Greater St. Louis NORML April 9, 2018 Chapter Meeting

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

Greater St. Louis NORML April Chapter Meeting Monday, April 9, 2018, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Join us for our April 9, 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 Earth Day booth plans, the annual Tower Grove picnic, NORML State Conference, and a new 420 event. We'll get the latest news from the New Approach Missouri campaign to legalize medical cannabis in ...

Greater St. Louis NORML April 2, 2018 Board Meeting

Posted on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Greater St. Louis NORML Chapter Meetings on the second Monday of the Month

Greater St. Louis NORML December Board of Directors Meeting Monday, April 2, 2018, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm We will have a April 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 NORM...

New Approach Missouri March 2018 Speaker Series

Posted on March 25, 2018March 25, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

New Approach Missouri Speaker Series and Fundraisers

This week two exciting cannabis industry professionals will be speaking in Springfield, Missouri as part of a Growing Missouri Fundraiser Speaker Series sponsored by New Approach Missouri (NAM). John Hunt will be speaking Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Springfield Brewing Company 301-305 S. Market, Springfield, MO 65806. Hunt has worked in the cannabis industry at all levels including laboratory testing, dispensary, cultivation, and extraction. He will provide a unique i...

Missouri Cannabis Industry Conference Opens With Packed House

Posted on March 24, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Missiouri Cannabis Industry Association conference in St. Louis, Missouri

Missouri's first cannabis industry conference kicked off in St. Louis at 9:00 am Friday, March 23, 2018 in the City Place Hotel conference facility. More than 200 future cannabis entrepreneurs from across the Show-Me state came to learn how legal, regulated and taxed medical marijuana businesses will operate in Missouri. As the New Approach Missouri campaign to legalize medical marijuana enters the final signature gathering phase, local, state and nationwide interest is increasing. The Mis...

WashU Study: Cannabis Decriminalization Does Not Increase Youth Use

Posted on March 17, 2018March 17, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Washington University of St. Louis cannabis decriminalization study

Cannabis prohibition laws across the country are beginning to crumble. Legislators and policymakers, along with a number of public health professional organizations now support the decriminalization of cannabis. The “War on Drugs” is responsible for creating more adverse effects on youth with cannabis arrests and the legal consequences that follow, without increasing public safety or reducing use in this vulnerable population. The common misconception is that reducing cannabis penalties th...

Local Campaign Challenges Missouri Cannabis Prohibition

Posted on March 15, 2018March 17, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Prohibition Doesn't Work Billboard launches March 16, 2018

The local St. Louis metro chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has embarked on a new and exciting campaign to change marijuana laws in Missouri. Beginning March 16, 2018, Greater St. Louis NORML (GSTL NORML) launched a public interest campaign with a series of billboards to engage the public about marijuana laws and public policy. Public approval of marijuana legalization has reached its highest level this year. Six-in-ten Americans, or 61%, say...

Prohibition is crumbling. Find out what happens next.

Posted on March 11, 2018March 12, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Missouri Cannabis Industry Association Conference at City Place Hotel

There is only one thing that is for sure in the cannabis industry. You will not get a loan from a traditional bank to open your dream cannabis dispensary or retail shop. No way. It's not going to happen under existing federal prohibition. Your choices are borrowing money from friends, family, relatives, or that rich uncle that loves you. If you strike out with those options and you're coming up short on funds, there is another option. Investors. Cannabis entrepreneurs have tapped into mill...

Greater St. Louis NORML March 12, 2018 Chapter Meeting

Posted on March 10, 2018March 11, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Greater St. Louis NORML March Chapter Meeting Monday, March 12, 2018, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Join us for our March 2018 chapter meeting. Our newly elected Board of Directors is ready to kick off another greater year for cannabis legalization efforts in the Greater St. Louis Metro. There is plenty to talk about at this meeting including our annual Tower Grove picnic, NORML State Conference, a new 420 event, and the Missouri Cannabis Industry Association event we'll be co-sponsoring. We'll get...

Greater St. Louis NORML March 5, 2018 Board Meeting

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

Greater St. Louis NORML December Board of Directors Meeting Monday, March 5, 2018, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm We will have a March open Board of Directors meeting/business meeting one week before 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 NORML ev...

NAM Town Hall in Joplin

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

Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) Democrats have reached out and offered to host a town hall for New Approach Missouri. No matter your opinion on medical cannabis, come out and learn more about medical cannabis and how we will let the voters of Missouri decide if the conversation should be between a patient and their doctor. We expect this will be an educational and interesting time for residents of Joplin and the surrounding areas. This meeting will take place on Thursday, March 8...