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Notice of Board Elections 2022

Peachtree NORML's monthly online meeting will be held this Tuesday,12/6/22 at 7pm RIGHT HERE (more info by email, or contact us for help …

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Aug 2 Decrim Vote: Will Athens Clarke Set the New Standard?

What to Do:  Pack Athens-Clarke City Hall at 6pm, Tuesday Aug 2. (301 College Avenue, Room 205) Submit civil, constructive remarks via the …

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Nathan Johnson: Punished not for Pot, but for Insisting on a Trial

Nathan Johnson could have pled and gotten probation. He received 10 years on 2 felony counts, not for growing cannabis, but for insisting on going to…
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Gwinnett DA's Ignorance on Delta-8 Threatens Livelihoods, Public Safety

The Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office playing Reefer Madness games again this week, and endangering the public by spreading lies about the …

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Georgia Civil Rights Attorney: What to say if you get pulled over.

At our first public meeting of 2022, Peachtree NORML brought you the voice and insights of J. "Alex" Johnson, an experienced attorney who fights for…

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Gwinnett Punts on Cannabis Reform (for now?)

Yesterday, Gwinnett County Commission struck a proposed harm reduction ordinance from its agenda. The crucial legal change would have replaced arrest…
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Gwinnett County: Contact Your Commissioners NOW!

The Gwinnett County Commission could vote TUESDAY 12/7 to decriminalize possession of <1 oz of cannabis. The Commissioners postponed their vote …

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Tom McCain seated in home office during on-camera interview.

Georgia State Students Make Anti-Prohibition Film

80 years of prohibition has had a far higher toll than cannabis use ever could. It's time for the Georgia legislature to stop denying the will of …

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Drug War Statistics

The United States has the largest prison population in the world, and the highest per-capita incarceration rate. In 2016 in the US, there were 655 people incarcerated per 100,000 population in the United States.

1,500,000

U.S. Drug Arrests
Last Year

650,000

U.S. Marijuana Arrests
Last Year

30,000

GA Marijuana Arrests
Last Year

0

Recorded Marijuana Deaths

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