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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/14/20

NORML

Don’t forget to sign up for our email list, and we will keep you posted as these bills and more move through your home state legislature and U.S. Veteran Access : HR 1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, would allow V.A. doctors to fill out the state-legal medical marijuana recommendations. Your Highness, Carly.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/29/20

NORML

The measure prohibits the release of past records for any marijuana offense that is no longer defined as a crime under state law. Legislation is pending, House Bill 268 and House Bill 528, to allow those convicted of simple marijuana possession to petition the court to restrict access to their records. AK resident? GA resident?

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

Cannabis Law Report

The law created the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) , which is generally responsible for regulating the medical cannabis program, including licensing facilities that process, transport, test, or dispense medical cannabis. The state has close to 400 dispensaries total. There is no excise tax on medical cannabis.

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Cannabis Laws & the Southern States

Cannabis Law Report

Unlike Florida, Arkansas opted against vertical integration, instead authorizing separate dispensary licenses (up to 40) and cultivation facility licenses (up to eight). Arkansas dispensaries began serving qualified patients in 2019. Patients are expected to have access to product in late 2023 or early 2024.

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NORML Issues Report Highlighting 2021 State Legislative Victories

Cannabis Law Report

Over the past several months, state officials have vacated an estimated 2.2 Numerous states in 2021 also enacted legislation expanding medical cannabis access and stimulating greater diversity among licensed marijuana businesses. “As In all, state officials have vacated over 2.2 The law took effect August 1, 2021.

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New Jersey and New York Signal Movement on the Adult-Use Cannabis Front

Veriheal

Under New Jersey’s adult-use cannabis law, medical cannabis dispensaries that are currently operating across the state—where hundreds of thousands of people have enrolled to receive cannabis-based treatments—are readily licensed to carry out adult-use commerce. “If New Jersey Cannabis. New York Cannabis.

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10 questions to ask before starting a cannabis business

SpeedWeed

Examples such as these underscore the importance of thoroughly researching the state law and local laws of a community before selecting one for your cannabis business. When people think of the cannabis industry, more often than not, their minds immediately jump to dispensaries. Retail dispensaries. economy by 2024.