Agriculture Banking Decriminalization History 
Veriheal
OCTOBER 30, 2023
It has also decriminalized the possession of small quantities of cannabis. Furthermore, the arrest will not even go on an individual’s criminal history. Recently, The Bahamas’ made good on that 2018 promise. Previous convictions for such possession will be annulled.
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. NJ resident?
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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. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. CA resident?
The Blunt Truth
DECEMBER 26, 2019
In February, we saw the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. On the federal level, however, the SAFE Banking Act was approved by the House Financial Services Committee (45-15). In the world of hemp, marijuana’s straight-arrow cousin, the Department of Agriculture released guidelines for importing hemp seeds.
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
The membership subsequently met with the USDA’s new Hemp Work Group, and White House officials that serve the President on agriculture and drug control policy. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Andy Barr (R-KY) all opined on the progress of the SAFE Banking Act legislation that they’ve been industriously working on; Reps. By Kyle Jaeger.
NORML
APRIL 2, 2019
Summary: Senator Sanders has a long history of supporting reforming our nation’s drug policy. While serving as mayor of Burlington, Vermont in the 1980’s, he called for decriminalizing drug possession and treating substance abuse as a public health issue. States are moving forward on decriminalization and legalization.
SpeedWeed
JULY 17, 2021
The social equity measures seen in states that have recently passed adult-use legislation—like New York , Virginia , New Mexico and Connecticut —aim to deliver a scale of justice to people who deserve it that goes unparalleled in American history. We applaud the introduction of legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis.
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