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April 20, 2018 – The National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws has filed a petition with the FDA calling for the international rescheduling of cannabis. The World Health Organization Expert Committee on Drug Dependence is reviewing the status of cannabis for the first time this year. The cannabis plant was orginally placed in UN …
Valerie Corral is the co-founder and the director of the Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana, the longest running medical marijuana collective in the US, founded in 1993 in Santa Cruz, California and now operating as . Valerie is also acting director of WAMM’s sister non-profit hospice team, Raha Kudo, Design for Dying Project. Dale Gieringer …
Protect Medical Marijuana Patients from Employment Discrimination Support AB 1793 (Bonta) to Automatically Expunge Past Marijuana Convictions Support SB 930 (Herzberg) to Expand Banking Options for Marijuana Businesses Support AB 3157 to Temporarily Lower Cannabis Taxes Support AB 1578 (Jones-Sawyer) to make California a Marijuana Industry Sanctuary State Sign up for Cal NORML weekly email …
AB 2069 (Bonta), which would protect workers from employment disrimination for using medical cannabis, will be heard in the Assembly Labor Committee on Wednesday, April 25th. Constituents of the following committee members are urged to ask them to support AB 2069. Make sure to tell them that you live in their district! Tony Thurmond (Chair) …
UPDATE 5/25/18 – The bill has failed to advance in the legislature. March 15, 2018 – Assemblymembers Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) and Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) have introduced AB 3157 to reduce existing state taxes on cannabis for three years as California implements Proposition 64, which legalized cannabis for adult use. Assembly Bill 3157 will reduce the …
February 25, 2018 – Cal NORML is opposing a bill, SB 1273 by Sen. Jerry Hill (San Mateo), that would authorize police to test any drivers under 21 for marijuana and automatically suspend their licenses for one year if any detectible amount of THC is found in their systems. Cal NORML denounced the proposal as …
February 5, 2018 – The sale and consumption of cannabis at temporary special events could soon become legal with a bill introduced today by Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D-Hayward). AB 2020 will allow greater flexibility for cities that seek to host cannabis related special events. “Asm. Quirk’s bill to ease restrctions on special marijuana events is …
UPDATE May 18, 2018: The bill was held in the Assembly Appropriations committee this year. We hope to advance it in the next session. April 25, 2018: The bill passed the Assembly Labor committee. Take Action To Protect Workers’ Rights in California February 7, 2018 – Asm. Rob Bonta (D-Oakland) today introduced AB 2069, to …
TAKE ACTION: Support State Legislation To Allow Automatic Expungement Of Past Marijuana Crimes February 1, 2018 – San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón has announced that his office plans to retroactively apply Proposition 64 to past marijuana convictions by expunging and sealing all related records dating back to 1975. That measure, which California voters passed …
January 26 – At a California Gubernatorial debate, Jorge Ramos of Univision asked the candidates to raise their hands if they had ever smoked marijuana. Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s hand shot up, followed by cheers from the crowd. He said afterwards, “And different than some, I actually inhaled.” Also raising their hands were former …