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Oct 04, 2018

Utah Medical Marijuana Campaign Reaches Compromise with Lawmakers, LDS Church


Backers of the Utah medical marijuana initiative joined other organizations and lawmakers at a press conference to announce they have reached an agreement on an alternative medical cannabis law that will be enacted in a special session following the election.

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Oct 02, 2018

Statement re: Marijuana Activists’ Confrontation with Rep. Andy Harris


Don Murphy, federal policies director for the Marijuana Policy Project, issued a statement in response to reports that local marijuana activists, who are not affiliated with MPP, engaged in aggressive and inappropriate behavior D.C. office of Rep. Andy Harris.

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Sep 21, 2018

Gov. Signs Marijuana Bill Making CNMI First U.S. Territory to Legalize for Adults


Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres signed H.B. 20-178 into law, making the Northern Mariana Islands the first U.S. territory to legalize and regulate marijuana for adult use.

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Sep 19, 2018

Marijuana Policy Project Endorses North Dakota Ballot Initiative to Legalize Marijuana for Adults


The Marijuana Policy Project announced it is endorsing Measure 3, the initiative to legalize marijuana for adults in North Dakota and expunge past marijuana-related convictions.

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"The plain and simple truth is that alcohol fuels violent behavior and marijuana does not ... alcohol contributes to literally millions of acts of violence in the United States each year. It is a major contributing factor to crimes like domestic violence, sexual assault, and homicide. Marijuana use, on the other hand, is absent in that regard from both crime reports and the scientific literature. There is simply no causal link to be found."