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NORML Issues Report Highlighting 2021 State Legislative Victories

Cannabis Law Report

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Many states also took actions facilitating the expungement or sealing of past marijuana convictions.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/20

NORML

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. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. CO resident? IN resident?

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Senate Panel Votes to Let People Who’ve Used Marijuana Work at Intelligence Agencies Like CIA and NSA

Veriheal

The legislation “prohibited any Federal agency from denying or revoking an individual’s eligibility for access to classified information solely because of the past or present use of cannabis.” ” She further explained that marijuana use in a legal state should not be the only disqualifying basis.

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Keeping Up with Harris Bricken: Upcoming Events

Canna Law Blog

Join Harris Bricken attorney, Hilary Bricken as she covers the overall commercial cannabis licensing, regulatory, transactional issues, and trends in California, and will include an update on the status of banking and providing financial services to cannabis businesses and cannabis ancillary businesses under federal and state laws.

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Is it Legal to Buy Cannabis Seeds in the U.S.?

The Joint Blog

Before going deeper into it, make sure you have the license to operate legally in the state you are living in. Know your State Laws. State laws govern whether you can ope rate your cannabis growing business. And different states have different approaches to that. but is still illegal). . New Mexico.

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Update on Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

Cannabis Law Report

On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released draft legislation titled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Decriminalization of Cannabis, Recognition of State law Controlling Cannabis. WRITTEN BY: McGuireWoods Consulting. Ryan Bernstein.

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Which states allow out-of-state patients to buy medical marijuana?

Veriheal

However, the number of states that will authorize qualified patients from out-of-state medical marijuana programs is still relatively small. . That doesn’t mean you can’t access a green state’s medical marijuana programs, though. Current marijuana laws prohibit the retail sale of cannabis in D.C. . Massachusetts.

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