NORML

MAY 19, 2020

In their letter , AGs opine: “The current predicament of a rapidly expanding national marketplace without access to the national banking systems has resulted in an untenable situation. We stress that current legislative models are available to fix this situation.

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Banking Marijuana Legislation Safety 363

SpeedWeed

AUGUST 19, 2021

Including the standalone Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which passed the House twice on its own and once as part of an October 2020 COVID relief bill, the minibus marks the fourth time the full House of Representatives has approved cannabis banking since 2019. . Cannabis Council, via email. View original article.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 23, 2021

times higher than the arrest rate for white individuals from 2010-2019, and their conviction rate was 3.9 When Democrats flipped both chambers in 2019, they gained control of both the legislature and governor’s office for the first time in more than two decades. times higher than white individuals. View original article.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 15, 2024

This revision emphasizes safeguarding the basic human rights of individuals to ensure their safety and well-being, even if they are involved in drug-related issues. They do not have access to appropriate representation to aid them. Moving Forward The United Nations will revisit the 2019 Ministerial Declaration in 2024.

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2019

Thousands of state-licensed and regulated businesses lack access to the banking industry and are unable to accept credit cards, deposit revenues, or write checks to meet payroll or pay taxes because federal law discourages financial institutions from engaging in such partnerships.

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Banking Marijuana Safety Policy 224

NORML

MARCH 28, 2019

Currently, thousands of state-licensed and regulated businesses lack access to the banking industry and are unable to accept credit cards, deposit revenues, or write checks to meet payroll or pay taxes because federal law discourages financial institutions from engaging in such partnerships.

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Banking Marijuana Policy Safety 279

NORML

MAY 21, 2020

According to data from the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, more than 15,000 people were convicted for a first or second marijuana possession offense from July 2018 to June 2019. “This victory comes after many years of sustained effort by Virginia NORML and its membership.

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NORML

APRIL 29, 2019

On April 30, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing for multiple pieces of legislation, including the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act, the Veterans Equal Access Act and the Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 13, 2019

With that in mind, here are the biggest pitfalls for California cannabis leases in 2019: 1. Local authorization. As a result, we don’t have fantastic access to the financial institutions under the 2014 FinCEN guidelines , so it’s still pretty difficult for cannabis businesses to secure even just bank accounts.

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Banking Access Cultivation Cannabis 61

NORML

AUGUST 29, 2019

According to an August 2019 federal report , past-year marijuana use by those ages 12 to 17 has fallen consistently since 2002, from 15.8 Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to regulate adult-use access, past-year youth use has fallen eight percent. percent to 12.5

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NORML

MAY 9, 2019

Millions of Americans have suffered from the lifelong collateral consequences of criminal prohibition, making it harder for them to find a job, obtain housing, and access higher education.” The enactment of these policies have not negatively impacted workplace safety , crime rates , traffic safety , or youth use patterns.

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Legislation Marijuana Policy Programs 237

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Guam became the first US territory to send a bill legalizing the adult-use of marijuana to the governor’s desk in 2019. Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law that strengthens protections for medical cannabis patients and further improves upon the state’s new medical cannabis access program.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 161

Canna Law Blog

APRIL 22, 2019

Right now, there is an ongoing battle between the state and local governments for access to cannabis, which should be the first place that states (and possibly even Congress) look when considering legalization. AB-1530 recently failed passage on April 9, 2019 but may be reconsidered.

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Access Legalization Retail Legislation 62

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 27, 2020

We take a look at where CBD regulation might be going and whether we should be concerned about safety writes Rob Verkerk PhD, scientific and executive director, ANH-Intl. We take a look at where CBD regulation might be going and whether we should be concerned about safety. A new ‘problem’: safety. ? A new ‘problem’: safety.

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

The enactment of these policies have not negatively impacted workplace safety , crime rates , traffic safety , or youth use patterns. Specifically, a 2019 report estimates that over 211,000 Americans are now working full-time in the cannabis industry.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Seems like not a month goes by in California where the Assembly isn’t trying to pass a slew of cannabis bills to help regulate the state’s industry under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). And October was no different. ” Vape Cartridges and Pens.

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Research and Development Programs Retail Vaping 51

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Access to the European Union (EU). Incorporated in 2019, The Hempshire Group, Inc. Belgian Approval. The notice allows MOUNTAIN ® Smokes to be legally imported into, and commercially sold in, the country. “ About Hempshire. formulates and markets its own proprietary brands under the MOUNTAIN ® Smokes label with <0.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2019

Wake Up California Cannabis Growers Its 2019 and the world you may have grown up and worked in since the late 1990’s was changed forever on January 1, 2018 due to the passage of SB 94 [Proposition 64]. The rights of Californians to have access to cannabis for medical use is discussed in Keeping Proposition 215’s.

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Cultivation Environment Cannabis Agriculture 64

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. Let’s hope Oregon gets it right in 2019, so that cannabis consumers are treated like alcohol consumers, and patients have access to medicine without fear of job loss.

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2020

According to data from the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, more than 15,000 people were convicted for a first or second marijuana possession offense from July 2018 to June 2019. ” In total, sixteen marijuana-related bills succeeded in the 2020 Virginia General Assembly.

Decriminalization 364

Decriminalization Legalization Marijuana Legislation 364

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Currently, hundreds of licensed and regulated businesses do not have access to the banking industry and are unable to accept credit cards, deposit revenues, or write checks to meet payroll or pay taxes. No industry can operate safely, transparently, or effectively without access to banks or other financial institutions.

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Banking Access Business Safety 177

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Put simply, these retailers, that are allowed easy access to the public through Weedmaps, profit without contributing to California while risking the health and safety of our state’s residents.”. September 11, 2019. Senator Nancy Skinner, Chair, Public Safety Committee. Read full report: [link]. Governor Gavin Newsom.

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MMJ Recs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Here’s what you need to know about medical marijuana in Oklahoma for the rest of 2019 and beyond. The Changes to Medical Marijuana in Oklahoma in 2019 and 2020. The Impact of New Rules to Medical Marijuana in 2019 and Beyond. The post What Are The New Changes Made By The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority In 2019?

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Project CBD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sales appear to have peaked in 2019, when natural channel consumers spent more than $90.7 Despite the companies’ submitting the required data demonstrating the “reasonable expectation of safety under the recommended conditions of use,” the FDA rejected the applications, citing the drug preclusion clause. Accessed July 25, 2021.

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CBD Seed-To-Sale Food Access 144

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GW Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: GWPH), the world leader in the science, development, and commercialization of cannabinoid prescription medicines, today reported preliminary, unaudited net product sales for the fourth quarter and full-year 2019 and key priorities for 2020. 14th at 11:00 a.m. PT (2:00 p.m.

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Pharmaceutical Clinical Trials Research and Development Programs 66

NORML

JUNE 25, 2019

. “Today, Illinois residents and political leaders demonstrated the power of democracy in action, using the political process to achieve sensible policies that protect individual freedoms and that ensure community safety,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal.

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NORML

MARCH 25, 2019

According to a February 2019 Monmouth University poll , 62 percent of New Jersey adults support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use, and 68 percent believe that legalizing marijuana would boost the state’s economy. .”

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Marijuana Legislation Safety Policy 150

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

North Dakota’s first medical cannabis dispensary opened its doors last week in Fargo; and registered out-of-state medical cannabis patients will now be able to access their medicine while visiting Hawaii. Update : HB 1518 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/11/2019. AR resident? CO resident?

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Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 165

NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Today, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) along with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), introduced The Marijuana Justice Act of 2019, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and incentivize states to end the racially disparate criminalization of marijuana consumers.

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Marijuana Policy Legislation Research and Development 279

NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. AL resident? NH resident? OK resident?

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Legislation Patients Decriminalization Access 236

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The public safety concerns resulting from the dearth of cannabis banking has led dozens of state Attorneys General, the American Banking Association, and numerous other voices to urge the passage of legislation like the SAFE Banking Act so that the U.S. ” Reluctant Banking and Public Safety Concerns. businesses. banking system.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2021

The Working Group’s report represents some of the best responsible cannabis policy examining the needs of the community from a variety of aspects including public health and safety as well as social and economic impacts. The County of LA, comprised of 89 local jurisdictions, is larger in population than 42 other states.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Regulate Nationally : The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2019 (HR 420) seeks to deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Update : HB 2149 was approved by the Public Safety Committee on 2/20. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 174

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2019

The health and safety of Nipissing First Nation citizens were the main reasons for the stringent regulations reasons expressed Chief Scott McLeod. That’s where we are working with the province to access that and to circumvent the licensing issue. They are strict.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

House Bill 1359 would create a 5 year medical marijuana pilot program, allowing patients to access their medicine from licensed dispensaries. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. In 2019, a similar bill, House Bill 364, passed the state legislature but was then vetoed by Governor Sununu.

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 241

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This number also underscores the entire agency’s tireless efforts, particularly those of our hardworking staff, to thoughtfully regulate a safe, accessible, and effective adult-use marketplace that keeps critical tenets of our mission – public health, public safety, and equity, among others – front of mind.”.

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Marijuana Seed-To-Sale Safety Data 100

Veriheal

JULY 23, 2020

According to the Oregon Cannabis Association (OCA) , police budgets received more than $2 million directly from cannabis tax proceeds last year – despite the city passing a measure in 2016 stipulating that those funds should be designated for substance misuse treatment, public safety, and small business development.

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