Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

As states and local jurisdictions implement new laws legalizing marijuana, many have charged regulators with the worthy goal of remedying the injustices of the drug war, a concept known as social equity. Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 672, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, 2021, Available at SSRN: [link] or [link].

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NORML

AUGUST 19, 2019

Jarrold Nadler (D-NY) and presidential candidate Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act , which is arguably the most revolutionary and socially conscious federal marijuana reform bill introduced to date. The issue isn’t if marijuana will be legalized anymore.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Cannabis legalization is happening regardless of the US federal government’s draconian stance on the subject. Suppose the United States federal government doesn’t do something about their outdated stance on cannabis legalization. Mississippi Could Legalize Medical Cannabis. million over the next three years.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

When NORML was founded in 1970, roughly 12% of Americans supported legalizing marijuana. Currently sixty-five percent of adults nationwide support ending marijuana prohibition and establishing a regulated market where responsible consumers can legally purchase marijuana. But there’s still plenty of work to do.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

Maryland state lawmakers announced last week that the legislature will turn to the voters on the issue of cannabis policy reform by placing a marijuana legalization measure on the statewide ballot next year. Maryland Work Group To Study Cannabis Legalization. Maryland Medical Marijuana Already Legal.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 6, 2021

The California Senate just granted final approval to a landmark bill that would make it legal for any adult in the Golden State to possess, use, and share almost any psychedelic drug. If there’s anything we’ve learned from the past half-century it’s that throwing people in jail for using drugs doesn’t stop drug use.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2019

Whether legalizing on a state-by-state basis or federally, there is a lot that U.S legislators can learn from weed in Canada. For the consumer and the legislator looking to partake in legalized cannabis, the biggest obstacle is often price. The legal age for consumption in Canada is 18. Scott McGovern. CONTRIBUTOR.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

When Governor Murphy and Senate President Sweeney agreed on a $42 per ounce flat tax in February, legalization supporters once again hoped for quick adoption of New Jersey Assembly Bill 4497 (“A4497”). Hopes for reform have ebbed and flowed since Governor Murphy was elected on a platform including legalization within his first 100 days.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Furthermore, those convicted of cannabis charges on the federal level could apply for expungement of records and apply for re-sentencing if needed. ” Learn more at www.lvnorml.org. For starters, cannabis would be decriminalized on the federal level and therefore removed from the entirety of the Controlled Substances Act.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 12, 2021

Before taking on the vice president of Executive Talent position at Vangst, Bedford was a veteran recruiter at Signal Partners, an executive search firm headquartered in Los Angeles, where she executed executive searches in the legal and compliant cannabis market. That’s what I learned at Korn/Ferry, is the relentlessness.

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NORML

APRIL 23, 2020

As we all learn to cope with our new socially distant realities amidst a global pandemic, its difficult to think of any aspect of society that hasn’t been affected by COVID-19. The question : Do you approve amending the Constitution to legalize a controlled form of marijuana called “cannabis”? New Jersey.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 8, 2021

Illinois has expunged almost half a million cannabis-related convictions. Will three times be a charm for New York as legislators discuss adult-use cannabis legalization for the third time? Learn more with Veriheal. And Illinois has expunged nearly 500,000 cannabis convictions. Video Transcript. Illinois State Gov.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You might think that cannabis legalization would lead to a significant decrease in marijuana-related arrests, but that hasn’t been the case. Not only did marijuana arrests initially increase as states legalized the plant, but there are still more people arrested for marijuana possession than for all violent crimes combined.

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NORML

MARCH 12, 2019

As states continue dialing back their war on marijuana consumers, it is important that those who were most negatively impacted by our oppressive prohibition are able to see previous harms remedied as best as possible and be given the opportunity to participate in the benefits that come along with legalization and regulation.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 13, 2021

Before taking on the vice president of Executive Talent position at Vangst, Bedford was a veteran recruiter at Signal Partners, an executive search firm headquartered in Los Angeles, where she executed executive searches in the legal and compliant cannabis market. That’s what I learned at Korn/Ferry, is the relentlessness.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

These seeds give our community an educational opportunity and a fun way to learn how to cultivate, teaching about the different end uses, and taking away the stigma of growing cannabis. With Phylos’s generosity, we make it possible for our equity partners to greatly reduce the financial risk of learning about hemp and how to grow it.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 16, 2020

Summary of MMJ Legalization Efforts. Legalization Caused $130M Boost at Denver Hotels. Why 2020 legalization failed in the Sunshine State. Legal weed prices remain high, sending some back to illicit dealers. Illinois sells $1 million in legal cannabis—per day. Learn to be an industrial hemp producer from experts.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Similarly, activists in Arizona are attempting to qualify a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) of New York announced that marijuana legalization language will no longer appear in his budget proposal. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of legalization. CO resident? Connecticut. CT resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 8, 2022

We have forwarded all candidates in the party exactly the same questionnaire with a number of questions that will give readers and voters an opportunity to learn a bit more about their candidates, who are in the main, standing for the Australian Senate. After learning about cannabis and the endocannabinoid system for nearly 10 years.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Justice reform: Nolef Turns provides direct services to justice-involved individuals; advocacy that raises awareness of the need for resentencing, ending the war on drugs, probation and parole reform; and an expedited path to automatic expungements. Learn more about their program offerings. About BIPOCANN. About Columbia Care.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Attorney General James Cole in his oft-cited 2013 Cole Memo related to the legalization of marijuana, including preventing distribution to minors, preventing cartels, gangs, and criminal enterprises from benefiting from legalization, preventing impaired driving, etc. Protections would be in place for employees who utilize psilocybin.

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Veriheal

APRIL 23, 2021

And Uber’s CEO flirts with the idea of cannabis delivery once the plant is legalized on the federal level. Learn more here. Scott Weiner and would also provide expungements for offenses that the measure makes lawful. New York recently legalized adult use and even added in a measure that allows for cannabis delivery.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The new law legalizes the possession of certain amounts of marijuana for those 21 years of age and older. And, in some instances, those with prior (or pending) marijuana convictions can move to have their records expunged. As with any new statutory regime, there is a lot to learn. Not a bad add-on! Knowledge is Power.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2022

So I was like, how cool would that be if they could learn how to grow and know about what they are growing, what they are consuming,” Dowdy-Lacey said. The agency also helps with expungements and pardons, further allowing people to work in the cannabis industry. It’s just like food, you need to know what is going into your body.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

As we entered 2020, twelve states had legalized adult-use, recreational marijuana. As the wave of legalization spreads, so do the challenges faced by the marijuana industry, jurisdiction by jurisdiction – and there’s no simple highway between the dawn and the dark of night. There are also social justice issues, like expungement.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Cannabis is now legal in some form in nearly 40 states. Over the past few months my top priority has been to listen and learn from our talented, empathetic, and truly passionate team about the work they are doing and the impact they know we can have. Hindsight is unfortunately 20/20.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

ORCA’s major focus (as we have noted) is on passing bills for: Automatic expungement of cannabis convictions. Legal cannabis export. The OLCC this week issued a thorough report highlighting some of what the agency has learned regarding cannabis production in Oregon’s legal recreational system over the last few years.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

The wave of cannabis legalization is a net good: Growers are coming out of the shadows, the agricultural economy is getting a boost, and millions of people have access to the plant for a variety of purposes. In addition to its public policy and advocacy efforts towards legalization, Hawthorne has committed $2.5

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

These provisions gave the Illinois cannabis industry a boost of equity that many states that had previously gone legal didn’t take into account including: promises to expunge an estimated 700,000 Illinoisans convicted of marijuana-related offenses. using tax revenue to support historically disenfranchised communities.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2022

A medical cannabis industry is unfurling across the sun-soaked Caribbean nation, where health leaders have found satisfactory evidence to suggest that a legal market may contribute to the economy through agriculture, entrepreneurship, and scientific research. We don’t want to yield too much to the corporate image of cannabis.”.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 24, 2021

We listen and share with Cary Shepherd, former policy director for the Illinois Environmental Council , and Jason Nelson, senior vice president of horticulture at Cresco Labs , to learn a little bit about how Illinois legislation got to be so green—and what it all means for a budding industry in these challenging times.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 17, 2021

Before taking on the vice president of Executive Talent position at Vangst, Bedford was a veteran recruiter at Signal Partners, an executive search firm headquartered in Los Angeles, where she executed executive searches in the legal and compliant cannabis market. That’s what I learned at Korn/Ferry, is the relentlessness.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 13, 2021

Before taking on the vice president of Executive Talent position at Vangst, Bedford was a veteran recruiter at Signal Partners, an executive search firm headquartered in Los Angeles, where she executed executive searches in the legal and compliant cannabis market. That’s what I learned at Korn/Ferry, is the relentlessness.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Legal Greens 75 Pleasant Street, Brockton. Brockton-raised Vanessa Jean-Baptiste made history in early 2021 by opening Legal Greens , the first Black woman-owned cannabis store on the East Coast. Cannabis possession is now legal in your home state, but stores haven’t opened yet. Vermont is legal, with no stores.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 13, 2021

With cannabis now legal for use by adults in 19 states, the conversation in many jurisdictions has turned to mitigating the harm caused by the failed, albeit continuing, War on Drugs. B Noble is hitting the cannabis scene with a focus on social equity and righting the wrongs of the War on Drugs.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 12, 2021

Before taking on the vice president of Executive Talent position at Vangst, Bedford was a veteran recruiter at Signal Partners, a management consulting firm headquartered in Los Angeles, where she executed executive searches in the legal and compliant cannabis market. That’s what I learned at Korn Ferry, is the relentlessness.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

“This September, we invite you to join NORML members from across America to learn effective strategies, hear the latest scientific and political advancements, and meet in person with influential members of Congress.” “The black market is presently at least as large or larger as the legal market.”

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