NORML

MAY 8, 2020

This is the second in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement. As one reviews the modern history of marijuana policy in this country, beginning with the adoption of federal marijuana prohibition in 1937 (i.e., The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2022

In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 The history of the law surrounding this subject may offer insight. Nevertheless, the federal law and enforcement policy remained the same. billion, with states like Colorado and Oregon bringing in over $2.2

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2022

In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 The history of the law surrounding this subject may offer insight. Nevertheless, the federal law and enforcement policy remained the same. billion, with states like Colorado and Oregon bringing in over $2.2

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of expanded decriminalization. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. KY resident? Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Last fall, we ran a 13-part series taking a hard look at each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ history and views related to marijuana. Past legislative history : How many marijuana-related bills did this candidate introduce, sponsor or sign? If a candidate does not actively advocate for marijuana, we doubt their conviction.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Note: Veriheal does not support or endorse any political candidate or their policies. Come January, he will control the legislative policy of the free world, including when it comes to cannabis. . Come January, he will control the legislative policy of the free world, including when it comes to cannabis. .

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 2019

Each Saturday, we have been running a series of blog posts that take a close look at each of the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Update : HB 1089 is scheduled for a public hearing in the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee at 1:30 on 2/19/2020 in Room LSB-A.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 17, 2019

Every Saturday, we have been running a series of blog posts that take a close look at the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Conclusion: Yang receives a “B+” grade.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

This week, history was made. New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Activists in Nebraska working to qualify a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative are almost 10,000 signatures deep. For the first time ever, the U.S. DE resident?

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MassRoots

AUGUST 17, 2020

On Tuesday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced he was selecting Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his running mate for the 2020 election. It marked the first time in history a congressional committee has approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition. Views Prior to 2015.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A rational statewide drug policy requires that the coercive force of the criminal justice system be used constructively to influence far more people, numbering in the millions, than could ever be arrested, adjudicated, and sentenced.”. — billion (2020 dollars) over the past decade to enforce the drug war, amounting to an average of $1.2

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 20, 2019

Each Saturday, we have been running a series of blog posts that take a close look at each of the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Putting aside the presidency and congressional races, which haven’t yet finished, there were a number of statewide efforts to legalize cannabis, one measure to legalize therapeutic psilocybin, and two drug decriminalization efforts. Oregon has made history as the first U.S. Oregon 2020 Election: Vote Yes! on Measure 109.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

According to Jin Guiyun, a professor of history and culture at Shandong University, “the cannabis was stored in a pot on the coffin bed amid other staple grains such as millet. China reportedly banned cannabis in the 1950s and felt enormous pressure as most of the world began to legalize and decriminalize the substance.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This week, advocates in Missouri began collecting signatures to qualify a marijuana legalization initiative for the November 2020 ballot. 2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 29, 2019

Every Saturday, at least for a while, we plan to run a series of blog posts that take a close look at each of the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We will examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and also canvas each politician’s current stances on marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 13, 2019

Every Saturday, we have been running a series of blog posts that take a close look at each of the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Even in 2014, Harris opposed legalization.

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Veriheal

JULY 17, 2023

The Senate Intelligence Committee has passed a bill that allows intelligence agencies like the CIA and NSA to accept applicants who have marijuana-use history. Secret Service (USSS) revised its employment policies. In 2020, the CIA voiced its stance that using marijuana and other drugs doesn’t necessarily make a person bad or unworthy.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

in 2020, there were 515 banks and 169 credit unions providing services to cannabis-related businesses at the end of last year, according to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) quarterly cannabis banking update. workers in 2020, and the majority of stakeholders in the industry are compliant with government mandates, Bachtell said.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

But Salomon said mushrooms and their history as a medicinal product are different from heroin and meth. She said she’s concerned the mushroom policy will be put into place before standards are set. Mason Lord, chair of Decriminalize Spokane, led an effort last year to have the city decriminalize mushroom possession and sale.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 10, 2021

The History of Cannabis Clubs in South Africa. This is because they follow guidelines set out and initially established by Encod , a non-profit, European-based coalition for just and effective drug policies. There is a direct connection between the clubs in South Africa and the Spanish Clubs.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

WHEREAS, in 2018, despite decriminalization and legalization efforts in individual states, cannabis arrests accounted for over 40 percent of drug arrests in the United States and more arrests than all violent crimes combined according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations; and.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

I think we have to decriminalize it at this point in time.”. These open-minded and progressive ideas are some of the most pro-cannabis we have seen within the DNC leadership in recent history. Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) May 19, 2020. So I’ve been very plain and outspoken on that. Past DNC Leadership Was Not So Open-Minded.

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Veriheal

JULY 24, 2020

As of 2020, cannabis is fully legal in eleven states, legal for medical use in 22 states, and legal for medical use with limited THC content in 14 states. And even in Nebraska, cannabis has been decriminalized. A History of Cannabis in Albania. It seems only a matter of time before we see full legality in this country.

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The Cannigma

MAY 19, 2021

Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges. This was notoriously reflected in the 2020 arrest of a Japanese man and woman for speaking positively about using cannabis in social media posts.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

History was made in June, when the state of Illinois legalized cannabis as of January 1, 2020. Several northeastern states tried to coordinate their marijuana policies. Lots happened this year, and I’m going to go out on a limb and say much will happen in 2020. And The Blunt Truth published its 300th blog post!

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SMPL

JULY 27, 2020

As his 2020 presidential campaign rolled out, former Vice President Joe Biden took the position that marijuana should be decriminalized, but not legalized. The mere fact that Biden refuses to use this superweapon is indicative of Democratic policy, which has consistently favored the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory policy lane.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Still before Governor Newsom for his signature is SB 1496 , which would implement a series of changes to the state’s cannabis tax policy, including authorizing regulators to extend the deadline for tax payments by cannabis businesses located in areas affected by an emergency proclamation by the Governor.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

For the first time in history, a congressional committee has approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition. But the measure isn’t likely to make it to the full House for consideration until 2020, at the earliest. Here are the reports. CBS NEWS REPORT. MARIJUANA MOMENT. Article & Video. Full report: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Congressional Democrats are gearing up for a sweeping set of initiatives aimed at decriminalizing marijuana that they plan to take action on this spring. Nearly 70 percent of Americans — including roughly half of Republicans — support legalizing marijuana, the memo noted citing a 2020 Gallup poll. Here we go again?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2022

Further, while enacting the NDPS Act, Parliament did not take into consideration the positive effects of cannabis on human health and the history of use of cannabis in India, the petition stated. The petitioners claimed that the treatment of cannabis at par with other harmful and lethal chemicals was arbitrary, unscientific and unreasonable.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

They currently have cannabis decriminalization laws in some cities and towns like Monona and Madison. A Short Wisconsin Cannabis History. In late 2020, Rock County Wisconsin also chose to reduce fines and penalties related to cannabis possession. . The Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival attracts thousands each year.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 31, 2021

Marijuana offenses have been decriminalized in this state since 2019, so Rudi’s continued imprisonment is the epitome of injustice. Prosecutor: Gammo’s ‘conduct has been decriminalized.’. She has written: As defendant correctly notes in his brief, the conduct for which defendant is incarcerated has been decriminalized.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 25, 2021

From the South, McKay has a long history of business and civic involvement, serving on community and company boards including US Bank, The Daily Beast, Pike Place Market, Mary’s Place, Pilchuck School of Glass, and Seattle Opera. She trained a team including architects, engineers, and other construction professionals on new policy.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

After this historically successful year, we expect to see public and political support continue to increase in 2020 as more and more states implement sensible cannabis regulatory policies. “Never before in American history has marijuana policy advanced in Congress as far or as fast in one year as 2019. Erik Altieri.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 14, 2021

But, senators never officially asked for a deadline extension, or prórroga , which shows a pointed lack of concern for an issue in a country where cannabis users are extorted daily by law enforcement, despite the decriminalization of small-scale possession. Mexico City cannabis protest, January 2020. What the hell is going on, then?

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