Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The new bill, entitled The Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, will appropriate $20 million to the US Attorney General for the purposes of financially assisting states and local governments with the process of reviewing and expunging cannabis convictions. million Americans for violating marijuana laws.

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Veriheal

MARCH 29, 2023

Several studies have been investigating the possibility of psychosis resulting from cannabis use. However, a 2023 study debunks many myths about the potential dangers of legalizing cannabis. Thirty-eight states have legalized cannabis for medical use, while 19 states permit adult recreational use.

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Freedom Leaf

MAY 14, 2019

In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. He’d listened to a podcast I did on the topic of “psychedelic law,” a term I coined in 2010. Out of the 418,546 registered voters in Denver, 40% weighed in on magic-mushroom decriminalization.

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Veriheal

JUNE 24, 2020

Studies have shown that POC are significantly more likely to be arrested for possession of cannabis. Some want to say that POC use cannabis more often, but actually other demographics are consuming cannabis at the same rate. The correlation between POC, cannabis, racial injustice, and over-policing is bigger than most consider.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 27, 2020

The South African cannabis community is up in arms over the news of slain cannabis activist Jules Stobbs. The Dagga Couple is a pro-cannabis organization that was founded by Julian Stobbs and Myrtle Clark, whom people have come to love and respect as the lobbyists they were. The Dagga Couple .

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

the capital of the United States, has a unique situation when it comes to cannabis legalization. The cannabis gifting culture that developed in the city as a result of cannabis laws rife with ambiguity was recently threatened with new legislation, but a last-minute change to the bill preserved the popular practice.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

This is precisely what the City Council of Portland, Oregon, sought to accomplish last week, when it approved an amendment to a proposed budget for its underwhelming cannabis program. Since the 1970s, enforcement of marijuana possession laws has been carried out with staggering racial bias.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Billion to Enforce the Drug War (2010-2019). Despite this investment, nearly 20,000 New Jerseyans died of a drug-related overdose between 2010 and 2019. times greater than it had been in 2010; for Black residents, this rate was 3.6 times greater than it had been in 2010; for Black residents, this rate was 3.6

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. AZ resident? CA resident? Connecticut.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

1617) this year, which would include legalizing and regulating cannabis for adult-use in New York, centered in justice and equity for victims of the War on Drugs. This legislation has the potential to boost New York State’s economy by potentially creating a $1.7 Statewide in 2018, Black and Latinx people comprised of 81.3%

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NORML

APRIL 21, 2020

times more likely than whites to face arrest, despite both groups acknowledging consuming cannabis at nearly similar rates. In 31 states, racial disparities were actually larger in 2018 than they were in 2010.” According to the ACLU’s report, Blacks are 3.64

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

In short the study learns that legalized states tend not to have their roads overcrowded with stoned drivers and cannabis users like alcohol users self police their behaviour. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws. never vs. at least once).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2022

In this article, we continue our journey reviewing the history of cannabis regulation and proceed to explore the current state of development of the legal cannabis market in Europe, canvassing its decriminalization and regulation as a culmination of a global pattern over the last 20 years. Decriminalized (2016).

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 26, 2021

The criminal case that may force the closing of the Czech Republic’s pioneering cannabis magazine is — at least in the eyes of its targeted editor — disturbingly redolent of the bad old days of authoritarian rule. But Veverka felt this decriminalization was far too limited. SEEDS OF CHANGE.

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NORML

JUNE 8, 2020

Director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), asking her to recognize the detrimental impact that racially-discriminatory marijuana law enforcement has had on the public health of communities of color. Annually, over 650,000 Americans are arrested for violating marijuana laws. Volkow, M.D.,

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

of the global population uses cannabis annually, making it the most commonly used drug worldwide. During the 20 th century, law enforcement and public policy activities have undermined opportunities for scientific exploration. However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Amid the booming Southern California cannabis industry, the City of Sacramento is weighing whether to lift the existing cap on the number of marijuana dispensaries licensed to operate in the city, the primary goal being to offer more opportunities to minorities. Controlled Substances Act. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

The State of the Cannabis Industry in the Nation. Historically, the legality of cannabis—a generalized term used to describe the plants from which both marijuana and industrial hemp are derived—has evolved over time in the United States. Marijuana Law Reform Timeline. 2010, May 28). State Medical Marijuana Laws.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Welcome back to The Year In Weed, our annual roundup of cannabis-related stories. April was one of the biggest months for cannabis news. Merry, that is, for supporters of medical cannabis in Alabama, where the Governor signed a program into law. The dog days of August brought us Louisiana decriminalizing marijuana.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Czech Republic has recently been working on polishing a legislative plan that would allow citizens to cultivate marijuana plants or enjoy them recreationally in cannabis social clubs. As a member of the European Union (EU), they are barred from opening or allowing for a widespread cannabis market at this time.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

NORML Key West Legal Seminar – Key Trends and Near-Term Forecasts for State Cannabis Programs | Friday, December 3rd at 11:50AM EST. Get your Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits for practicing attorneys during this event! Join Harris Bricken attorney, Vince Sliwoski as he provides forecasts for state cannabis programs. and Canada.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

There is a popular idea that habitual offender laws have been used to push scores of nonviolent drug offenders—disproportionately Black people—into unduly long prison sentences all because they dared to smoke weed. It would be easy to think that law enforcement has chosen to deprioritize weed when there are bigger fish to fry.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

Sixty-five percent of New York residents support the legalization of cannabis. Cannabis legalization was not included in the 2019 – 2020 New York State Budget. In the meantime, communities will continue to see their members arrested, prosecuted and jailed for cannabis-related offenses. By: Jason Klimek, Esq.,

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

WHEREAS, in 2013, simple cannabis possession was the fourth most common cause of deportation for any offense and the most common cause of deportation for drug law violations; and. times more likely to receive a Federal sentence for cannabis possession than non-Hispanic whites; and.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2019

Medical cannabis should be 90 percent covered by insurance companies in the Czech Republic due to an amendment to the Medicines Act, which passed its final reading in the Chamber of Deputies. But the draft law will also introduce an obligation for doctors to share patient data concerning people using prescribed marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. This white paper offers a primer to the complex and confusing global cannabis industry as it stands today.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

Legislative initiatives (introduction and support of changes of laws). He is the chairman of Drug Science, a non-profit which he founded in 2010 to provide independent, evidence-based information on drugs. a leading biotech company in the hemp and cannabis industries. Scientific accomplishments (developments, discoveries, etc.).

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

As noted by the AP, the bill was a top priority for Democrats, who framed legalization as a necessary step to end the disparate treatment of people of color under current marijuana laws. It’s been a lot of work to get hre, but I would say that we’re on the path to an equitable law allowing responsible adults to use cannabis,” said Sen.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

It’s actually a set of powerful democrats (looking at you Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Cory Booker) who insist that we can’t pass piecemeal federal cannabis reform because it will lessen the pressure on Congress to legalize/decriminalize cannabis in a bigger, broader sweeping bill.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 13, 2019

We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. In 2010, Harris opposed a measure in California that would have legalized marijuana. To put it bluntly, she may be fine on cannabis right now, but her history is cause for concern.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

The 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary is already heating up and we wanted to reach out to our supporters to take an early straw poll of who they think voters who prioritize marijuana law reform should support in that primary. States are moving forward on decriminalization and legalization.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JANUARY 27, 2023

What’s Arizona’s view on cannabis? Public opinion on cannabis in the United States has undergone a significant shift in recent years, becoming increasingly more favorable. As a result, many people associated cannabis use with criminal activity and moral decay. How does the rest of the country feel about cannabis?

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

A large section of the public cares about cannabis. And others are looking for significant distinctions to support cannabis law changes. A candidate’s attitude towards cannabis should include an array of issues such as changes in the social justice and criminal justice system. Supporting legalization is not enough.

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