Roc NORML
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Roc NORML is the Rochester, NY chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Rochester New York
Joined February 2018
Can anyone explain why Cannabis is still a Schedule 1 drug despite every Government study done says it shouldn’t be, despite there being FDA approved drugs containing cannabinoids, and despite public opinion? 1 reasonable argument please🙏🏻
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What’s the big difference between alcohol & pharmaceuticals, & #Cannabis ?? Only Cannabinoids are NATURALLY in our body!!!!! #LegalizeIt #CannabisCommunity #Mmemberville
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Exciting meeting on social equity in federal marijuana reform with @DrugPolicyOrg @crc_coalition @ImmDefense @WomenGrow @VOCALNewYork @ROCNORML @cbcounsel We're working to end the prohibition & ensure equity for communities impacted by the War on Drugs—esp. communities of color
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BREAKING: Marijuana banking language is *NOT INCLUDED* in a newly filed version of the National Defense Authorization Act that was negotiated between House and Senate leaders and that's set for a vote this week. Supporters aren’t giving up yet, though. https://t.co/Rix2RvEZbZ
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Top Federal Drug Official Says There's 'No Evidence' That Occasional Marijuana Use Is Harmful For Adults: "I don’t know of any scientific evidence of that."
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The head of the nation’s top federal drug research agency says that she’s yet to see evidence that occasional marijuana use by adults is harmful. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director Nora...
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Stopped by a “High Tea” fundraiser for veterans, organized by Infused Events Roc, a non-binary owned co. carving out space for the queer community in cannabis. Learned more abt infused products and the jobs impact this new recreational market will have on NYS. #cannabis
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“Should the Biden administration wish to be in line with the political, economic and moral realities surrounding cannabis policy, it should take action with haste.” - #NORML's @justinstrekal told @MarijuanaMoment
NEW Congressional Research Service report says the Biden administration can federally legalize marijuana without waiting for lawmakers to act. It also says the president can unilaterally grant mass amnesty to people who’ve violated federal cannabis laws. https://t.co/g6epPUmPsE
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Walking In Our Shoes: The Last Mile to Federal Legalization (Sponsored Op-Ed): "The cannabis community should take a moment to zoom out and have a look in the mirror and our place in the American economic hierarchy."
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Senators Push U.S. Attorney General To Decriminalize Marijuana 'Now' As Congress Debates Reform Bills: "It is far past time to decriminalize the use of cannabis in the United States."
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As congressional lawmakers pursue marijuana legalization, a pair of U.S. senators is calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to use his own authority to swiftly end federal cannabis prohibition....
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state’s new marijuana market will create "thousands and thousands of jobs.” "So count me in as an ally—someone who's going to be there for you.” https://t.co/xqNS5mpD6t
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The family of a marijuana prisoner took out this full-page Washington Post ad to call for his freedom at a time when large cannabis companies and celebs—including Beyonce, Jay Z, Seth Rogen and others—stand to make money in the industry. https://t.co/5amA3LxEIy
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📣NYS MARIJUANA UPDATE: Progress on adult use recreational marijuana. Last night the Senate confirmed Chris Alexander as executive director of the new Office of Cannabis Management. He understands the social justice and market growth opportunities for Rochester and upstate! #roc
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President @JoeBiden still hasn’t pardoned victims of the war on cannabis, despite pledging to do so on the campaign trail to Sen. @CoryBooker Sign our petition and demand action: https://t.co/oYo41h7S77 Cc: @WHCOS
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Cannabis will save the world!! A team of Polish researchers found that hemp-derived extracts can protect bees from the dangers of nicotine-based pesticides and help them live longer 🍃🐝🍁🐝🍃 h
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Subjects who exclusively smoke cannabis possess a reduced level of exposure to harmful toxicants and carcinogens than do those who smoke tobacco cigarettes, according to clinical data published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research. https://t.co/owW0P5KBGX
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#Marijuana legalization laws in CO & WA are not associated with an increase in the number of teens or young adults seeking drug abuse treatment for the use of either opioids, cocaine, or methamphetamine according to the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. https://t.co/MXeZN5PwX2
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"We found that the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Colorado and Washington did not result in an increase in [drug] treatment admissions.”
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Breaking: Well sorta anticlimactic but we’ll take it, in one of the fastest floor votes ever the Rhode Island Senate approved legalization 29-9. Still needs action in the House, time and date TBA. Could be soon, a few weeks, or a special session. #LegalizeRI
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