Join Cal NORML and ASA for this years Citizen Lobby Day in Sacramento.

Join the NORML crew in Pacific Grover for this fun mixer and Fundraiser

Hood Incubator 420 Community Gathering. 

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The Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation and the Office of Medical Cannabis Safety are coming to the city of Oakland to hold a pre-regulatory stakeholder meeting. This event is to solicit input from stakeholders on medical cannabis regulations under the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA). All members of the public are invited and encouraged to participate.

Meetings will include an overview of medical cannabis regulation, breakout discussions on licensing five of the MCRSA license types (i.e. dispensaries, distributors, manufacturers, testing laboratories, and transporters), and time to provide input. Space is limited at each venue.

The event schedule for the day will be as follows:
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.               Opening remarks and overview of BMCR and OMCS
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.               Discussions of general licensing requirements
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.               Break
3:00 – 4:30 p.m.               Break-out discussions by license type
4:30 – 7:00 p.m.               Opportunity for stakeholders to provide comments

Please sign up for your general admission ticket in accordance with the breakout session you would like to participate in for the event.
WHEN
Monday, September 26, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM (PDT) 
WHERE
Elihu M. Harris Building - Auditorium - 1515 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Prop 64 - Advocacy Webinar - RSVP to receive webinar link! Click here for more info!

Ready to get involved in the campaign to legalize in California? Join us for this advocacy workshop where you can learn about the initiative and how you can help support the campaign locally. The webinar will include an overview of the initiative, messaging strategies, and other voter outreach efforts. It will be live and interactive with discussion and Q&A. Attendees will gain tools to build support and get out the vote for Prop 64. After the workshop, attendees can request to be on the campaign's official speakers bureau to do outreach at local community events. 

This is your opportunity to join in the campaign of a lifetime!

Cal NORML Membership Meeting
Thursday, September 8th at 7 PM
at Gateway Incubator
330 2nd St. Oakland
(near Jack London square)

Free to Cal NORML members,
$10 suggested donation for others.
Please write if you are unsure of
your membership status.

Every First Friday, the East Bay Cannabis Community gets together for a potluck smoke-out on the shores of Lake Merritt. Join us under the big tree across from Pine Knoll Park in Oakland!

People start gathering around 4pm and the party lasts until sunset. It can be a bit difficult to find the first time, so here's a map of the exact location (click for Google Maps):

10:00 AM in room 4203 in the State Capitol Building in downtown Sacramento. The committee will vote on AB 2243 (Wood), imposes a new tax on medical cannabis distributors. Cal NORML opposes the bill. Take Action! 

Five other medical cannabis bills will be heard on the same day: 

• AB 567 (Gipson) will create a tax amnesty program for medical cannabis businesses and organizations. 

• AB 1575 (Bonta) is a clean-up bill for MMRSA. 

• AB 2385 (Jones-Sawyer) allows Los Angeles dispensaries qualified under Measure D to obtain state licenses. 

• AB 2516 (Wood) creates a new "cottage cultivator" license under the MMRSA. 

• AB 2679 (Cooley) expands the reporting requirements and research rules under MMRSA. 

You may testify in person or send comments to committee members beforeJuly 26: http://sapro.senate.ca.gov/

This year’s Terpestival™ is the second annual celebration and exploration of cannabis terpenes! The Terpestival staff is excited to have the world renowned cannabis historian Dr. Ethan Russo as the keynote speaker. He will be a part of the day’s education, which includes panels examining how terpenes intersect with product making, farming, marketing, and wellness. Exhibitors at the event are encouraged to demonstrate their dedication to social responsibility, environmental protection, and economic sustainability. Find out more about the event here: http://goo.gl/wNG6uv

Until June 8, we are calling for farmers to bring out the best in their flowers and solventless. Entries into the Terpene Tournament will be analyzed by our Official Isoprene Lab Sponsor SC Labs as well as a panel of judges. Find out more about the competition here: http://goo.gl/7OLq0b

Proceeds from Terpestival™ go to support the nonprofits Project CBD and the Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy - CASP to support their ongoing efforts to provide education on the benefits of cannabis as an herbal medicine.

It is time to celebrate the 2016 San Francisco Pride Parade! Come and join UFCW Local 5 members as we gather to have a day full of pride celebration and unity in one of the largest parade celebrations in the city.

Come support #TeamBC3 as we continue our efforts to secure a Berkeley cannabis dispensary license for Amoeba Music! Help us revitalize Telegraph Avenue!

On June 3, 2016, the East Bay Canna Community First Friday Meetup will be celebrating its one year anniversary. Come meet other cannabis professionals across from Pine Knoll Park on the shores of Lake Merritt! Group meets the first Friday of every month. 

Read the East Bay Canna Community Newletter...