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The director of the Virginia chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws said she is remaining optimistic in spite of scant political will in the statehouse for the cause.
The Republican-led House Courts of Justice this week tabled various marijuana-related proposals, including one to decriminalize it. But Virginia NORML Director Pam Novy, of Culpeper, said that would not set back the state’s marijuana reform movement.
“The actions in the house subcommittee will only fuel voter dissatisfaction, particularly among millennials,” she said in a news release Thursday. “We will continue to work educating lawmakers who wish to learn more about cannabis science and widely accepted medical applications, the successful decriminalization legislation in 21 states and successful medical legislation in 24 states. We also aim to aggressively educate voters on both the science and the politics throughout the 2016 election season.”
Vivienne Smith, director of the Virginia chapter...
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