from the NORML of Michigan Board of Directors: In case no one has said it to you recently, you are amazing. We did it! Legalization. Whew! Michigan’s program is moving forward rapidly and we have us to thank for it. Join us in celebrating the two year anniversary by joining a special Facebook broadcast, sponsored by NORML of Michigan. It’s December …
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MRA Accepts Social Equity Applications Online, Announces Next Education and Outreach Session Date
from the MRA bulletin issued November 18, 2020 The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) has issued a press release announcing it will now accept applications for the social equity program online. For more information on the social equity program and how to submit online, please see the social equity page of our website at www.michigan.gov/MRA. The MRA has also announced in its …
Board member Thompson testifies on SB 969
Testimony was provided in the Michigan Senate by NORML of Michigan Board member Rick Thompson on 5/9/2018. The bill is SB 969 and would ban the production possession or sale of beverages infused with cannabis. View the video of the hearing at the link below: Thank you to the team at Komorn Law for the recording and …
Michigan’s Marijuana Power Base Influences State Politics
April 29, 2018 When the Michigan Board of State Canvassers certified on Thursday that the petitions submitted by the Committee to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA) contained enough signatures to qualify for the November general election, advocates cheered and cameras rolled. The legalization proposal is just the latest issue keeping marijuana in the hearts of citizens, in the minds of …
Exciting Times
by Rick Thompson, Board Member, Michigan NORML We live in exciting times. Change is happening all around us, and progress is taking place in areas where marijuana law reform advocates have worked for decades. Despite federal rumblings of a return to prohibitionist dogma, states continue to charge forward with their own efforts. Vermont legalized the adult use of cannabis …
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Meet Rick Thompson