We Did It! Yes on 2!

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

Dan Viets at the Spring Cannabis conference in 2018

New Approach Missouri (NAM) was contacted by the Secretary of State's Office in the morning of August 2nd with news that our medical marijuana initiative is certified to appear on the November 6, 2018 ballot. In a communication to NAM volunteers, supporters and NORML members across the state, Dan Viets, NAM Board President, said he was “pleased” to bring the good news. “New Approach Missouri is closely allied with Missouri NORML and the active Missouri NORML Chapters around the state,” wrote ...

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...

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 ...

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...

St. Louis Earth Day in Forest Park

Posted on April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 by GSTL-NORML

Greater St. Louis NORML, Make every day, Earth Day

Greater St. Louis NORML will have a booth W-06 at the 2018 St. Louis Earth Day Festival for the two-day affair and GSTL NORML will have lots of merchandise both days! We are occupying a booth in the Wellness Section at the Muny Grounds, in Forest Park. Opening on Saturday, April 21 at 11:00 am, you can find your favorite cannabis and NORML themed merchandise for sale at our booth. Bring your friends, family, co-workers, colleagues and fellow cannabis activists by our booth to sign the m...

Last Chance to Sign

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

The New Approach Missouri (NAM) campaign to put medical marijuana on the November 6, 2018 ballot will end in a matter of days. Your signature is desperately needed to ensure our success. Greater St. Louis NORML has initiated a digital billboard campaign to help spread the word to registered voters. You can help sustain our campaign with donations here. Add your signature to our petition drive. Find the closest St. Louis Metro permanent signing location here www.newapproachmissouri.com unti...

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...

Saint Louis Medical Cannabis Summer Fundraiser

Posted on August 1, 2017August 1, 2017 by GSTL-NORML

Greater St. Louis NORML signature gathering booth with New Approach Missouri

New Approach Missouri is having a Summer Fundraiser in St. Louis on Tuesday, August 08, 2017, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The campaign to legalize medical cannabis in Missouri is in full swing. “We have gathered nearly 50,000 signatures,” announced John Payne, New Approach Missouri (NAM) campaign manager, to nearly 30,000 medical cannabis legalization supporters across the state in a communication. “Summer is here, and that means our campaign for medical cannabis is moving into high gear,” offered...

Legalization Campaign Pursues Matching Funds

Posted on June 26, 2017June 27, 2017 by GSTL-NORML

Cannabis activists meet for a strategy session for New Approach Missouri

New Approach Missouri's (NAM) ballot petition to legalize medical cannabis in Missouri is closing in on 40,000 signatures. That figure was reported by campaign manager John Payne in a memorandum to volunteers and donors on June 23, 2017. A citizen-initiated constitutional amendment requires 160,199 valid signatures to be placed on the ballot for Missouri's 2018 general election. The campaign's goal is to gather more than 100,000 additional signatures to win challenges by election officials. ...