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Canada: Trudeau Administration Seeking Marijuana Legalization By July 2018
The Trudeau administration is anticipated to introduce legislation in early April to regulate the use, production, and sale of marijuana. In 2015, the Liberal Party pledged to “legalize and regulate” marijuana if Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister. The forthcoming legislation will likely be modeled after recommendations issued by a federal task force in 2016. Members … Continue reading
Wisconsin City Removes Fines for Marijuana Possession and Consumption
Following a national trend, members of the Monona City Council passed an ordinance that removed all municipal fines for the private possession and consumption of marijuana. Under the new ordinance, adults 21-years and older will no longer be subjected to a fine for possessing marijuana in public or in private spaces. Marijuana use in a … Continue reading
Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/25/17
Welcome to this week’s edition of the NORML legislative roundup! As we prepare to for April and marijuana related attention that comes with 4/20, NORML has put up an action alert on the appointment process for new US Attorneys (If you didn’t know, Attorney Jeff Sessions fired the holdovers from Obama Administration). With so many … Continue reading
Federal Marijuana Sentences Plummet: Report
The number of federal offenders sentenced for violating marijuana laws has fallen significantly since 2012, according to data provided by the United States Sentencing Commission. Just over 3,000 federal defendants were sentenced for marijuana violations in 2016, according to the Commission. That total is roughly half of the number of federal defendants that were sentenced … Continue reading
What Would A Federal Marijuana Crackdown Look Like?
Attorney General Jeff SessionsPhoto by Gage Skidmore Ever since the 2016 election, marijuana legalization supporters have been wondering if President Trump will crack down on state-approved recreational and/or medical marijuana programs. The Heritage Foundation believes it knows the answer. According to the conservative think tank, there are actions the government can take without needing to … Continue reading
Virginia: Local Focus, Nationwide Impact
By Daniel Rouleau, Communications Director of Virginia NORML In the first quarter of 2017, the reform efforts of Virginia NORML laid a framework for exciting changes in the Commonwealth’s cannabis policies. As spring blooms, conversations are blossoming in municipalities across the state challenging the status quo of criminally prosecuting misdemeanor possession in favor of civil … Continue reading
Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/17/2017
Welcome to this week’s edition of the NORML legislative roundup! First and foremost, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Fun fact, marijuana is still safer than alcohol. You can read more about it in Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? co-authored by NORML’s own Paul Armentano. This week we saw “legislative crossover” … Continue reading
Hunter S. Thompson Scholarships for 2017 Aspen Legal Seminar
Keith Stroup and Hunter S. Thompson Every year Colorado NORML covers the costs of sending at least TWO attorneys, law students, patients, or advocates who could not otherwise attend to the NORML Aspen Legal Seminar. Covered costs will include lodging at the Gant Hotel, entrance to seminar events, and travel expenses. To apply, please send … Continue reading
Colorado: Support Marijuana Membership Clubs!
This past Tuesday, Denver NORML hosted a very successful Lobby Day at the Colorado State Capitol. Our Board of Directors, along with several members and volunteers, visited every Senate office where they distributed a fact sheet that highlighted the merits of SB17-184: The Private Marijuana Clubs Open And Public Use Bill, and why NORML supports it. We also had the opportunity to hear from several supporters of the bill … Continue reading
Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/11/2017
Welcome to this week’s edition of the NORML legislative roundup! At the federal level, aside from a few absurd comments by Attorney General Sessions and new cosponsors to HR 975 and HR 1227, things have been pretty quiet. At the state level, it is quite a different story. We have continued to see a marked … Continue reading