NORML

MAY 8, 2020

Other extraordinary breakthroughs in the movement to end prohibition and legalize marijuana include the adoption of legal medical use by California in 1996, the first state to take that step; and the adoption of legal recreational use in Colorado and Washington in 2012, the first two states to adopt a legal regulated market.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

According to a Human Rights Watch report published in 2012, people who enter the criminal justice system with an arrest for public possession of marijuana are no more likely to be threats to public safety than someone who has not been arrested. Marijuana decriminalization is not enough.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

A recent study published by the American Medical Association revealed that states with legal or decriminalized cannabis have seen large reductions in race-based cannabis arrests among adult residents. States With Legal Cannabis Have Less Race-Based Arrests, Study Finds.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2021

If he is “not favorable” to the consumption of cannabis, the former head of state has nevertheless “arrived at the conclusion that this trade must be legalized to better control it, to ensure health. He notes that “in Germany the government coalition will propose the legalization of cannabis.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Sweden legalized medical marijuana in 2012 but the program is highly restrictive and the Scandinavian country has yet to legalize recreational marijuana. A 2014 report found that cannabis use is now higher in Sweden than in Portugal, which decriminalized drug possession in 2001. Medical: legal Recreational: illegal.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. Most of us do not realize how many resources are dedicated to dealing with cannabis-related crime in the U.S., but it is said to include a cost of over $3.6 billion annually.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The House hearing is scheduled for March 6, and the hearing in the Senate is scheduled for February 26, Medical marijuana has been legal in the Old Line State since 2012. In April of 2014, Governor Martin O’Malley signed the bill into law that decriminalized personal possession.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Stance on marijuana: This past December, Bloomberg’s campaign told the Wall Street Journal that he supports the decriminalization of marijuana. To his credit, Bloomberg softened his stance on marijuana a bit in 2012, when he vocally supported a proposal to end arrests for possessing marijuana in public view.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

Connecticut first enacted a medical marijuana program in 2012, and calls for legalization of recreational use in the state have increased in recent years. The SHU poll also revealed that 76.3

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The Joint Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin introduced legislation recently that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana for those 21 and older. the bill would decriminalize possessing, distributing and manufacturing up to 28 grams of pot or more than two marijuana plants. ” said Rep. reports the AP.

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MassRoots

JANUARY 16, 2019

Legislation to decriminalize the possession of up to two ounces of cannabis has been filed in Indiana by State Senator Karen Tallian, D-Ogden Dunes. Tallian has been fighting for cannabis policy reform in the Hoosier State since 2012.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

As such, since 2012, C420 made the public aware of the law pertaining to Cannabis Licensing and furnished applications to the Ministry of Health on behalf of numerous citizens of Trinidad and Tobago who were and remain in ill health and remain desirous of availing themselves of the law.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Cartwright, “Acute Cannabis Consumption and Motor Vehicle Collision Risk: Systematic Review of Observational Studies and Meta-Analysis,” The British Medical Journal , 344 (2012): e536, [link]. DOT HS 812 430, [link]. Hayden, and Jennifer L. Hartman and Marilyn A. 3 (2013):478-492, [link].

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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). Medicinal Use.

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The Joint Blog

JANUARY 13, 2020

Last year we righted that injustice when we decriminalized possession,” Cuomo said in his annual State of the State address. For decades, communities of color were disproportionately affected by the unequal enforcement of marijuana laws. If New York does legalize marijuana, they would become the 12th state to do so.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

From 2002 to 2012, the NYPD made about 440,000 arrests for cannabis possession alone, collectively spending about one million hours processing those cases, according to a report from the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). Bloomberg served three terms as mayor of New York City, beginning in 2002.

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The Cannigma

MAY 3, 2022

Recreational: decriminalized Medical: legal . Cannabis, known as dagga in Afrikaans, is decriminalized in South Africa. This ruling sparked the decriminalization of cannabis possession and gave the government a timeline to implement legal cannabis. Decriminalization is not the same as legal. Cannabis in South Africa.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 18, 2019

Though this was widely reported as the state “decriminalizing” the possession of cannabis, in fact it was only an interim measure intended partly to reassert state jurisdiction after Jersey City attempted to take unilateral action to decriminalize cannabis. The City of Philadelphia decriminalized cannabis in 2014.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 31, 2021

Casey Weinstein and Terrence Upchurch, both representing Northeast Ohio districts, first introduced their 180-page bill two weeks ago, which includes four major components: decriminalization, a cannabis excise tax, commerce and licensing, and medical cannabis. In Colorado , cannabis arrests plummeted 68% from 2012 to 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 27, 2019

Some of the states when further – they decriminalized marijuana for recreational use and made it free to buy and consume for adults of the age of 21. This ballot initiative from 2016 asked the question should marijuana be decriminalized. The case is not such with Arizona. Recreational Use Legalization – Is It Possible?

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Veriheal

MAY 14, 2021

In the state of Maryland, cannabis possession has been decriminalized for up to 10 grams. . Back in 2012, cannabis possession was decriminalized and just last September, the country initiated an adult-use cannabis pilot program that allowed access to cannabis to a couple of thousand registered people. And lastly, .

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MMJ Recs

MAY 11, 2020

In 1973, states began to tentatively decriminalize the use of marijuana while maintaining its illegal status. After this, more and more states began to decriminalize the drug. The first state to fully legalize recreational marijuana, in 2012, was Washington State, closely followed in the same year by Colorado.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. In 2012, Switzerland decriminalized the possession of marijuana, and since October 1, 2013, the possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis is subject to an on the spot fine of CHF 100 ($107.8).

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2022

At the state level, Oregon has decriminalized possession of small amounts of almost all drugs and is also starting to implement Measure 109, approved in 2020, which will allow for supervised administration of psilocybin at licensed service centers. Click to check out its psychedelic legalization & decriminalization tracker.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 25, 2021

She is also on the advisory board of Decriminalize Nature Oakland, the first group in the country to successfully advocate to decriminalize all-natural plant medicines in the city of Oakland. Sapphire Blackwood pivoted to a legal career from a career in marketing and media in 2012.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Possession of a gram or less for personal use is decriminalized as an administrative offense punishable by a fine, but subsequent offenses become criminal cases. Efforts to get cannabis legalized in Latvia date back to 2012 and 2015 , but these movements have not gained momentum at a government level. Cannabis in Latvia.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 19, 2021

Today, the medical use of cannabis is legal in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, while Ecuador has decriminalized cannabis to develop access for ‘’therapeutic or medicinal’’ use. In 2012, Colombia decriminalized cannabis –a visionary move within the continent–, and legalized its medicinal use in 2016.

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The Joint Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Additionally, “voters in Mississippi and South Dakota join 33 states and the District of Columbia in passing laws legalizing or decriminalizing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.” They join 11 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing pot for recreational purposes.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2022

Connecticut began its medical marijuana program in June 2012, a year after Governor Dannel Malloy signed legislation decriminalizing the plant statewide. Then, after three separate bills for adult-use cannabis were proposed in 2018 but stalled out, the Constitution State passed adult-use in 2021.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Congress should now consider expanding the provisions to cover those states that have decriminalized marijuana generally.”. He’s a strong proponent of marijuana decriminalization. “Democrats will continue to insist on bipartisan provisions in appropriations bills that protect Americans lawfully using medical marijuana.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 9, 2021

Rather, by the terms of the 184 pages of legislative analysis for the law entitled “AN ACT CONCERNING RESPONSIBLE AND EQUITABLE REGULATION OF ADULT-USE CANNABIS,” as of July 1, 2021, possession of small amounts of cannabis would be decriminalized. Colorado (2012). Washington (2012). Alaska (2014). Oregon (2014). Maine (2016).

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 7, 2021

Rather, by the terms of the 184 pages of legislative analysis for the law entitled “AN ACT CONCERNING RESPONSIBLE AND EQUITABLE REGULATION OF ADULT-USE CANNABIS,” as of July 1, 2021, possession of small amounts of cannabis would be decriminalized. Colorado (2012). Washington (2012). Alaska (2014). Oregon (2014). Maine (2016).

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

Rather, by the terms of the 184 pages of legislative analysis for the law entitled “AN ACT CONCERNING RESPONSIBLE AND EQUITABLE REGULATION OF ADULT-USE CANNABIS,” as of July 1, 2021, possession of small amounts of cannabis would be decriminalized. Colorado (2012). Washington (2012). Alaska (2014). Oregon (2014). Maine (2016).

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

Rather, by the terms of the 184 pages of legislative analysis for the law entitled “AN ACT CONCERNING RESPONSIBLE AND EQUITABLE REGULATION OF ADULT-USE CANNABIS,” as of July 1, 2021, possession of small amounts of cannabis would be decriminalized. Colorado (2012). Washington (2012). Alaska (2014). Oregon (2014). Maine (2016).

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Sensi Seeds

DECEMBER 10, 2018

As a result, a new model of public health in the area of drugs has been generated, as have alternative policies at the local level in different countries to decriminalize and legalize cannabis, despite the fact that these policies do not comply with the international regulatory framework. Prohibition Does Not Stop Science.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In addition, states have taken the legality of these substances in their own hands, legalizing medical and adult-use cannabis and legalizing or decriminalizing certain psychedelics or entheogens. And finally, in 2012, Washington and Colorado voters decided to legalize adult-use, or, recreational cannabis.

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MMJ Recs

MARCH 1, 2020

It remained a criminal offense to use marijuana nationwide until 1973 when, slowly but surely, states began to decriminalize the use of marijuana. In 2012, after much lobbying and deliberation, Washington became the first U.S. Marijuana was first made illegal in the United States in 1906. state to lift the ban on marijuana.

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