Tag: NORML
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Cannabis Movement Ending Era Of Personalities
The cannabis world is structurally changing. It’s moving away from informal, personality-driven, relationship-based influence and toward: 1. compliance-heavy operations 2. institutional capital 3. audited finances 4. federal-facing regulatory posture 5. documentation, transparency, and risk controls That shift favors people and organizations that are: 1. procedurally clean 2. boring in a good way 3. compliance-literate 4.…
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Religious Cannabis Exemption Iowa Research
Government cannot favor religious activity over secular, or visa versa. The judicial cannon of constitutional avoidance means an unconstitutional statute is only unconstitutional if it is actually applied to someone in an unconstitutional way. Someone has to be injured by it, or it’s never going to be held unconstitutional. The problem with…
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Study: Cannabis Use Associated with Better Quality of Life Outcomes
Study: Cannabis Use Associated with Better Quality of Life Outcomes BY NORML POSTED ON FEBRUARY 3, 2022 São Paulo, Brazil: Cannabis consumers report better mental health and quality of life outcomes than do non-users, according to data published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. Brazilian investigators surveyed a convenience sample of 7,491 self-identified marijuana consumers and 839 non-users. Participants’ responses were…
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Take Action: South Dakota – Oppose THC Caps and Removing Patient Protections
January 24, 2022 Legislation is pending in South Dakota, House Bill 1088, which would place restrictions on the potency of medical marijuana, limiting the concentration of THC to fifteen percent among all dispensary products. If passed, this bill would significantly limit medical patients’ access to stronger forms of medicine. Just as conventional medicines are readily available…
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NBA Suspending Marijuana Testing for 2021/2022 Season (by NORML)
One of my main motivations for founding and creating WeedPress — help yourself and follow WeedPress on Facebook — as an alternative news resource was that I was an Iowa soccer referee. I was told that I was a candidate for the top ten slots in the state in fall 2013, and put on a…
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6 Million People Viewed Our Meme In One Month #Iowa #Cannabis #Liberty
During the month of February, Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana saw a meme go viral that reached over 6 million people. That’s a new record, and as the timing of the post came during the first caucus in the nation concluding, I think this many people agreeing with a non-partisan post that flips off the…
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Analysis: Commercially Marketed CBD Products Often Tainted with THC
WeedPress special note: Cedar Rapids illegal CBD products at the Corner Store Apothecary are a minor yet obnoxious personal problem in Iowa. Not only can the products sold over the counter at Corner Store Apothecary actually get illegal CBD users in trouble with law enforcement, DHS can also take their kids, probation can violate…
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Joe Biden: Worst Democratic Candidate On Marijuana
Here’s why. “Joe Biden is the worst candidate running for president when it comes to marijuana policy and anyone who holds reform as a very important or somewhat important issue should find another candidate in the Democratic field,” Strekal told NJ Cannabis Insider. The reason? Rescheduling cannabis would remind “prosecutors and other law…
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Unregulated CBD Is Still Illegal In Iowa Following Last Week’s YES Vote On Hemp Legalization…But Not For Much Longer! Stay Tuned For Updates!
Good news for those who want to use CBD but don’t qualify (or can’t afford) Iowa’s currently ham-tied medical marijuana program. CBD, according to discourse amongst multiple representatives during this House vote, will eventually be legal here in Iowa. Click here to watch the Iowa House discourse over the not-yet-finalized Iowa Hemp Program WeedPress has…
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Iowa State Daily: Marijuana Reform Isn’t About Breaking The Law
Here’s the ISU Daily in 2013 talking about the importance of not breaking the law while advocating as a young student leader on campus: http://www.iowastatedaily.com/opinion/article_a9da2a2c-a929-11e2-bd93-001a4bcf887a.html News Sports Limelight Opinion Diversity Multimedia Hoops #AskMeAmes Brown: Marijuana reform isn’t about breaking the law By Phil Brown, phil.brown@iowastatedaily.com Apr 19, 2013 Here in the United States, marijuana,…
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Case Report: Daily CBD Administration Associated With Remission Of Schizophrenic Symptoms
Arresting the mentally ill for educated and informed self-medicating is unconscionable when they’re only seeking SAFE relief unlike those nasty pharma meds. From https://norml.org/news/2018/12/20/case-report-daily-cbd-administration-associated-with-remission-of-schizophrenic-symptoms Thursday, 20 December 2018 Leipzig, Germany: The adjunctive use of cannabidiol is associated with a remission in schizophrenic symptoms in a patient previously unresponsive to conventional treatment, according to a case…
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WISCONSIN | Governor-Elect Tony Evers openly supports statewide referendum on recreational cannabis regulations — Sixteen Wisconsin counties also approved some sort of advisory marijuana question during yesterday’s midterm elections
“Tony believes this is a decision that should reside with Wisconsin residents and would support a statewide referendum on the issue.” From the Governor-elect’s website: https://tonyevers.com/plan/marijuana-legalization/ Tony believes it’s time for Wisconsin to join nearly 30 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing medical marijuana. As a cancer survivor himself, Tony is…
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DEVELOPING: Illinois To Legalize Recreational Marijuana “Nearly Right Away” Says New Governor | Get Ready For A Midwest Shake-Up
Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois By: Nic Flosi Posted: Nov 07 2018 04:18PM CST Video Posted: Nov 07 2018 09:56PM CST Updated: Nov 07 2018 10:08PM CST CHICAGO…
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More Updates As Facebook Suspends Iowa Marijuana Activist Account — Purge Consuming Ron Paul Institute Director, Antiwar.com, Other Journalists — Are You Next?
Social media accounts have been known to censor and limit political discourse for years. We talked about it in 2011 with Ron Paul at a meeting of the Young Americans for Liberty chapter Presidents during national convention. Now, the public is finding out about selective political censorship as Alex Jones, Ron Paul, Justin Raimondo, and…
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MN NORML’s Thomas Gallagher with an excellent interview on the podcast “Haughty By Nature”
https://www.haughtypodcast.com/listen/2018/4/24/36-haughty-420-with-mn-normls-tom-gallagher 36 – Haughty 420 with MN NORML’s Thomas Gallagher Karl, Gary & Branden chat with Minnesota NORML chair Thomas Gallagher on all things cannabis. You can find more information about MN NORML here: http://mnnorml.org
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Here’s Why Iowa Medical Marijuana Patients Are Mad And Signing Petitions While Discussing Potential Lawsuits Against The State In Their Own Words #Lawsuits #Petitions #Redress #Grievance
The comments on a popular petition requesting Iowa state officials provide continuing education courses for doctors by utilizing currently existing University courses from around the world may bring you to tears. Trigger warnings: these are parents suffering for their kids. Click here if you’re from Iowa to sign this petition. Before the comments from Iowans,…
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#ActionAlert May 10th Court Hearing In The Matter Of Property (0% THC CBD food supplements) Seized From Carrie Bluml By Carroll Police Department’s JJ Schreck (aka Lori Campbell? lol)
From Iowa Courts Online: Title: IN THE MATTER OF PROPERTY SEIZED FROM CARRIE BLUML Case: 02141 SPCV039953 (CARROLL) Citation Number: Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date ORDER SETTING HEARING NEU A ERIC 04/24/2018 04/25/2018 04/25/2018 Comments: SEIZED PROPERTY 05/10/2018 09:30 AM MAG. From Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana: Facebook event:…
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MUST READ: Comprehensive Report on Cannabis Extract Medicine Released at 2013 Drug Policy Alliance Conference
The 2013 International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Denver, Colorado is underway this weekend, where a new report, years in the making, has finally been released by my good friend Justin Kander. Justin gave me a sneak preview of the report before it was finished. I spent three hours reading the 101 page report earlier…
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UPDATE: Iowan Benton Mackenzie Clarifies How He Grew Cannabis Plants To Make Cancer Curing Cannabis Oil
Benton McKenzie has posted a public clarification after the Quad City Times front page Sunday article that came out this past weekend: See Also: BREAKING NEWS: Quad City Times, Reason Magazine, Highlight Iowa Man’s Struggle To Cure Cancer Using Cannabis Oil Follow WeedPress on Facebook for more developments on this case. The media has responded…
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Minnesota Court of Appeals: 15 Year Old Rastafarian Has Religious Right To Possess Cannabis Pipe
See also: BREAKING NEWS: Quad City Times, Reason Magazine, Highlight Iowa Man’s Struggle To Cure Cancer Using Cannabis Oil Another victory for the religious use of cannabis has come out of the courts in Minnesota! Last Monday, a ruling from the Minnesota Court of Appeals (copy of the ruling is at end of this article)…
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BREAKING NEWS: Quad City Times, Reason Magazine, Highlight Iowa Man’s Struggle To Cure Cancer Using Cannabis Oil
Iowan Benton Mackenzie has been using cannabis oil to cure his cancer. Now, Iowa wants him and his family in prison. The Quad City Times did an excellent feature article yesterday on Mackenzie’s fight to stay out of prison, Medical Marijuana Heads For Trial In Iowa: He used to be more of an outdoorsy type…
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Medical Marijuana Hearing Scheduled for March 4th at 11 am at the Capitol: Let’s Pack This Hearing!
WHEN: Monday March 4th, 11 am Where: Room 22, Des Moines Capitol What: Iowans Invited To Give Testimony Concerning Senate File 79, a Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana Iowans have an opportunity coming up one week from Monday to testify as to how medical marijuana affects them, their families, and their communities. Please share this…
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NORML’s Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Dismissed: Breaking Down the Court’s Ruling
NORML’s lawsuit against the Obama administration, filed earlier this month, was dismissed yesterday. Plaintiffs in the case sought a temporary restraining order barring the Justice Department from taking further action against state-authorized patients and their providers. In the end, federal Schedule I classification barred this lawsuit from gaining any ground. As explained by the court…
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Court Explains The Problem With NORML’s Argument, Dismisses Medical Marijuana Lawsuit Against Obama Administration
NORML’s lawsuit against the Obama administration, filed earlier this month, has been dismissed. I’ve been following this case but not blogging about it. I’m only even blogging about the final ruling (this case was dead before it started) to point one thing out: the courts have yet again explained to cannabis activists how to solve…
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DEA Denies Rescheduling Petition; Advocates Plan Appeal
NORML’s recent blog post further proves the DEA’s contempt for an honest dialogue about marijuana policy: no matter what the evidence says, MARIJUANA ISN’T MEDICINE! Insert obligatory “DEA GO AWAY” rant here. Now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, I’m going to go ahead and skip repeating what NORML said about the denial…
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“War on Drugs” Officially “Over The Hill.”
Man, wars sure get old. Today marks the 40th anniversary of Tricky Dicky’s “War on Drugs.” And oh, what a legacy… An article on FoxNews.com, AP IMPACT: After 40 years, $1 trillion, US War on Drugs has failed to meet any of its goals showed that the times are indeed changing: MEXICO CITY (AP) —…
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Testing Out New Webcam
Got myself a fancy new webcam that likes to unfocus. Here’s my first video with the newfangled doohickey: I’ll be on Sensi Life Radio to discuss the pros and cons of rescheduling cannabis with XCannabis Ryan on Thursday, June 23rd at 5:00 pm. Click here to watch the show live: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sensilife/2011/06/23/interview-with-jason-karimi-about-rescheduling-cannabis: Interview with Jason Karimi…
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Movie Review: “Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja”
I just rented and watched Square Grouper: The Godfathers of Ganja on Amazon.com. I’d highly recommend this movie to anyone interested in a good story. Square Grouper (click here for the official website) has three different stories to tell: the DEA/FBI frame-up of “The Black Tuna Gang,” the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, and Everglades City.…
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Carl Olsen Explains Motion to Intervene in Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis
Carl Olsen has been a busy, busy man. I wrote recently about Carl Olsen’s motion to intervene in the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis rescheduling petition. Olsen explained what he is seeking to accomplish by intervening in the petition today. The short of it is this: the CRC is sick of waiting on the DEA to…
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Minnesota: Stop this bill in it’s tracks!
I wrote about a confusing series of events earlier this week up in Minnesota. I’m still confused. After posting an article on WeedPress about a potential usurpation of state sovereignty, Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy Cody Wiberg responded to my posting with a note on the BOP’s Facebook page. I am very…
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4/20 Rally at Washington DC
There is a rally going on! If there’s ever an example of how much one activist can accomplish with an idea, then is it. I first became aware of this march back when the facebook page for Overgrow the Government. Here’s some information from The rally’s website. Welcome to the official Overgrow the Government website!…
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More information: Lynnice Wedewer, cannabis cancer patient
I’ve posted some of Lynnice’s recent media interviews on here before. Now, she has her own website! Check it out…lots of information. Lynnice plans on speaking at the 2011 Iowa Global Marijuana march. For more information, check the Facebook age for the event! As always, I’ll post about what happens on May 7th here on…
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SSDP’s Justin Kander: Man cures cancer with cannabis successfully
I met Justin in Washington DC in early February while attending CPAC 2011 to volunteer for Governor Gary Johnson. Justin has established himself as a respectable activist in Maryland. Here’s his guest column in the The Diamondback Online from the University of Maryland. Diamondbackonline.com article . The Diamondback > Opinion Guest column: Alternate treatment By…
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Weed’s the next big economic boom. Everyone selling weed is broke. What’s going on?
Two recent media articles have given me some food for thought. Let me know what you think. Something isn’t adding up… No money to be made? Tons of money to be made? Definitely does not add up. We’re broke as a country. How does this make you feel? Send comments to jkarimi2007@hotmail.com.
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Action needed by Friday!
The Senate Human Resources now has only until Friday, March 4 to act on the bill, before we have to wait until next January to try to move it again. Please, will you use this action link to write to all the members of the committee, and tell your story about how medical marijuana has…
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Medical Marijuana Legislation Reintroduced in Iowa — Contact Your Legislators!
http://www.capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?alertid=31260511 Action Alert Medical Marijuana Legislation Reintroduced In Iowa Legislation that seeks to legalize the physician-supervised use of medical marijuana was reintroduced this week in the Iowa legislature. The bill received subcommittee approval on Thursday, February 24, but must clear Senate Human Resources Committee next week before the March 4 deadline. You can contact the…
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What Iowa’s Medical Marijuana bill says
Just read through the bill at Iowa’s Legislative Tracking website. Here’s the highlights: For patients with cancer, glaucoma, HIV, Hep C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn’s (ibs), Alzheimer’s, nail patella, chronic pain, cachexia or wasting syndrome (severe nausea) and seizures, including but not limited to epilepsy. Is not more than two and one-half ounces of usable;…
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Interested in marching on D.C. to protest cannabis laws on 4/20?
WeedPress has been asked to officially sponsor this national protest march on Washington D.C. to protest the unjust, unconstitutional, and un-American laws prohibiting cannabis. For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jason Warf 502 396 5663 Stickman200210@gmail.com Grassroots Activists Head to the Nation’s Capitol to End Prohibition Millions to Gather in Hopes to Cease Lies and Propaganda…
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Marijuana Mental Illness “Study:” False Claims (As Usual)
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-02-09/news/bs-ed-marijuana-letter-20110209_1_mental-illness-medical-marijuana-lower-rates A false link between marijuana and mental illness February 09, 2011 The article published today in “Health News” makes the claim that smoking marijuana is “linked” to early onset of mental illness. However, although the article implies some sort of cause and effect, that conclusion has no scientific basis. In fact, the authors of…
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Carl’s Cannabis Corner, January 23, 2011
http://blip.tv/file/4673441 My guest is Jason Karimi, Author of WeedPress Blog .We will discuss efforts to find a sponsor for medical marijuana legislation in Iowa, as well as Jason’s role in co-founding Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana and the effort to establish a Board of Directors for the organization. We will also discuss: SSB 1016 –…
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Iowa State Police Association Lobbying for Removal of Marijuana From Schedule I
While looking at lobbyist declarations for the Iowa Board of Pharmacy’s SSB 1016 (removal of marijuana from schedule I to two to recognize “medically accepted use in the United States”), I saw something interesting: the Iowa State Police Association, previously “Undecided,” is now “For” the bill. Senate Study Bill 1016, this year’s annual Iowa Board…
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Obama: Legalizing Drugs Worthy of Debate
Obama didn’t say anything truly spectacular. He is still against legalization. At least he acknowledged the question, rather than laughing it off. Nice change of rhetoric, Mr. President. Much appreciated. Now, where’s the Change?
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