A man, identified by a name tag as Bill Quirk, California State Assemblymember for District 20, speaks at a Joint Legislative Committee Hearing about the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. Dressed in a gray suit and tie, he is seated in front of a microphone, with a woman visible behind him. CA Norml

Joint Legislative Committee Hearings on Adult Use of Marijuana Act

Watch the hearing. SACRAMENTO May 24th – The California legislature heard testimony from supporters and opponents of AUMA at a joint legislative hearing of the Assembly Business and Professions Committee, Health Committee, Revenue and Taxation Committee, and Senate Business, Professions and Economic Commttee. The hearing was held under a new law requiring that ballot initiatives …

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Tell CA Assembly: No Taxation of Medical-Only Marijuana

Take Action on This Bill UPDATE 6/1/2016 – Lawmakers have added language to AB 2243 (Wood) making the bill an “urgency statue.” That means it takes effect immediately when the Governor signs the bill. It must be voted on by Friday, June 3. Amended text SACRAMENTO May 10 – The CA Assembly is expected to …

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Signatures Submitted for Marijuana Legalization Initiative in California

May 4, 2016 – Sponsors have submitted more than 600,000 signatures for the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, an adult-use legalization initiative that is expected to appear on the California ballot this November. AUMA is funded by internet billionaire Sean Parker with support from Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom and numerous reform groups. The petitions must …

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A group of people sit at a table in a busy room, likely a governmental or corporate meeting. Three individuals are in the foreground: a woman on the left, a man in the center speaking about the DUID Bill, and a man on the right. People in professional attire are seated and standing in the background. CA Norml

Assembly Public Safety Committee Passes DUID Bill on to Appropriations

UPDATE 5/31/16 – The bill has failed to win approval in the Assembly Appropriations committee. Thanks to all the NORML supporters who wrote to their legislators against this bill. NORML’s online alert generated the following: Unique Supporters Taking Action: 963 Total Actions Taken: 1267 Total Letters Sent: 1318 UPDATE 6/10/2016: AAA Study: No scientific basis …

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CA LEGISLATORS TO VOTE ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA TAX BILLS APRIL 18th

TAKE ACTION ON SB 987 SACRAMENTO April 9, 2016 – California legislative committees are considering two different bills by North Coast legislators to tax commercial medical marijuana. • SB 987 by Sen. McGuire (Healdsburg) would impose a 15% excise tax on retail purchases of medical marijuana, above and beyond the current 7.5+% sales tax plus …

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CDC Guidelines Instruct Pain Doctors Not to Test for THC

March 18, 2016 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in long-awaited guidelines on prescribing opioid medications for pain, gives tepid endorsement for the use of urine testing before and during opioid therapy for pain, despite its statements that, “Urine drug tests do not provide accurate information about how much or what dose of …

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Two men sit at a wooden table, engaged in a discussion. One man is in a suit and tie, the other in a striped shirt, appearing to take notes. Papers, possibly related to Governor Brown's new medical marijuana bill, are spread in front of them. A lit lamp and phone are visible by a large window with a view of trees. CA Norml

Governor Brown Signs Bill to End Medical Marijuana Deadline

February 3, 2016 – Governor Jerry Brown has signed AB 21, an urgency measure introduced by Rep. Jim Wood that repeals a March 1 deadline in the new state medical marijuana law that some have interpreted as requiring local jurisdictions to ban or regulate medical marijuana cultivation, or lose their licensing authority. Now that the …

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