
Pro MMA fighter and NORML supporter Toby ‘Tigerheart’ Grear has challenged the California State Athletic Commission on their prohibition of medical cannabis use by sanctioned competitors.Toby spoke at this year’s national conference on a panel that examined cannabis use among pr...
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NORML #NORML TIME Magazine wins 2009 Worst Pot Pun Headline Award for "Dude, Where's My Trauma? Marijuana Could Treat PTSD" http://bit.ly/fS3rQ

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Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients. This is exposed in a new study carried out at the Learning and Memory Lab in the University of Haifa's Department of Psychology. ...

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Over at spiked, Reason contributor Brendan O'Neill decries the "revolt of the experts" prompted by last week's dismissal of British "drugs tsar" David Nutt. As I noted yesterday, Home Secretary Alan

NORML War Madness: Grassley’s Gag Rule- "[Senator Jim Webb's] prison commission shall have NO AUTHORITY to make findings related to current criminal justice policies that involve, support, or otherwise DISCUSS the DECRIMINALIZATION of any offense."
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Up to the minute politics and current events, from the editors of Rolling Stone.

Conventional wisdom dictates that if the people lead then our political leaders will follow. Of course, when it comes to marijuana law reform, conventional wisdom seldom applies.In a result that should come as a surprise to nobody — except for perhaps certain members of law enforcement and ...
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NORML #NORML VOTE! Online Poll: Do you support medical marijuana patients-only café in Portland Oregon? http://bit.ly/44EWYq #MMOT #marijuana #420

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While some regulation of any industry may be appropriate at times, medical marijuana is being unfairly villainized by those who disagree with the state's voters

As voters in several states head to the polls today to decide Governor and city council races it seems appropriate to ask: “Why are most politicians still inexplicably silent on marijuana law reform?”The recent legislative hearings on cannabis regulation in Massachusetts and Californi...
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Supreme Court to Hold Special Outreach Session at UC Berkeley Law SchoolLive TV Broadcast of Oral Arguments on Nov. 3 in Cases Involving MedicalMarijuana, DNA Evidence, and Sex Offender LawSan Francisco—For the ninth year in a row, the California SupremeCourt will reach out to hundreds of student...
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Former Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey “Lies” To Beat The Band About Cannabis…Then Again, What Else Is New?In the media rush to cover the DOJ memo on the Obama administration’s redirecting federal law enforcement efforts away from arresting and prosecuting state compliant medica...
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We’re back in studio this Saturday for our special Halloweed show! Our guest is ROBERT PLATSHORN, a.k.a. “The Black Tuna”. We’ll be discussing his life as America’s longest-imprisoned (30 years) non-violent marijuana offender, once referred to by President CarterR...
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Yesterday’s testimony by supporters and foes of Assembly Bill 390, an act to tax and regulate marijuana in California, is now posted on the web at the following URLs:Part I: http://www.calchannel.com/channel/viewvideo/798Part II: http://www.calchannel.com/channel/viewvideo/799Part III: http...
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NORML #NORML PBS "Botany of Desire" full video at http://bit.ly/3uEARl examines tulips, potatoes, apples, and cannabis. Fantastic video, go watch!

NORML Update on yesterday's hearing on marijuana legalization in California http://bit.ly/4aj57l
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California state lawmakers are scheduled to hear testimony tomorrow in support of taxing and regulating the commercial production and distribution of






















