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Massachusetts: cannabis bill sails through committee

Cannabis Law Report

The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with. I’m thrilled we’re finally advancing it.”.

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Medical Pot on Campus: Colleges Say No and Face Lawsuits

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Asked about an Arizona Supreme Court ruling last year that overturned a 2012 state law that made possession or use of marijuana on college campuses a crime, Lambrakis said the school is in the process of reviewing its policies and will not change them in the meantime.

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Article: UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics – Psychedelics and the Law

Cannabis Law Report

Several municipalities have already deprioritized the enforcement of their local laws against psilocybin mushrooms or against all “entheogenic plants and fungi.”. There are efforts in other states to enact similar measures by voter initiative or through the legislatures. Psychedelics and the United States Food and Drug Administration.

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Cannabis Group Weekly Alert – November 2019 #2

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California’s Attorney General announced that the state’s Campaign Against Marijuana Planting program eradicated 953,459 cannabis plants from 345 raided grow sites across the state over the past year. These agreements have been criticized because local officials often demand more money than allowed under state law.

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Here’s Where The Next House Speaker Stands On Marijuana

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Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)] language was passed on the House floor in order to restrict the Department of Justice’s ability to enforce federal prohibition against the states that have legalized medical marijuana programs. He’s a strong proponent of marijuana decriminalization. — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 4, 2018.

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NORML’s 2020 Democratic Primary Marijuana Straw Poll

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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. Quote: “Prohibition doesn’t work.

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Elizabeth Warren’s Cannabis Legalization Plan

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington led the way in legalizing marijuana for recreational use, nine states and the District of Columbia have followed suit. Just last year, Illinois became the first state to legalize marijuana sales through legislation rather than a ballot initiative.