On April 20th 2009 PhillyNORML and NORML-NJ joined together for 4/20- International Cannabis Awareness Day. These are the two local chapters of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
The NORML Freedom Forum presented speakers and videos promoting a serious discussion about ending marijuana prohibition at the National Constitution Center's Kirby Auditorium in Philadelphia.
Georgine DiMaria spoke for the first time at a public event on the topic of medical marijuana. An accomplished violinist and Miss New Jersey 2006, Georgi has appeared on MTV programs and in hundreds of public appearances as the titleholder for the Garden State. She has also spoken with thousands of New Jersey residents as a health advocate focusing on the struggles of asthma. She called on NJ elected officials and residents to stand up and voice their support for safe medical marijuana access and to pass A804.
New Jersey is in the legislative process for a state authorized medical marijuana program. S119/A804 The New Jersey Compassionate Use Marijuana Act passed the state Senate on February 23rd 2009. NJ Attorney General Anne Milgram told the Associated Press on 4/20 that the medical marijuana bill was "workable" and that she sent her recommendations for the program to Governor John Corzine, who has already stated that he would sign the bill.
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On April 20th 2009 PhillyNORML and NORML-NJ joined together for 4/20- International Cannabis Awareness Day. These are the two local chapters of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
The NORML Freedom Forum presented speakers and videos promoting a serious discussion about ending marijuana prohibition at the National Constitution Center's Kirby Auditorium in Philadelphia.
Georgine DiMaria spoke for the first time at a public event on the topic of medical marijuana. An accomplished violinist and Miss New Jersey 2006, Georgi has appeared on MTV programs and in hundreds of public appearances as the titleholder for the Garden State. She has also spoken with thousands of New Jersey residents as a health advocate focusing on the struggles of asthma. She called on NJ elected officials and residents to stand up and voice their support for safe medical marijuana access and to pass A804.
New Jersey is in the legislative process for a state authorized medical marijuana program. S119/A804 The New Jersey Compassionate Use Marijuana Act passed the state Senate on February 23rd 2009. NJ Attorney General Anne Milgram told the Associated Press on 4/20 that the medical marijuana bill was "workable" and that she sent her recommendations for the program to Governor John Corzine, who has already stated that he would sign the bill.
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