The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Assembly Bill 1525 allows cannabis banking under California state law. No sooner did the state’s Department of Health publish new rules, than Trulieve started making them available in their dispensaries. The bill would decriminalize cannabis and expunge the criminal records of nonviolent marijuana offenders.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2020

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Reports: SPRINGFIELD — Smelling and seeing cannabis justified probable cause for a police officer in central Illinois to search a man’s car, despite cannabis’ decriminalization and legalization for medical purposes at the time, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court majority ruled Thursday. Source: [link].

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

With the 2020 ballot fast approaching, California activists are keenly working towards securing a measure that would decriminalize psilocybin, also commonly known as ‘magic mushrooms.’. Representatives for Decriminalize California have stated the group currently aims to raise $1.5 The Proposed Measure. Legal Implications.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

At the state level, a new decriminalization law took effect this week in Hawaii involving the possession of up to three grams of marijuana, as well as a procedure for expungement of past convictions for the same amount. Legislation is pending, A1897, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day. KY4MM & KY NORML 2020 Lobby Days.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

For example, among the various reasons that states are increasingly leaning towards the legalization of marijuana usage is the financial prosperity it brings to state economies. In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 billion, with states like Colorado and Oregon bringing in over $2.2

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Activists in Mississippi have already collected thousands of signatures in hopes of qualifying a medical cannabis ballot initiative for the 2020 ballot. At a more local level, efforts are underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan to put a cannabis social use question before voters on the 2020 ballot. AZ resident? Connecticut. CT resident?

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to deschedule hemp and hemp-derived CBD from the state’s list of controlled substances. DE resident? DE resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 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. The measure prohibits the release of past records for any marijuana offense that is no longer defined as a crime under state law.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

3, 2020 Americans will elect a new president- or re-elect the present President of the United States. And others are looking for significant distinctions to support cannabis law changes. Application of the law is applied to persons who own, nurture, or distribute cannabis in enormous quantities.

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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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NORML

MARCH 7, 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. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. AL resident? NORML opposes the passage of this legislation.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dr. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. laws of the 20 th century, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Day is a federal U.S. holiday marking the birthday of its eponymous civil rights hero.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

State-legal cannabis companies aren’t stashing large stacks of cash behind walls or rubber-banded bankrolls in hidden vaults. The House passed the measure once again in May 2020, as part of the second federal coronavirus relief bill, but it was stripped from the Senate version later in the year. Helping motor more than $17.5

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Recreational marijuana use is legal under Nevada state law. The law decriminalized recreational marijuana when used in compliance with Nevada law. On June 25, 2020, Ceballos slipped and fell in the employee breakroom. But could recreational marijuana use jeopardize an employee’s employment?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 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. Senate Bill 2 is pending to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. NH resident? VA resident?

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LifeCannMD

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In the recent November 2020 election, four states – Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota – have now joined 11 other states across the U.S. They were unable to do so in time for 2020. . A complicating factor is the federal law against the legalization of marijuana. Constitution.

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. MA resident? Click here to email your lawmakers in support of consumer employment protections.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

I was talking to another lawyer about last week’s vote by Oregonians to legalize psilocybin therapy here in the state. Public Law 115-176 (“Right to Try”) is a federal law enacted in 2018 that creates a uniform system for terminal patients seeking access to investigational treatments. Comments closed at the end of September.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Not only is there federal law but there are also state laws, and sometimes they seem to conflict and contradict each other. One thing that does seem to be clear though is that when one state alters and amends a particular law, the other states sit up and take notice. Oregon got the ball rolling.

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SMPL

JUNE 26, 2019

Illinois became the 11th state in the U.S. Legal recreational marijuana sales will begin in Illinois on January 1, 2020. The electorate is going to go to the ballot box and continue to vote for cannabis laws,” Lusardi said. New York state legislators failed to agree on where the $1.7 Read the full article at: [link].

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Veriheal

JULY 17, 2023

She stated, “We recognize, frankly, that many states have legalized or decriminalized marijuana use and wanted to be sure that we’re not disqualifying people solely for that purpose in that context.” ” She further explained that marijuana use in a legal state should not be the only disqualifying basis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

[2] Specifically, the court found that requiring the employer (and, by extension, its workers’ compensation insurer) to pay for cannabis, even if a valid medical treatment under Minnesota law, would expose the employer to criminal liability under federal law for aiding and abetting the employee’s unlawful possession of cannabis. .

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota. What are the current laws surrounding cannabis in Mississippi? times more likely to be arrested on a cannabis-related charge than white people in the state.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Instead, companies are limited to state-wide trademarks. These limited marks have created a fractured market, with little clarity for businesses in a cannabis industry that continues to grow despite the lack of federal decriminalization. 3884 – MORE Act of 2020, Section 5932(b), 116th Congress (2019-2020).

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2022

Several municipalities have already deprioritized the enforcement of their local laws against psilocybin mushrooms or against all “entheogenic plants and fungi.”. There are efforts in other states to enact similar measures by voter initiative or through the legislatures. Psychedelics and the United States Food and Drug Administration.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

On November 3, 2020, voters in Oregon approved Measure 109, paving the way for a regime of psilocybin for therapeutic uses in a few years. Oregon 2020 Election: Vote Yes! but we note that decriminalization is not legalization). State law doesn’t change this. on Measure 109. Does it Go Too Far?

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NORML

MARCH 14, 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. The bill now heads to the Senate. IA resident? Send a message to your lawmakers in opposition to THC limits. The bill now heads to the Senate.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota. What are the current laws surrounding cannabis in Mississippi? times more likely to be arrested on a cannabis-related charge than white people in the state.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 4, 2021

Despite the fact that Wisconsin’s capital city of Madison decriminalized the possession of up to 28 grams of cannabis for adults last November, state law designates the cultivation of a single marijuana plant as a felony offense. Unfortunately, Schalow’s case proved to involve more than just weed. .

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with. I’m thrilled we’re finally advancing it.”.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 23, 2021

However, given where state laws are moving across the U.S., We hope that other employers will join us, and that policymakers will act swiftly to pass this law.”. The MORE Act was reintroduced in the House in late May ; it had previously passed the chamber in December of 2020 but stalled in the Senate.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The committee memorandum has a great graphic of state marijuana laws – only three states allow no marijuana consumption in any form. And speaking of state laws, several jurisdictions are moving forward with some form of legalization. Cuomo’s bill introduced last month.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Similarly, activists in Arizona are attempting to qualify a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. DE resident? GA resident?

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The Decriminalization of Cannabis Began in 1973. Individual states began decriminalizing cannabis in 1973, starting with Oregan. Since the 1970s, many US states have legalized cannabis for medical use, while a rare few have legalized it for recreational and medical purposes. Billion in 2020.

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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 30, 2019

Ballot initiative campaigns to approve adult-use and medical cannabis, respectively, moved closer to appearing on the 2020 ballot in Arizona and Idaho, while a similar effort to put the issue of adult-use cannabis to Ohio voters has met with legal challenges from the State Election Board. Governor Ducey (R-AZ) opposes legalization.

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