Tell Obama to Call Off the War on Medical Marijuana!


Tell your state senator to support SB 129, to grant employment rights for medical marijuana users. The vote will happen before January 31, 2012 in Sacramento. Read more.

Tell your assemblyman to support AB1017, to reduce penalties on marijuana cultivation. This vote will also happen before Jan. 31.

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Latest News from California

  • MARIJUANA BILLS FACE SHOWDOWN VOTE IN SACRAMENTO; POLL SHOWS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REFORM
    January 24, 2012 - The California legislature will soon be voting on two marijuana reform bills that seem to be more popular with the public than with the politicians in Sacramento. Both bills have strong public support according to a newly released poll of state voters by EMC Research.
  • Advocates Back CA Medical MJ Regulation Initiative for 2012 Ballot
    January 23 - A comprehensive initiative to revamp California's medical marijuana laws has been filed for the 2012 ballot: the Medical Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act.
  • FEDERAL RAIDS IN COSTA MESA & SAN DIEGO
    January 18, 2012 - The federal assault on medical marijuana is escalating with raids in Costa Mesa and San Diego. Lawsuits against property owners have been filed in several districts of the state. Mendocino County's outdoor licensed garden program has also been shut down by federal threats. The Obama administration has now closed more dispensaries than all its predecessors put together. Complaints should be lodged to the White House Hotline at 202-456-1111 and the Dept of Justice at 202-353-1555. Read more.
  • ACT NOW FOR CALIFORNIANS' RIGHTS TO EMPLOYMENT AND CULTIVATION
  • January 10, 2012 - Californians have a chance to make two strides for human rights in the coming weeks in Sacramento. Two important bills before the legislature must be voted on this month: SB129 (Leno) would grant employment rights to medical marijuana users, and AB1017 (Ammiano) would reduce penalties on marijuana cultivation.
  • State Sees Spate of Initiative Proposals: Five Different Measures Seek Signatures for Ballot
    Five marijuana initiatives are vying to collect signatures for the November 2012 ballot, ranging from medical marijuana reform and decrim to outright legalization.
  • CaNORML Accomplishments for 2011 and Plans for 2012
    To say 2011 was a busy year would be an understatement. Read about our plans for 2012. Following up on the strong but losing campaign of the Prop. 19 legalization initiative, Cal NORML began the year with statewide activist conferences to plan the future of marijuana reform in California. As the year progressed, our energies were increasingly tied up in defensive efforts to combat mounting challenges from local, state, and federal authorities: bans and restrictions on dispensaries and cultivation, hostile legislation in Sacramento, and a full-fledged federal crackdown from the Obama administration. Prospects for reform nonetheless strengthened as legalization picked up unprecedented support from the California Medical Association, the national Gallup poll, and the first-ever prohibition repeal bill in Congress. Read about our plans for 2012.
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