Greater St. Louis NORML February 12, 2018 Chapter Meeting

Posted on February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

January 2018 chapter meeting with Jonathon Callicoat of HOPS 21 and George Nolen

Greater St. Louis NORML February Chapter Meeting Monday, February 12, 2018, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Join us for our second meeting of 2018. It's Lincoln's birthday and we're prepared to set free some hot cannabis topics at this meeting. We're finalizing the details to bring another interesting speaker to the February meeting. Watch our website and Facebook pages for the announcement. Thanks to our past month's speakers, Jonathon Callicoat of HOPS 21 and George Nolen, who gave us a live Skype tou...

Nineteenth Annual Drug War Victims Vigil

Posted on February 12, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Greater St. Louis NORML Drug War Victims Vigil on Valentine's Day.

St. Louis, Missouri (14 February 2018) – The local chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Greater St. Louis NORML) announces a Drug War Victims Vigil to take place on Wednesday, the 14th of February 2018 at the St. Louis County Justice Center at 100 S. Central, Clayton, Missouri 63105. Members, supporters, and victims will gather outside the county jail from 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. to peacefully protest the arrest and incarceration of marijuana users. The vigil wi...

Round Two for St. Louis City Cannabis Legalization Bill

Posted on February 1, 2018February 10, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Legislation Committee meeting at City Hall

Late on Thursday, January 31, 2018 the Legislation Committee, chaired by Alderman Joe Vaccaro, granted a second reading of Board Bill 180 (BB180). BB180, introduced by Alder Megan Ellyia Green, seeks to legalize cannabis possession and cultivation in the City of St. Louis. Cannabis activists in the city may now provide public comment for the next Legislation Committee meeting scheduled for BB180. The evening meeting will happen on February 13, 2018 in City Hall room 208 at 6:30 pm. Public ...

Greater St. Louis NORML February 5, 2018 Board Meeting

Posted on January 23, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

A live-streamed Skype presentation at the GSTL NORML January 2018 chapter meeting.

Greater St. Louis NORML December Board of Directors Meeting Monday, February 5, 2018, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm We will have a February 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 GST...

2018 Lobby Day At The Missouri Capital

Posted on January 23, 2018January 23, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Calling all MO activists! Join the NORML chapters across the state for our 2018 Missouri Lobby Day on January 30. Make plans to meet up at 11:00 a.m. We will have refreshments provided and special guest speakers. Location of our meet up will be announced soon as well as special guest speakers. We will also be planning a time and location for everyone to meet up after a successful day of lobbying for a debrief. Be sure to comment on this page if you are interested in organizing a group ...

Stop Jeff Sessions

Posted on January 11, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Stephen Colbert blasts Jeff Sessions on Marijuana

ACTION ALERT Tell Your Representative To Support The McClintock-Polis Amendment Since 2014, members of Congress have passed annual spending bills that have included a provision protecting those who engage in the state-sanctioned use and dispensing of medical cannabis from undue prosecution by the Department of Justice. The amendment, known as the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment, maintains that federal funds cannot be used to prevent states from “implementing their own state laws that auth...

Greater St. Louis NORML January 8, 2018 Chapter Meeting

Posted on January 1, 2018February 20, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Board Bill 180 and the Legislation Committee responsible for passage.

Greater St. Louis NORML January Chapter Meeting Monday, January 8, 2018, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Join us for our first meeting of 2018. It may be cold outside, but we'll be cooking up some hot topics on the cannabis legalization front. Jonathon Callicoat of HOPS 21 will be speaking and George Nolen will give us a Skype tour of a cannabis grow facility in Oregon! Find out the latest developments about the New Approach Missouri campaign to legalize medical cannabis in Missouri. The campaign is r...

Greater St. Louis NORML December 4, 2017 Board Meeting

Posted on November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 by GSTL-NORML

Mike Votaw and Chris Chesley are at the MSC on UMSL's campus today

Greater St. Louis NORML December Board of Directors' Meeting Monday, December 4, 2017, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Message from the Executive Director: "Hey everybody! We’ve talked about doing this for a while, but beginning in November we will have a monthly open Board of Directors meeting/business meeting and our regular monthly Chapter meeting. "I just created events for both of these events on our Facebook pages in December. The business meeting will be on the first Monday of the month and the...

Greater St. Louis NORML December 11, 2017 Chapter Meeting

Posted on November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 by GSTL-NORML

Greater St. Louis NORML December Chapter Meeting Monday, December 11, 2017, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Two cannabis bills for the City of St. Louis? Find out the latest developments about the pending law changes for cannabis in St. Louis. Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed has authored Board Bill 193 in response to Alderwoman Megan-Ellyia Green's historic Board Bill 180. Get the inside scoop on what this means for cannabis activists in St. Louis. New Approach Missouri is closing in on the fin...

Lewis Reed Opposes Board Bill 180

Posted on November 14, 2017November 14, 2017 by GSTL-NORML

Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed Signs New Approach Missouri medical cannabis petition

St. Louis City Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed spoke at the November 13, 2017 monthly chapter meeting of Greater St. Louis NORML (GSTL NORML). President Reed opposes the cannabis legalization Board Bill 180 introduced by Alder Megan-Ellyia Green on October 26, 2017. Board Bill 180 (BB180) would divert law enforcement resources from arresting individuals for private possession of up to 2.0 ounces of cannabis and privately cultivating up to ten cannabis plants. “There are loophole...