Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (NY) introduced The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act.
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With states surrounding Wisconsin advancing significant cannabis policy reforms, the majority of the American public supporting some form of legalization and the governor’s newfound support for cannabis policy reforms, members of Wisconsin NORML are planning an aggressive legislatively strategy in advance of 2020!
Earlier today, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the SAFE Banking Act, which would allow financial institutions to engage in activities with state-legal cannabis businesses.
Bill Would Remove Marijuana from Controlled Substances Act and Ensure Reparative Justice and Equity in Legalization Legislation follows This Month’s Historic House Judiciary Hearing Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act), which would de-schedule marijuana at […]
Members of the US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will hear expert testimony next week regarding the production of industrial hemp and hemp-derived products.
Statement from Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, in response to new reports that drug overdose deaths have dropped (4.4%) for the first time since 1990: “The modest drop in reported overdose deaths offers some hope that expanded naloxone access and other measures we’ve fought for are bearing fruit. But with nearly […]
Statement from Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, in response to new reports that drug overdose deaths have dropped (5.1%) for the first time since 1990: “The modest drop in reported overdose deaths offers some hope that expanded naloxone access and other measures we’ve fought for are bearing fruit. But with […]
Members of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs are scheduled to hear testimony next week regarding the need to provide greater access to financial services for state-licensed marijuana-related businesses.
PHILADELPHIA, July 17, 2019 – Last week, numerous organizations and individuals representing public health, criminal justice, law enforcement, faith, homelessness, and impacted families and communities filed more than 12 amicus briefs in support of Safehouse. The community-based organization is currently fending off an action in federal court against its attempt to establish a Safe Consumption […]
NORML KC to continue series of educational seminars to discuss the final rules for Amendment 2. Patients and caregivers will receive all the resources they need to be compliant with Missouri’s medical marijuana program. Each seminar is free and open to the public!
