NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

Current Office: Senator from Vermont 2018 NORML Congressional Scorecard Grade: A+ Sponsored Legislation: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act (2015-2016) Co-Sponsored Legislation: Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 (2017-2020), Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act (2017-2018). States are moving forward on decriminalization and legalization.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 12, 2021

After a long legacy of having a medical cannabis program that barely took care of patients, the governor of Georgia has finally signed SB 195—a law that will expand the medical cannabis program to license retailers of low-THC cannabis . Effectively, all it did was decriminalize possession. And there is already a customer base in place.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

“This would be a big deal in terms of changing our policies to follow states like Colorado, Washington, California, that we’ve seen move forward ending prohibition, not only stopping the arrests, as we’ve done significantly in Illinois with our decriminalization laws, but to open up the marketplace.”

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

Principal Chief Richard Sneed, who was first elected as vice chairman of the The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in 2015, cites medical marijuana as vital for treating cancer and chronic pain. . Medically-qualified patients over the age of 21 can soon apply and receive a medical marijuana card. Courtesy of Shutterstock.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 9, 2022

A newly introduced bill could triple the number of medical cannabis retail stores and make the use of cannabis oil legal for patients in Georgia. If this bill is signed into law, medical cannabis patients will also have the choice of opting for cannabis oil. However, the state has not allowed registered patients to use it.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

But sometimes one unintended consequence of adult-use legalization is that the market no longer caters to medical patients. I think when customers go to a dispensary, they’re assuming it’s going to be the same type of experience. But the doctor isn’t giving the patient any guidance.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 29, 2019

However, the Lone Star State could make significant progress toward expanding the Compassionate Use Program and putting medical treatment choices for certain medical conditions into the hands of medical providers and patients rather than politicians. Currently, only epilepsy patients may use the drug produced at three state facilities.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 20, 2021

Louisiana officially greenlit a medical marijuana program back in 2015, but it didn’t get off the ground until 2019. Under the expansion, any patient suffering from a debilitating condition examined by a doctor could be eligible for treatment with medical cannabis. Beyond HB 434. Last year, Louisiana Gov.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 9, 2019

Texas first established a limited compassionate use program for medical marijuana in 2015, and three dispensaries are currently in operation under that program. Another bill , which would institute more sweeping changes, decriminalizes possession of less than one ounce of marijuana.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2019

Second, changes in state cannabis law, whether decriminalization, medical legalization, or adult-use legalization. In short, patients aged 18-55 were prescribed fewer and shorter opioid prescriptions in states with legal medical marijuana. First, age, breaking it up into five groups, 18-25, 26-35, 36-45, 46-55, and 56-64 years.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

’s city council approved a decriminalization bill that reduced the penalties for cannabis possession for all residents. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson introduced an emergency bill that enhanced protections for medical cannabis patients but threatened the future of the gifting businesses. Then, in March 2014, D.C.’s

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2019

working at a state-licensed dispensary). The analysis reveals which lawmakers flipped their vote since the amendment’s last consideration in 2015, how state legalization laws made a difference in the tally and which lawmakers from legal states voted in favor of Department of Justice interference. New Hampshire Gov. Oregon Gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2020

During the years at issue, California law provided an exemption from California laws penalizing the possession and cultivation of marijuana for patients and their primary caregivers when the possession or cultivation was for the patient’s personal medical purposes and was recommended or approved by a physician. The Golden State.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Anguilla has proposed new Cannabis decriminalization laws. Cannabis in Belize was decriminalized in 2016. Cannabis in Bermuda has been decriminalized with the changes to the countries Misuse of Drugs [Decriminalisation of Cannabis] Amendment Act 2017 . Already, hundreds of patients in Curaçao use Cannabidiol (CBD) oil.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

A patient or a leisure seeker should be mindful of the cannabis laws, otherwise your trip to paradise might end up in a nightmare. Only a licensed marijuana dispensary may sell cannabis products. In his last presidential campaign in 2015, he recognized the medicinal benefits of cannabis but not its adult use. “I

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

Recognition that cannabis is woven into the state’s cultural fabric initially emerged as institutional tolerance when Oregon became the first state in the country to decriminalize marijuana possession in 1973. For Oregon, producing a lot of marijuana is not new news; producing a lot of marijuana that is tracked in the legal system is.

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Freedom Leaf

JANUARY 4, 2018

I continue to advocate for patient access to medical marijuana, and work with recreational legalization groups like Start SMART New York and Drug Policy Alliance that aim to take away one of the many tools law enforcement uses to lock up people of color, and to make sure we’re not pushed out of this industry. .” ” OPHELIA CHONG.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

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