2020 Missouri NORML Conference Streams Online October 10th

Posted on September 17, 2020January 4, 2021 by GSTL-NORML

2020 Missouri NORML Conference is Streaming Live The 2020 Missouri NORML Conference originally schedule at the University of Missouri’s Cornell Hall Auditorium will now be a 100% virtual online streaming-live event on Saturday, October 10, 2020. Covid-19 restrictions implemented by the University have blocked access to the auditorium. The keynote speaker is attorney Keith Stroup, the founder of NORML and the entire marijuana reform movement. Keith Stroup, Founder of NORML Mr. Stroup fo...

Official Meeting Minutes

Posted on August 13, 2020December 16, 2020 by GSTL-NORML

Greater St. Louis NORML is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to reforming the laws prohibiting cannabis possession, use, and cultivation in Missouri. We encourage all cannabis enthusiasts to join with us as we enhance and protect the rights of cannabis users throughout the greater St. Louis metro area. You may search our public record of the Greater St. Louis NORML Board of Directors' actions outlined in our official meeting notes. Minutes are organized by published date. Thanks f...

Marijuana Legalization is a Winning Political Issue

Posted on July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 by GSTL-NORML

Candidates who support ending the war on drugs and legalizing cannabis will earn strong support from smart voters. That’s because a super-majority of Americans, including most Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, want the federal government to legalize cannabis. Americans know this by a large majority. But neither Donald Trump or Joe Biden has received the memo. Sign the Petition Both candidates want your vote in November. But neither have sought to earn your vote by pled...

Advocacy Certificate: Webinar

Posted on June 26, 2020September 3, 2021 by GSTL-NORML

Join the Green Flower + NORML team for a live webinar on Tuesday, 6/30/20 at 2:00 PM CST. Max Simon will host guests Keith Stroup & Jenn Michelle Pedini who are so excited to be sharing NORML's new Advocacy Certificate program, powered by Green Flower (@greenflowermedia) with you! Click the link to learn more about this exciting new program, and enroll today to start advocating! https://bit.ly/AdvocacywebinarGFNORML #LearnGreenFlower #CannabisAdvocate #WhatLegalizationLo...

Cannabis Advocacy Certificate

Posted on June 25, 2020September 3, 2021 by GSTL-NORML

Spokesperson Jax Finkel, Exec. Director Texas NORML We’re so excited to be sharing NORML’s new Advocacy Certificate program, powered by Green Flower (@greenflowermedia)! In this online program, you’ll hear from 3 prominent NORML members with tips on forming your own chapter, resources to advocate effectively in your area and learn from real case studies that resulted in positive cannabis reform. Jenn Michelle Pedini, Development Director for NORML Click the link to learn more about th...

DHSS Rule Would Ban Cannabis Plant Sales

Posted on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 by GSTL-NORML

DHSS would ban plant sales under proposal. Missouri's medical marijuana law under Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution allows patients to legally cultivate cannabis. Under a new proposed Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) rule, card carrying cannabis patient cultivators would not be legally able to obtain cannabis clones, seedlings or plants. The DHSS proposed a rule which would prohibit Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries from selling plants, seedlings or cl...

Legislative Focus on Marijuana in 2020

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by GSTL-NORML

The Missouri General Assembly 2020 session ended on May 15, 2020. Never before in recent history has Marijuana taken center stage in the legislative process with several related bills put forth this year. While Missouri is in the final stages of rolling out our new medical marijuana program amidst a continuing license scoring controversy, state legislators could not resolve the Department of Health and Senior Services' (DHSS) flawed licensing process by removing license caps. Instead, le...

Adult Use Campaign Update

Posted on March 28, 2020April 29, 2020 by GSTL-NORML

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

UPDATE: April 16, 2020 - The initiative campaign to put an adult use question on the November 2020 ballot has ended because of Covid-19 virus concerns. Missouri voters will have another chance in the 2022 election cycle. Columbia, MO – The status of the effort to legalize adult use of marijuana in Missouri this year is unclear. No official decision has yet been made regarding whether to suspend the campaign. If we do so, it is likely we will return to pursue this goal in 2022, wrote Da...

Missouri State NORML Conference Rescheduled

Posted on March 18, 2020September 17, 2020 by GSTL-NORML

UPDATE March 23, 2020: The state NORML affiliate chapter directors have unanimously voted on Monday, March 23, 2020 to reschedule the State NORML Conference for October 10, 2020. More details will be available in the coming weeks. Keith Stroup, founder of the national NORML will be the major keynote speaker. Concerns over the coronavirus and the cancellation of in-person classes at the University of Missouri at Columbia has led to the cancellation of Missouri NORML's spring conference. ...

Take a Ride to Lobby Day

Posted on March 10, 2020April 20, 2020 by GSTL-NORML

4/20/2020 UPDATE: Our third NORML Lobby Day Scheduled for April 22, 2020 has been cancelled. The Missouri legislature has changed its scheduled sessions because of the Covid-19 virus and is now operating under "social distancing" guidelines set by Governor Parson. NORML LOBBY DAY:WED, MARCH 11, 2020: 11 AM to 3 PM On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, NORML activists from across the state of Missouri are gathering at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City to lobby regarding thirteen (13)...