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  Setting The Record Straight

  by NORML
  

  One of NORML’s primary missions is to move public opinion sufficiently to legalize the responsible use of marijuana by adults. One of the ways we successfully achieve this goal is by debunking marijuana myths and half-truths via the publication of timely op-eds in online and print media. Since the mainstream media seldom casts a critical eye toward many of the more over-the-top claims about cannabis, we take it upon ourselves to set the record straight.

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  Weekly Legislative Update 7/1/17

  by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  

  Here are the bills from around the country that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check http://norml.org/act for legislation pending in your state.

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  Nevada: Licensed Adult Use Marijuana Sales Set To Begin Saturday

  by NORML
  

  Starting at midnight tonight, specially licensed medical cannabis dispensaries will have the opportunity to engage in the retail sale of marijuana to adults.

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  Will the House of Representatives Let Jeff Sessions Shut Down Medical Marijuana?

  by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  

  This week, the House Appropriations Committee released its 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill, which determines the funding levels for numerous federal agencies, including the Department of Justice. Predictably, the bill does not include language -- known as the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment -- limiting the Justice Department from taking action against state-sanctioned medical cannabis producers, retailers, or consumers.

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  Study: Patients Report Substituting Cannabis For Opioids, Other Pain Medications

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  Pain patients report successfully substituting cannabis for opioids and other analgesics, according to data published online today in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Among those who acknowledged having used opioid-based pain medication within the past six months, 97 percent agreed that they were able to decrease their opiate intake with cannabis.

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  The Smell Of Marijuana Should Not Be A Death Sentence

  by Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director
  

  Too often we hear of violence being perpetrated by officers of the state against our fellow citizens on the basis of similarly irrational claims. Philando Castile is the name we must speak today, but sadly there are countless others, particularly people of color, who have fallen victims to or as a result of this senseless marijuana prohibition.

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  Study: Adult Use Marijuana Laws Do Not Adversely Impact Traffic Fatality Rates

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  The enactment of statewide laws regulating the adult use and sale of cannabis is not associated with subsequent changes in traffic fatality rates, according to an analysis of traffic safety data published today in the American Journal of Public Health.

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  Vermont: House Blocks Marijuana Depenalization Bill From Further Consideration

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  Members of the Vermont House of Representatives decided late last night to block a marijuana depenalization measure, H. 511, from further consideration this legislative session.