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Opening the Door: DOJ Memorandum On Marijuana in Indian Country

By Ariel Clark and Nicole Howell Neubert, Clark Neubert LLP On October 28, 2014, the United States Department of Justice issued a Memorandum titled “Policy Statement Regarding Marijuana Issues in Indian Country,” which effectively opened the door to Indian nations growing and selling marijuana on their lands. In so doing, the government signaled how tribes …

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Senators, Including Feinstein, Approve Amendment Allowing Vets to Use Medical Marijuana

Veterans who met with Sen. Feinstein’s staffers in March along with California NORML. On May 21, 2015, the Senate Appropriations committee voted 18-12 to approve the following amendment to HR 2029, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016: Sec. 246. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to …

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Medical Marijuana Bills By the Score in Sacramento

UPDATE: The Assembly Appropriations Committee approved a compromise medical marijuana bill combining the features of both AB 266 (Cooley) and AB 34 (Bonta and Jones-Sawyer). The bill would create a new Governor’s Office of MMJ Regulation to oversee and coordinate three new MMJ regulatory divisions in: (1) the Dept of Food and Agriculture for cultivation, …

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Assemblyman Lackey Stages 4/20 “Breathalyzer” Demonstration

SACRAMENTO 4/20 – Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) sponsored a demonstration of a new oral swab drug test in the State Capitol today. Lackey is sponsoring a bill, AB 1356, that would allow CA police to use the test as an alternative to urine or blood tests for DUI stops. The tests were misleadingly billed as …

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Federal Judge Denies Marijuana Descheduling Motion

UPDATE 4/17 – Judge Mueller has issued her ruling in writing. UPDATE 4:36 PM – The motion is expected to be appealed to the 9th district appellate court. See a blog post form NORML’s Paul Armentano on the ruling. See an on-the-scene report from The Leaf Online April 15 – Judge Kimberly Mueller denied a …

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E-CIG BILL SB 140 WOULD BAN MEDICAL CANNABIS VAPORIZING IN NON-SMOKING AREAS

CAL NORML LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT E-CIG BILL SB 140 WOULD BAN MEDICAL CANNABIS VAPORIZING IN NON-SMOKING AREAS ANTI-TOBACCO LOBBY BLOWING SMOKE ABOUT E-CIGS AND VAPORIZERS SACRAMENTO – The California legislature is considering an anti-e-cigarette bill, SB 140 by Sen. Leno (D-SF), that would perversely classify smokeless medical cannabis vaporizers as “tobacco products” and ban their …

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CaNORML News Archive 2014

SUPPORT MARIJUANA REFORM IN CALIFORNIA IN 2015 AND BEYOND! December 19 – This year saw California NORML active on multiple fronts while we undertook preparations for a 2016 legalization initiative with the Coalition for Cannabis Policy Reform. Please join Cal NORML, renew your membership, or make a year-end donation to help us with our work …

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CLEARLAKE MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION BAN CHALLENGED IN COURT

UPDATE 5/15/2015 – Clearlake City Council voted 5-0 to repeal the ordinance. 5/5/2015 – The citizens of Clearlake, with help from the Emerald Growers Association, gathered a sufficient number of signatures to block implementation of the city’s total cultivation ban. The City Council will meet on May 14 to decide whether to rescind the ordinance …

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Southern California Regional VA Policy Revised to Allow for Medical Marijuana Use with Opioids

NEWS: December 8, 2017 – The VA has issued VHA Policy Directive 2017-1315 stating, “Veterans must not be denied VHA services solely because they are participating in State-approved marijuana programs.” The directive, signed by Executive in Charge Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., replaces VHA Directive 2011-004 which had the same language. The new directive is scheduled …

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA REGULATION BILLS ARE WORKS IN PROGRESS

March 1, 2015 – This year’s legislative agenda includes several bills to regulate commercial medical marijuana cultivation and sales in California. None of them have been finalized yet, and all could be substantially changed by gutting and amending. • AB 26 by Asm. Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D – S. LA) and AB 34 by Rob Bonta …

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