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Virginia Legalizes Marijuana: Takes Effect 2024

The Joint Blog

. “Under a provision Senate Democrats insisted on, the legislation will include a reenactment clause that will require a second vote from the General Assembly next year, but only on the regulatory framework and criminal penalties for several offenses, including underage use and public consumption of marijuana.

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NORML’s 2020 Democratic Primary Marijuana Straw Poll

NORML

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. NORML endorsed his campaign for New Jersey’s Senate seat in 2010.

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Here?s where the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Cannabis

The Joint Blog

Consumption or possession of cannabis in federal lands is banned such as national parks. Cory Gardner (R) of Colorado and Elizabeth Warren (D) of Massachusetts, that would allow states to write their own marijuana policies, remove marijuana from the list in the CSA, and decriminalize it federally. Possession of 28.5

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22

NORML

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2149, to amend the definition of “cannabis” under the 2010 voter-approved medical marijuana law. MD resident?

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

The authors share this view, assessing that the current evidence shows that marijuana can impair driving ability and increase crash risk, especially shortly after consumption. Marijuana Decriminalization, Medical Marijuana Laws, and Fatal Traffic Crashes in US Cities, 2010–2017. A meta-analysis by Asbridge et al. Ann Statist.

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