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  Michigan: Adult-Use Marijuana Sales to Begin This December

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  Select retailers will begin engaging in adult-use marijuana sales next month, according to an advisory issued by the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency.

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  Pew Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Say “Marijuana Should Be Made Legal”

  by NORML
  

  The Pew survey is the fourth national poll released in recent weeks showing majority support for cannabis legalization.

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  Pennsylvania: Medical Marijuana Patients Protest for Better Protections, Lower Prices

  by Jeff Riedy, Executive Director, Lehigh Valley NORML
  

  Lehigh Valley NORML, and medical cannabis patients from across Pennsylvania, will hold the second in a series of monthly protests at the Department of Health (PaDOH) headquarters on Forster St. “Patients First: Fixing Medical Marijuana in PA” will commence on Wednesday November 13, 2019 from 08:30 AM-5:00 PM.

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  Congress Should Lift the Ban on Medical Cannabis Access for Military Veterans

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  Americans in 33 states and the District of Columbia have legal access to medical marijuana under a doctor’s authorization. But this same access is often lacking for many military veterans. That is because the current policy of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs explicitly prohibits V.A. physicians “from completing forms or registering veterans for participation in state-approved [medical marijuana] program[s].”

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  Rep. Lee: Fight to end restrictions on veterans’ access to medical marijuana

  by Representative Barbara Lee
  

  My bipartisan bill, the Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act (HR1151), would end the current medical prohibition on VA doctors. Specifically, this bill would also create a federal safe harbor protection for veterans and their doctors in using or recommending medical marijuana where it is legal in that State or Indian Tribe. Similar language to protect VA doctors had been previously considered and approved in both chambers of Congress, but shamefully it was stripped out of the final package.

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  CDC Identifies Vitamin E Oil Additive as a “Very Strong Culprit of Concern” in Vaping-Related Lung Injuries

  by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
  

  “These findings provide direct evidence of vitamin E acetate at the primary site of injury within the lungs,” said Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  Report: Potency of CBD Products Sold Online Often Deviates From What Is Advertised

  by NORML
  

  Investigators lab-tested 30 CBD products obtained from leading online retailers. Twenty of the thirty products possessed significant deviations in CBD content as compared to what was advertised. Sixteen of the 20 products contained lower percentages of CBD than the amount stated on the product’s label.

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  Virginia: Majority Shift in Legislature Opens Door for Major Marijuana Law Reform

  by Jenn Michelle Pedini, NORML Development Director
  

  Finally, Virginia has a path to implement evidence-based policies that reflect the attitudes of its constituents