Farm Bill Will Change Controlled Substances Act

Posted on June 29, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

A monumental and historic piece of legislation seeks to change the Controlled Substances Act by removing hemp and “hemp tetrahydrocannabinols” from the most restrictive Schedule I classification was passed by the Senate on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The 1,000-page piece of legislation known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, or just Farm Bill for short, contains U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) Hemp Farming Act language normalizing hemp as an agricultural commodity....

Tower Grove Pride Festival

Posted on June 16, 2018June 17, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Greater St. Louis NORML at Tower Grove Pride

June 23, 2018 — We are so excited to have a booth at this year's festival in Tower Grove Park! Saturday, June 23, 2018 Time: 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tower Grove Pride will be the biggest and best festival to date with two stages and more than 150 booths. There will be activity zones, pet play areas, the Career Fair, and a new backstage indoor/outdoor space at the Stupp Center. Greater St. Louis NORML will be selling our t-shirts, cannabis lapel pins, stickers, frisbees and a whole lot more ...

Medical Marijuana Reduces Opioid Fatalities

Posted on May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

States that legalize medical marijuana reduce opioid deaths by 25%

The Greater St. Louis NORML (GSTL NORML) chapter is continuing to educate the public about medical marijuana's role in reducing opioid mortality. “We are placing strategically located billboards throughout the metro to educate St. Louis citizens about the benefits of legal and regulated medical marijuana,” says Karin Spinks Chester, Executive Director of GSTL NORML. “This is an important time to let people know about the benefits of medical marijuana,” offers Chester, “because New Approac...

Greater St. Louis NORML June Chapter Meeting

Posted on May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

June 11, 2018 — Greater St. Louis NORML June Chapter Meeting Monday, June 11, 2018, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Join us for our June 11, 2018 chapter meeting. Another greater year for cannabis legalization efforts is happening in the Greater St. Louis Metro. There is plenty to talk about at this meeting including our annual Tower Grove Pride festival booth and the NORML State Conference. We'll get the latest news from the New Approach Missouri campaign to legalize medical cannabis in Missouri. Th...

Missouri Cannabis Spring Conference Afterparty

Posted on May 14, 2018June 9, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Join us for the Missouri Cannabis Spring Conference Afterparty Saturday evening at the St. Charles Opera House, we'll have a fundraising party to benefit Missouri NORML. Will feature heavy appetizers and a cash bar. There will be a fun auction to benefit Missouri NORML and Show-Me Cannabis. You'll never know what could come up for auction. The benefit auction has always been the highlight of the evening in years past. Join with the conference speakers and activists for a delightful evening o...

Missouri Cannabis Spring Conference

Posted on May 13, 2018June 5, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

June 15-16, 2018 — Spring 2018 MISSOURI CANNABIS CONFERENCE In St. Charles, Missouri The Spring 2018 Missouri Cannabis Conference, co-sponsored by Missouri NORML and Show-Me Cannabis, is set to take place at the St. Charles Opera House on June 16, 2018 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. A Friday, June 15, 2018 evening fundraising event to benefit the New Approach Missouri Medical Marijuana Initiative campaign will take place at Propaganda, 2732 Cherokee Street, in St. Louis. On Saturday, June ...

2018 St. Charles Pride Festival

Posted on May 13, 2018May 15, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

June 16, 2018 — 2018 St. Charles Pride Festival Saturday, June 16 at 11 AM - 10 PM Greater St. Louis NORML will participate in the 2018 St. Charles Pride Festival. What a great festival and the festival sponsors and attendees provide wonderful support for the legalization of marijuana. We're looking for volunteers to help run our GSTL NORML booth at Pride St. Charles held at Frontier Park in Historic Downtown St. Charles! We have so many amazing things in store for June 16, 2018. St. C...

Greater St. Louis NORML June Board of Directors Meeting

Posted on May 11, 2018June 5, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Stephen Colbert blasts Jeff Sessions on Marijuana

June 4, 2018 — Greater St. Louis NORML June Board of Directors Meeting Monday, June 4, 2018, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm We will have an open Board of Directors meeting/business meeting one week before the our regularly scheduled monthly chapter meeting. Greater St. Louis NORML chapter members and cannabis legalization activists are encouraged to attend this informal business meeting to discuss cannabis legalization activities. We will be reviewing upcoming St. Louis City legislation, planned GSTL ...

372,483 Signatures Submitted!

Posted on May 6, 2018May 6, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

New Approach Missouri submits 372,783 signatures

On Friday, May 4, 2018, the New Approach Missouri (NAM) medical marijuana initiative campaign filed more than 372,400 signatures with the Office of the Missouri Secretary of State in Jefferson City. This represents the first phase of NAM's campaign to bring medical marijuana to the Show-Me state. Only 168,000 valid signatures are required in order to place the legalization of medical cannabis on the November 2018 ballot in Missouri. The second phase will be a public information campaign to...

Make Some Noise at March to the Arch

Posted on May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Greater St. Louis NORML (GSTL NORML), the local chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws will hold its annual March to the Arch in conjunction with worldwide activities and events associated with 2018 Global Marijuana Marches on the first Saturday in May. Join millions of cannabis and freedom activists in St. Louis and across the globe for our cannabis prohibition protest march and speaker event on Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The March to the...