Canna Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

This amendment will move approximately $27 million from marijuana tax revenue funds that formally went to the City’s police department to programs focusing on restorative justice initiatives. Since the 1970s, enforcement of marijuana possession laws has been carried out with staggering racial bias.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Rochester-based organizations and community groups today released a new report that comprehensively outlines continued racial disparities in marijuana enforcement in the City of Rochester and Monroe County. District Attorneys in NYC, Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, and Westchester, and more have said they should stop prosecuting these offenses.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Today, in the fifth and final post, we discuss the two cannabis measures that will be on the South Dakota ballot this November: South Dakota Constitutional Amendment A, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2020) and. South Dakota Initiated Measure 26, Medical Marijuana Initiative (2020). Additionally, cannabis is not decriminalized.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Billion to Enforce the Drug War (2010-2019). The report explains that: Over two million New Jersey residents will use a criminalized drug other than marijuana in their lifetime, and over half a million have done so in the past year. times greater than it had been in 2010; for Black residents, this rate was 3.6 billion annually.

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Veriheal

MARCH 29, 2023

This groundbreaking research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry (JAMA), challenges previous claims that marijuana legalization increases psychosis and other mental health issues. Census figures (2002-2009) as well as American Community Survey totals (2010–2017). Let’s take a closer look.

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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. Delaware prosecutors will no longer be encouraged to pursue criminal charges against those who possess marijuana for personal use, according to guidelines issued by the state’s new Attorney General.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 1, 2021

Jack Herer seeds are the hybrid marijuana seeds named in honor of the legendary marijuana rights activist Jack Herer. Jack Herer seeds are feminized and auto cannabis seeds named after the well-known and respected industrial hemp legalization advocate, Jack Herer (1939-2010). Jack Herer seeds- denafem.org.

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NORML

APRIL 21, 2020

African-Americans are nearly four-times as likely as whites to be arrested in the United States for marijuana-possession offenses, according to an analysis published Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). In 31 states, racial disparities were actually larger in 2018 than they were in 2010.”

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Council passed a bill in 2010 that legalized medical cannabis , and the law went into effect on Jan. ’s city council approved a decriminalization bill that reduced the penalties for cannabis possession for all residents. Medical cannabis has not caused nearly as much contention among D.C. stakeholders as recreational.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey with national scope and multiple measures relevant to driving after marijuana use.

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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. America’s decades-long prohibition of marijuana was founded upon racism and bigotry. Volkow, M.D.,

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Marijuana and Cannabinoids: Health, Research and Regulatory Considerations (Position Paper). Marijuana and related substance misuse are complex issues impacting family medicine, patient health, and public health. Marijuana Possession for Personal Use. It should be noted that cannabis and marijuana are not interchangeable terms.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Back home in Prague, he helped organize the first pro-legalization demos in 2007, which eventually evolved into the Czech contingent of the Global Marijuana March , held each May. But Veverka felt this decriminalization was far too limited. And it was also the year that Veverka launched Legalizace magazine.

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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. 15, 2018, Los Angeles Marijuana Dispensary Attorney Blog.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Is the Colorado Marijuana Industry Showing Signs of Maturation? DECEMBER 31, 2019 | This issue of the Rocky Mountain Economist provides an update on the economic impacts of the marijuana industry in Colorado and evaluates signs of maturation within this industry nearly six years after the first recreational marijuana storefronts opened.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Advocates Question Biden’s Rescheduling Plan The Biden administration’s recent recommendation to reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) made massive waves. private health insurance financial data from 2010 to 2021. However, not everyone is a fan of the move. The study analyzed U.S.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We’ll begin in January when Arizona began legal marijuana sales. And on we go to February , when New Jersey legalized adult-use marijuana. Happily, one Michigan troop was able to keep selling outside a marijuana dispensary. And Connecticut joined its New England neighbors in legalizing adult-use marijuana.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

These allies in the Senate and Assembly have been working tirelessly with experts to create smart, sustainable legislation that offers marijuana justice and legalization, and we need to help them continue to do this work now, more than ever, and get this bill perfected and passed by the end of the legislative session in June.

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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. In 2013, the Czech Republic legalized medicinal marijuana, and in 2010, it decriminalized the possession of personal amounts of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

The Truth About Marijuana and the Criminal Legal System. Over here at The Appeal, we’re celebrating by tackling some popular myths about marijuana and the criminal legal system. And at the federal level, convictions for marijuana possession alone remain nominal, though not zero. Revelers in San Francisco flock to Hippie Hill.

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CannaMD

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In a field of Democratic presidential hopefuls that have come out in favor of major overhauls of marijuana legislation, and in many cases full legalization, Joe Biden remains somewhat of an outlier. In a 2010 interview with Pat Robertson on the 700 Club , Biden reasserted his long-held belief that marijuana was a gateway drug.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2019

But the draft law will also introduce an obligation for doctors to share patient data concerning people using prescribed marijuana. Cannabis use outside of having a prescription remains illegal, though having a small amount of dried cannabis or live plants for personal use has been decriminalized since 2010. Source: [link].

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

Virginia lawmakers have officially legalized marijuana – though it won’t take effect for some time. According to the Associated Press, Virginia lawmakers gave final approval Saturday to a bill that will legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, but not until 2024, when retail sales of the drug would also begin.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

WHEREAS, in 2018, despite decriminalization and legalization efforts in individual states, cannabis arrests accounted for over 40 percent of drug arrests in the United States and more arrests than all violent crimes combined according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations; and. Mayors Across The U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The hopes for better and increased marijuana banking, which were tied up in the Secure and Fair Enforcement ( SAFE ) Banking Act (a serious and common sense federal marijuana banking bill), are currently dashed since the SAFE Banking Act has been left out of the Senate’s changes to the National Defense Authorization Act (“ NDAA “).

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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. Outsiders are coming in thinking that we’ll be passing legal recreational marijuana shortly and are willing to invest.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

He is the chairman of Drug Science, a non-profit which he founded in 2010 to provide independent, evidence-based information on drugs. He focuses his practice on providing legal, accounting, financial, and business consultation to various businesses and doctors operating in the marijuana and psychedelics industries. Matthew Johnson.

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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. Stance on marijuana: Senator Kamala Harris wants to legalize marijuana as part of her criminal justice reform platform. Grade: B. Even in 2014, Harris opposed legalization.

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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. Please review the information below and then cast a vote in our 2020 Democratic Primary Straw Poll! The Senators.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JANUARY 27, 2023

Medical cannabis was approved in 2010 and implemented in 2012 and experienced regular month-over-month increases in sales volumes until 2021. Unfortunately, it’s important to note that despite changes in legal status in the various states, marijuana remains illegal under federal law. How Do Different Age Groups Feel About Marijuana?

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MassRoots

AUGUST 17, 2020

Harris, a former prosecutor, has experienced an evolution regarding her views on marijuana prohibition during the last decade. While at the helm, her office oversaw a 6 percent rise in marijuana convictions. During a speech at the California Democrats Convention , Harris came out in support of ending the federal ban on marijuana.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

We pick California because it was the first state to legalize marijuana for its medicinal use and it is the most populous state in the U.S. Only a licensed marijuana dispensary may sell cannabis products. Trump was making it clear that he reserves the right to ignore the cannabis provision and interfere with state-legal marijuana.

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