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DECEMBER -
2009: The Year In Review – NORML's Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy;
California: Voters Will Decide On Marijuana Regulation Measure in 2010, Proponents Say;
Marijuana Users Substitute Pot In Place Of More Dangerous Substances, Study Says;
and other News.
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WVN_0912.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0912.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 12/30/2009
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NOVEMBER -
American Medical Association Calls For Scientific Review Of Marijuana's Prohibitive Status;
Oregon: State NORML Affiliate Opens First 'Cannabis Café';
"Truth In Trials Act" Reintroduced In Congress;
and other News.
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WVN_0911.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0911.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 11/30/2009
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OCTOBER -
DOJ To Federal Prosecutors: Do Not Focus Resources On Medical Marijuana;
Massachusetts: Legislature To Debate Marijuana Regulation Measure;
Pot Arrests Responsible For Majority Of Marijuana Treatment Referrals;
and other News.
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WVN_0910.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0910.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 10/30/2009
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SEPTEMBER -
2009 National NORML Conference; Yes We Cannabis!;
Pot Arrests For Year 2008 Second Highest Total Ever Reported; “Heads” Now Comprise One-Half Of All US Drug Arrests;
Supposed Marijuana-Schizophrenia Link Not Strong, Mainstream Media Reports;
and other News.
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WVN_0909.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0909.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 9/30/2009
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AUGUST -
World's Largest Annual Pot 'Protestival' Takes Place in Seattle;
Georgia Lawmaker Calls For Caning, Executing Marijuana Offenders;
Argentina: No Prison For Pot Possession, Supreme Court Rules;
and other News.
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WVN_0908.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0908.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 8/30/2009
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JULY -
Voters Approve Nation's First Marijuana Business Tax;
Oregon: Lawmakers Pass Regulations To License Commercial Hemp Production;
Increased Marijuana Use Not Associated With Rise In Incidences Of Schizophrenia, Study Says;
and other News.
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WVN_0907.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0907.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 7/30/2009
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JUNE -
Lawmakers Call For An End To Federal Marijuana Prosecutions;
Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act Reintroduced In Congress;
U.S. Physicians Announce Founding Of American Academy Of Cannabinoid Medicine;
and other News.
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WVN_0906.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0906.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 6/30/2009
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MAY -
US Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To State Medical Marijuana Laws;
California: Governor Says It's Time To Debate Legalizing Marijuana;
Rhode Island: Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana Distribution Centers;
and other News.
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WVN_0905.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0905.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 5/30/2009
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APRIL -
NORML Presents $14 Billion 'Cannabis Stimulus' Package To The U.S. Treasury, "All we ask in exchange for our $14 billion is that our government respects our decision to use marijuana privately and responsibly";
Hemp Farming Control Act Reintroduced In Congress;
Prohibition-Oriented Policies Do Not Deter Adolescent Marijuana Use, Study Says -
"The data provides no evidence that strict cannabis laws ... provide protective effects";
and other News.
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WVN_0904.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0904.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 4/30/2009
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Special Edition, GLOBAL MARIJUANA MARCH, 2009 -
Citizens Gather For Global Marijuana March, Happens During Medical Marijuana Week In Eugene, Oregon and In Over 250 Cities Around the World; Speakers include -
Elvy Musikka is one of the four surviving recipients of US Government grown marijuana, under the Compassionate Investigational New Drug (IND) program;
Edward 'Nurse Ed' Glick, longtime MMJ activist and former RN, has conducted extensive research and is currently petitioning the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program to allow PTSD to be included in the approved conditions list;
and Many More.
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WVN_09gmm.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_09gmm.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 4/28/2009
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MARCH -
US Government: Nearly Four In Ten Admitted To "Treatment" For Marijuana Haven't Used Pot;
Marijuana's Impact On Adolescent Brain "Subtle" Compared To That Of Alcohol;
Decreasing Marijuana Penalties Does Not Increase Pot Use, Study Says;
and other News.
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WVN_0903.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0903.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 3/30/2009
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Special Edition, Legislative News (March, 2009) -
March Madness for Reefer Community; 34 Bills Currently In The Oregon State House And Senate Involving Marijuana
and there are probably more coming. Hearings have already taken place for bills regarding patients right to work & the state garden that takes away patients gardens, among others.
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WVN_09legis.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_09legis.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 3/20/2009
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FEBRUARY -
California Assemblyman Introduces Measure To Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol - Proposal Will Raise Over $1.3 Billion Per Year, State's Tax Collection Agency Says;
Marijuana May Be Protective Against Injury, Study Says;
NORML Responds To Latest Marijuana And Cancer Fears;
and other News.
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WVN_0902.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0902.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 2/28/2009
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JANUARY (2009) -
Marijuana Legalization Questions Top Obama's 'Citizen's Briefing Book';
DEA Rejects Order To Allow For Private Production Of Marijuana For FDA-Approved Research;
Updated NORML Report Highlights Marijuana's Role In Moderating Disease Progression, 'Emerging Clinical Applications' Booklet Reviews Nearly 200 Studies On The Therapeutic Use Of Cannabis;
and other News.
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WVN_0901.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0901.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 1/30/2009
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DECEMBER -
2008: The Year In Review – NORML’s Top 10 Events That Shaped Marijuana Policy;
Pot Legalization Question Tops Obama Online Poll President-elect says NO to “legalizing marijuana so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs”;
Oregon Business Leaders Seek Termination of Medical Marijuana Patients' Right to Work, Yet Data Contradicts Workplace Safety Claims;
and other News.
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WVN_0812.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_0812.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 12/30/2008
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SPECIAL ISSUE -
Your Country Needs YOU! to Register, Vote and Get Everybody You Know to Do So Also;
and Vote Smart! Query every candidate running for office - from local dog-catcher to presidential contender - on how they would vote on this issue;
A Citizen's Guide to the Oregon State Legislative Process;
and other Cannabis Law Reform News.
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WVN_08vote.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_08vote.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 10/1/2008
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SPECIAL ISSUE -
Cannabis = Medicine, Updated NORML Report Highlights The Role Of Pot In Moderating Disease Progression -- ‘Emerging Clinical Applications’ Booklet Reviews Nearly 200 Studies On Therapeutic Use Of Marijuana;
Teen Pot Use Falling in States With Medical Marijuana Laws;
US Investigators Praise Cannabinoids As Chemo Treatment;
and other Medical Cannabis News.
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WVN_08med.doc (WORD v8.0)
WVN_08med.pdf (Adobe)
Pub Date: 10/1/2008
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