Kharla Vezzetti CaNORML Accomplishments for 2011 and Plans for 2012 Dec. 18, 2011 – To say 2011 was a busy year would be an understatement. Read about our plans for 2012. Following up on the strong but losing campaign of the Prop. 19 legalization initiative, Cal NORML began the year with statewide activist conferences to plan the …
Five marijuana initiatives are vying to collect signatures for the November 2012 ballot, ranging from medical marijuana reform and decrim to outright legalization. Three initiatives have been filed to legalize marijuana for adult use, following up on the surprisingly strong Prop 19 legalization initiative of 2010, while one is specifically directed to the urgent issue …
See our plans for 2012 To say 2011 was a busy year would be an understatement. Following up on the strong but losing campaign of the Prop. 19 legalization initiative, Cal NORML began the year with statewide activist conferences to plan the future of marijuana reform in California. As the year progressed, our energies were …
Nov, 7, 2011 – NORML attorneys notified the federal government today that they were filing suit against the crackdown on medical marijuana in all four federal court districts of California. The lawsuit cites multiple constitutional arguments and seeks an immediate TRO or injunction against the DOJ in federal court. -DG See a copy of the …
California NORML Press Release – Nov 7, 2011 Prop. 215 supporters from around the state will be protesting the federal government’s attack on medical marijuana at the U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento, 501 I Street, this Wednesday, Nov. 9th at noon. The protest is sponsored by a coalition of organizations including California NORML. This week marks …
A protest sign at the Sacramento Federal Building asks, “Will he honor what he said about Medical Marijuana in his election campaign?” Answer: NOPE! (PHOTO: Ron Mullins, SacPatients) California NORML Press Release – Oct 24, 2011 Supporters of California’s medical marijuana laws will be protesting the Department of Justice’s crackdown on dispensaries and providers when …
– California NORML Press Release 10/20/11 Statement by Dale Gieringer: It is now 15 years since Californians approved Prop 215. It is a disgrace that the federal government has not done one thing to recognize American’s right to use marijuana as medicine in this time. Instead, it has reacted with harassment, threats, arrests, raids, and …
UPDATE August 2012 – The Pack decision has been invalidated by the California Supreme Court, which declined to give it a hearing without ruling on the merits of the case. Although Pack is no longer legal precedent, the question of federal preemption is not clearly settled, and could be resurrected in future court cases. Oct …
Flood the White House Hot Line – Tell Obama to stop wasting federal enforcement resources on medical marijuana. Phone 202-456-1111 Tues Oct 11th (6am – 2pm PDT) Vent you opinion after the holiday weekend ; if you can’t get through Tuesday Oct 11, keep calling! Let’s make sure that marijuana is the number one thing …