Crime Declines with Legalization
Action Alert: Copy and email your legislators the following info about crime reductions with legalization:
Read moreRecent Research Contradicts Cannabis Myths (Beliefs)
Medical cannabis is available to a majority of Americans, but North Carolinians don’t have equal liberty and still risk arrest for possession.
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Tell House Leaders Cannabis Reduces Traffic Fatalities
A flurry of bills have been introduced with different content. Our mission is to continue educating legislators that cannabis is medicine, is safe, and reduces traffic fatalities and crashes.
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Call House Reps About Legal Cannabis Impact on State Revenues
We’ve been asking you to email leadership, but at the moment, the most impact will come from CALLING House Health, Rules, and Agriculture Committee Chairs and other House leaders. Over the next week, the number of calls really matters!
Read moreOur Emails Are Working! See Update Inside from Our Lobbyist
Lobbyist Report - 5 minutes per week for the next 8 weeks will get us closer.
Janis Ramquist, the NC NORML pro-bono lobbyist, has been pounding the marble at the General Assembly, and legislators are mentioning us now. Please keep emailing every week (details below).
Cannabis Could be a Huge Boon for North Carolina’s Agricultural and Industrial Sectors
Before we get into this call to action, have you seen HB 290 - Make Certain Drug Offenses Infractions? If your Representative cosponsored this bill, please call or email your thanks!
Read moreCannabis Legalization Could Yield Millions in Medicaid Savings Annually
Cannabis Legalization Could Yield Millions in Medicaid Savings Annually.
Cannabis legalization can save $¼ billion in the NC budget every year
Two quick items before jumping into this week’s action.
1. HUGE shout-out to Wake county advocates who delivered an official letter on behalf of NC NORML to the NCGA in Raleigh which supplies all the FACTS to counter negative law enforcement BELIEFS. Check out the short letter here.
2. Want to get involved? The next NC NORML Orientation is coming up next Sunday! Register here.
Action Alert: Inform Your Legislators Cannabis Shown to Reduce Opioid and Cocaine Use and Opioid-Related Deaths
Nurses and healthcare providers - Please email Janis Ramquist NC NORML Government Affairs Consultant to help reach healthcare legislators to support medical cannabis. Other legislators will be looking to them for their opinions.
Read moreElon Poll Finds Support for Legalizing Marijuana in N.C.
A recent Elon University Poll, easily recognized as the “poll of record in North Carolina”, found that 73 percent of adult residents support legalizing medical marijuana in North Carolina.
Read more2 Minute Action - Email Your NC Lawmakers With Information On Clinical Cannabis Research
Before we get into this call to action, make sure that you have read the Elon Poll hot off the presses!
Read moreYour Reps Need to Know Cannabis Has Numerous Medical Benefits
NC NORML makes it easy for you to provide important information to your legislators with the Weekly Nuggets.
Do Your Legislators Know 73% Of North Carolinians Support Medical Cannabis?
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Please educate your legislators about the history of cannabis and that 73% of North Carolinians support legalizing medical cannabis.
Creative Advocacy
We don’t have traditional influences like PACs (Political Action Committees give to campaigns), businesses, lobbyists, etc. so we need to be creative.
What Can You Look Forward To In Cannabis Advocacy?
As we mentioned last week, we are releasing the NC NORML 2020 Annual Report and the Strategic Plan for 2021.
We’re Looking Backward And Forward To Ensure We Remain Strong And Effective!
Here’s our last Weekly Nugget for 2020 – thank you for your support throughout this very challenging year!
Task Force For Racial Equity In Criminal Justice Recommendations Include Cannabis Decriminalization!
The Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice has released their report (https://ncdoj.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/TRECReportFinal_12132020.pdf) of over 100 recommendations.