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NORML Forms Multi-State Workplace Drug Testing Coalition

February 14, 2017/in California, California marijuana legalization, Cannabis, Colorado, Colorado marijuana legalization, Legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, News, NORML, Oregon, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, US News, Washington /by The Daily Chronic

NORML | February 14, 2017

DENVER, CO — The fact that 190 million Americans now live in states where marijuana has been legalized to some degree is raising a number of questions and issues about how to integrate the American workforce and marijuana consumers rights in regards to drug testing.

With medical marijuana is legal in 29 states and recreational marijuana for adult use in 8 states and Washington DC, millions of responsible and otherwise law-abiding adults remain at risk of being excluded from the…

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So We Have Attorney General Sessions. Whats Next For Marijuana?

February 11, 2017/in Cannabis, Dana Rohrabacher, Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Policy Alliance, Editorial, Jeff Sessions, Marijuana, News, NORML, Politics, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, Trump Administration, US News, War on Marijuana /by The Daily Chronic

U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama speaking to supporters at an immigration policy speech hosted by Donald Trump at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. (WikiMedia Commons/Gage Skidmore)

Justin Strekal | February 12, 2017

Despite historic opposition, members of the United States Senate voted 52 to 47 last week to approve the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for US Attorney General.

While we are disappointed with this outcome, we are pleased that several members of Congress cited the…

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NORML Responds to National Academy of Sciences’ Marijuana Report

January 12, 2017/in Activism, Grassroots Reports, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana Research, News, NORML, Science, Science and Technology, Studies, Top Stories, US News /by The Daily Chronic

NORML | January 12, 2017

WASHINGTON, DC — The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a comprehensive report Thursday acknowledging that “conclusive or substantial evidence” exists for cannabis’ efficacy in patients suffering from chronic pain, and sharply criticized longstanding federal regulatory barriers to marijuana research – in particular “the classification of cannabis as a Schedule I substance” under federal law.

Authors of the report also addressed…

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NORML Releases Open Letter to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence on Marijuana Policy

December 20, 2016/in Activism, Cannabis, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, Drug Enforcement Administration, Jeff Sessions, Marijuana, News, NORML, Politics, The Daily Chronic, The War on Marijuana, Top Stories, Trump Administration, US News, War on Marijuana /by The Daily Chronic

Indiana Governor Mike Pence addresses a news conference where he was introduced as the vice presidential running mate of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump in New York City, U.S., July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

NORML | December 20, 2016

National NORML, Michigan NORML and dozens of other state and local chapters have released an open letter to Vice President-Elect Pence seeking clarity and common sense from the incoming administration regarding marijuana policy.

During the campaign,…

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Learn Where Your Governor Stands On Marijuana Policy with NORML’s Gubernatorial Report Card

October 27, 2016/in 2016 Election, Cannabis, Election 2016, Marijuana, News, NORML, Politics, The Daily Chronic, US News /by The Daily Chronic

Danielle Keane | October 27, 2016

With the 2016 election only days away, NORML is pleased today to release of our first ever Gubernatorial Scorecard. Inspired by NORML’s Congressional Scorecard, this extensive database assigns a letter grade ‘A’ through ‘F’ to every state governor based upon his or her comments and voting records specific to matters of marijuana policy.

Public opinion in support of marijuana law reform is at an all-time high. Nonetheless, few federal lawmakers are espousing views on…

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NORML Sues Over Missing Ballot Item in Florida

October 20, 2016/in Cannabis, Election 2016, FL - Amendment 2 (2016), Florida, florida medical marijuana, Legal, Marijuana, NORML, The Daily Chronic, US News /by The Daily Chronic

Keith Stroup | October 21, 2016

The Florida’s chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has filed a civil lawsuit against the Broward County Commissioner of Elections, after media and news reports revealed that mail in ballots have been sent to voters omitting the state’s medical marijuana constitutional amendment.

The claim was just filed by NORML’s national vice chairman, Fort Lauderdale attorney Norm Kent, and his law partner, Russell Cormican, on behalf of…

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NORML Releases Updated and Revised 2016 Congressional Scorecard

September 27, 2016/in Cannabis, Congress, Election 2016, Marijuana, News, NORML, Politics, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, United States Senate, US News /by The Daily Chronic

Today is National Voter Registration Day and we are pleased to present this valuable voter education tool to the marijuana movement: NORML’s updated and revised 2016 Congressional Scorecard. The Scorecard is an all-encompassing database that assigns a letter grade of ‘A’ (the highest grade possible) to ‘F’ (the lowest grade possible) to members of Congress based on their comments and voting records on matters specific to marijuana policy.

KEY FINDINGS

Of the 535 members of the 114th Congress:

330 members (62%) received a passing…

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National NORML Endorses Arizona Marijuana Legalization Initiative

July 18, 2016/in Activism, Arizona, Ballot Initiative, Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, Cannabis, Election 2016, Grassroots Reports, Legalization, Marijuana, Marijuana Policy Project, News, NORML, Politics, Recreational Marijuana, Tax and Regulate, The Daily Chronic, US News /by The Daily Chronic

WASHINGTON, DC — At a board meeting held on Saturday, February 20th in Washington, DC, the NORML Board of Directors voted to endorse the Arizona Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act initiative to legalize marijuana in Arizona. That initiative has now officially qualified for the ballot in November.

The NORML Board reversed its former policy of waiting until an initiative has officially qualified for the ballot before endorsing it, believing our endorsement could have a greater impact on the eventual outcome if it came earlier in the…

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Executive Director Allen St. Pierre Resigns from NORML

July 11, 2016/in Activism, Cannabis, Marijuana, News, NORML, The Daily Chronic, US News /by The Daily Chronic

Executive Director Allen F. St. Pierre has tendered his resignation to the NORML board of directors, effective July 15th.

After 14 years serving as Deputy Director of NORML under three different Executive Directors, followed by 11 years as Executive Director, Allen F. St. Pierre has tendered his resignation to the NORML board of directors, effective July 15th. St. Pierre, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, had come to Washington, DC a quarter of a century ago with the intent of going to law school, but he found a job with NORML…

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Michigan Marijuana Legalization Initiative Takes Double Blow, But Vows to Fight On

June 7, 2016/in 2016 Election, Cannabis, Election 2016, Legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, Michigan, Midwest, News, NORML, Politics, Tax and Regulate, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, US News /by The Daily Chronic

Efforts to let Michiganders vote on legalizing marijuana this year suffered a one-two punch from the state’s political establishment today, but organizers are unbowed and are vowing to keep up the fight to get their initiative on the ballot.

The campaign is led by the Michigan Comprehensive Cannabis Law Reform Committee, also known as MI Legalize.

First, the state election board ruled Tuesday that the initiative was at least 106,000 signatures short of qualifying after throwing out 137,000 signatures that were gathered more than 180 days…

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Michigan Marijuana Legalization: NORML Endorses MILegalize

April 13, 2016/in Activism, Cannabis, Election 2016, Grassroots Reports, Legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, Michigan, News, NORML, Politics, Tax and Regulate, The Daily Chronic, US News /by The Daily Chronic

WASHINGTON, DC — The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is pleased to announce an endorsement of the MILegalize 2016 initiative to regulate the adult use, production and retail sale of marijuana in Michigan.

MILegalize, also known as the Michigan Comprehensive Cannabis Law Reform Committee, has collected more than 270,000 signatures in its effort to legalize marijuana via the petitioning process.

The grass-roots effort has been collecting signatures from registered voters since June, 2015, and represents the…

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DEA Set to Act Imminently on Marijuana Rescheduling Petition

April 7, 2016/in Cannabis, DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, Marijuana, Medical Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana News, News, NORML, The Daily Chronic, The War on Marijuana, Top Stories, US News /by The Daily Chronic

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Drug Enforcement Administration is prepared to respond in the coming months to an administrative petition calling for the reclassification of marijuana as a schedule I prohibited substance.

Replying to a July 2015 inquiry by US Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and seven other senators, representatives from the DEA acknowledged that they intend to respond to a five-year-old rescheduling petition, filed by then Governors Christine Gregoire of Washington and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, by this July.

The petition,

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It Is Time to Deschedule, Not Reschedule, Cannabis

April 6, 2016/in Cannabis, DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, Marijuana, Medical Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana News, News, NIDA, NORML, The Daily Chronic, US News /by The Daily Chronic

Under the US Controlled Substances Act of 1970, the cannabis plant and its organic cannabinoids are classified as schedule I prohibited substances — the most restrictive category available under the law.

A recent memorandum from the US Drug Enforcement Administration to several United States Senators indicates that the agency is prepared to respond in the coming months to a five-year-old petition seeking to amend the plant’s status as a schedule I prohibited substance.

Under the US Controlled Substances Act of 1970, the cannabis plant and…

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Poll: 60% of Likely California Voters Support Initiative Effort to Legalize Adult Marijuana Use

February 25, 2016/in 2016 Election, California, Cannabis, Election 2016, Legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, News, NORML, Politics, Polls, The Daily Chronic, US News /by The Daily Chronic

A majority of likely California voters say that they intend to vote ‘yes’ this November for an initiative to regulate the retail production and sale of marijuana by adults, according to the results of a Probolsky Research poll released Thursday.

Sixty percent of respondents say that they will vote in favor of an initiative this November “that would legalize marijuana for recreational use under California law and allow government to tax” its retail sales.

Thirty-seven percent said that they would vote ‘no.’

Support was strongest…

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Iowa State University NORML Chapter Wins Censorship Case

January 25, 2016/in Cannabis Committee, NORML, Policy, Uncategorized /by Marijuana Policy Project

Last week, a federal court ruling struck a blow against censorship directed at marijuana policy reform advocates at Iowa State University. The case, brought by two students with the university’s chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), was heralded as a major victory by the plaintiffs.

…the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa issued a permanent injunction barring Iowa State University (ISU)…

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