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Cal NORML Opposes Cannabis Cultivation Tax Hike

November 22, 2021 – The California Dept. of Taxation and Fee Administration has ruled that the cultivation tax on legal cannabis be raised from $9.65 to $10.08 per dry-weight ounce of flower, from $2.87 to $3 for leaf, and from $1.35 to $1.41 for fresh material starting on January 1, 2022.

California Should Be Reducing, Not Increasing Cannabis Taxes

Cal NORML denounced the tax hike as wrong-headed and untimely. “The legal industry is already so burdened by excessive taxes and regulation that it cannot compete with unlicensed marketers,” says California NORML Director Dale Gieringer.…

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Oakland Public Safety Committee Votes to Prohibit Cannabis Metabolites Testing of City Employees

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Oakland, CA — Today, November 9, 2021, the Oakland Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to forward the proposed ordinance introduced by Vice Mayor Rebecca Kaplan (pictured) and co-authored by Council President Fortunato Bas, Councilmember Kalb, and Pro Tem Thao, creating a Prohibition Against City Employees Cannabis Metabolites Testing.

Currently, the city tests employees for cannabis metabolites. This substance can show in a test for weeks after use, and is not an accurate indication of impairment. New York City and Philadelphia have ordinances that protect all employees, with the exception of federal employees from cannabis testing.…

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The Cannabis Inspections are Coming

Two people are working inside a greenhouse. One, wearing a green "CDFA" jacket, has their back turned while inspecting plants. The other, wearing a cap and mask, stands on the right observing cannabis inspections. Various potted plants are visible in the background. CA NormlBy: Attorney Lauren Vázquez
High Rise Law, Founder & Principal

For all the bad that came with the COVID pandemic, the cannabis industry has endured relatively well. There was a collective sigh of relief when California declared cannabis businesses to be essential early in lock down, something unimaginable just a few years ago.

With the exception of the targeted robberies and looting last summer and the advent of social distancing precautions, it was mostly business as usual for the cannabis industry.…

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Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Prop. 215 with Cal NORML on 11/5 in San Francisco

A vibrant poster celebrating the 25th anniversary of Proposition 215. It shows a woman in a white dress and flower crown surrounded by marijuana plants. The words "Medical Marijuana" and "California" are prominently displayed with a scenic coastal background. CA NormlArtwork: Ruth Frase

Get a commemorative poster featuring the conference artwork for $25. 

Cal NORML’s 25th Anniversary
of Prop. 215 Celebration

Online ticket sales for the conference have closed. You can still get tickets at the door, and Get AfterParty Tickets. 

Join us to celebrate California’s
historic 1996 medical marijuana law
on the date it passed 25 years ago.

Friday, November 5
CONFERENCE: 10 AM – 6 PM
The General’s Residence
Ft. Mason, San Francisco

AFTERPARY: 6:30 – 10:30 PM
The Patio at The Midway

The event can be reached via SF municipal transit lines
Directions, transportation and parking information.

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California’s 2021 Legislative Session: Employment Rights, Hospice Care, Pets’ Rights, and More

Please donate to Cal NORML to support our advocacy work, or join as a regular or business member:

Cal NORML regular membership Business Membership with Free Listing
$20.00 – $100.00 / year $50/month – $500/year
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UPDATE 9/28/2021 – Gov. Newsom has signed into law SB-311 by Sen. Ben Hueso, to require hospitals to allow terminal patients to use cannabis. Cal NORML supporters sent in 750 letters to Gov. Newsom in support of SB-311. Thanks to all who took action!

UPDATE 9/16/2021

Highway Billboards: Cal NORML supported a bill by Asm.

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VOTE NO ON THE NEWSOM RECALL

It’s unlikely that any possible replacement candidate will be as favorably attentive to cannabis policy as Governor Newsom.  For that reason, California NORML recommends voting NO on the gubernatorial recall and encourages cannabis supporters to make sure you are registered to vote, and do vote against the recall in the election.

The sponsors of this year’s recall election are no friends of marijuana or criminal justice reform. Whatever else might be said about Gavin Newsom, no governor has been so supportive of legal marijuana.

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SEO Optimization of the Main Page of a Cannabis Online Store: Step-by-step Instructions

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MjSeo Agency

Let’s remember: the main page is the “face” of the site, and it should be in order since it is the beginning of the user’s acquaintance with the company. Most often, visitors come here from search engines. Here is the largest percentage of external links, and it distributes the link mass in favor of other pages of the resource.

In SEO optimization of the main page (and other pages), technical factors, semantics, linking, and much more are crucial. But its special role within the cannabis online store makes its adjustments to the optimization process.…

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Sponsor Cal NORML’s 2024 Legal Seminar

 

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Read more about the Seminar

Sponsoring the sixth annual Cal NORML Legal Seminar on January 20, 2024 is a great way to raise visibility for your company among the top cannabis attorneys, businesspeople, and consumers in California.

Sponsorship will position and brand your business as one that is helping to move cannabis issues forward. We expect 50-100 attendees at the event.

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

• $5,000 Platinum

• $2,500 Gold

• $1000 Silver

 

WHAT YOU GET 

$1000 Silver

  • One free ticket to the Seminar
  • Logo with link on the Legal Seminar Website Page
  • Announcement of sponsorship on all our social media accounts
  • Logo on slide show presentation at seminar
  • One-year business membership including listing and guest blog on CaNORML.org
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Free States from Obsolete Federal Marijuana Laws

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By Dale Gieringer and Geoffrey Lawrence

Federal laws against marijuana are outdated and counterproductive.  Polls show that nearly seven in ten Americans favor legalizing adult use of marijuana, and 90% favor medical use.   Eighteen states have now legalized adult use of marijuana, and 36 have laws allowing medical use.

Nonetheless, federal law remains stuck in the past, strictly prohibiting  marijuana as an illicit “Schedule 1”  substance like heroin, treating it more stringently than cocaine or methamphetamines.  As a result, it remains federally illegal for Americans to possess, grow, distribute, or transport marijuana, even for medical use and even where state law allows it. …

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Oakland City Council and SF Board of Supervisors Approve Resolutions to Support Employment Rights for Cannabis Users

UPDATE 10/12/21: LA City Councilmember Raman has introduced a resolution in support of AB 1256. “California has long had a progressive stance on the consumption of cannabis — but it has fallen short in protecting its workers who use cannabis off the job,” said Councilmember Raman. “Each day we neglect removing these outdated drug testing requirements is another day we are erecting roadblocks to ensuring a truly robust and equitable workforce.”

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UPDATE JULY 27: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today unanimously approved a resolution in support of Assembly Bill 1256 by Assembly member Bill Quirk, to prohibit employers from discriminating against potential or current employees who have tested positive for inactive cannabis metabolites in their urine or hair.…