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Ohio Governor Signs Bill Decriminalizing Hemp

The Joint Blog

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s has signed into law legislation that decriminalizes hemp, the non-psychoactive cousin of marijuana. Governor DeWine recently signed Senate Bill 57 into law, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA). Any hemp with more than 0.3%

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/14/19

NORML

Another hearing is scheduled for Thursday, where the Veterans Affairs Committee will discuss various bills that are pending regarding medical cannabis programs and veterans access. Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law giving patients the option to inhale medical cannabis through vaporization.

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The Week in Weed: May 29, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Virginia decriminalized marijuana. Ohio may not put cannabis on the ballot this November. In federal news, the marijuana banking provisions in the latest relief bill may not be dead on arrival. And you can now buy face masks made out of hemp. The bill had bipartisan support, but it lacked the votes for an override.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/19

NORML

At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) of New York and Governor Gina Raimondo (D) of Rhode Island both included plans for cannabis legalization as a part of their budget proposals in their respective states.

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The Week in Weed: March 13, 2020

The Blunt Truth

In other federal action, the House Veterans Affairs Committee passed two bills related to medical marijuana. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), asking that the Senate Banking Committee vote on a cannabis banking bill. Contrast this to the South Dakota state government, which has just worked out a hemp legalization deal. STATE NEWS.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/11/19

NORML

As the first full week of the 116th Congress comes to a close, we have another new federal bill introduced by Rep. At the state level, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington launched a new program and began granting pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR).

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/15/18

NORML

At the state level, John Fetterman, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania began his listening tour in central Pennsylvania to get feedback from the public on marijuana legalization. The Arkansas House Rules Committee killed a bill that would have expanded the list of qualifying medical conditions eligible for medical cannabis.