Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

President Biden pardoned 6,500 people previously convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law. Again, Biden (and Kamala Harris ) should throw their shoulders into a federal legislative fix for the retrograde status of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Cannabis has not been decriminalized.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

Cannabix is developing Marijuana Breathalyzer devices to give law enforcement and employers a tool to enhance public safety. The Company has been pursuing this original patent application since its filing on April 16, 2015. 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) – the psychoactive component of marijuana that causes impairment.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

On June 28th, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas released a statement pertaining to the federal ban on the cultivation and use of marijuana within states where he noted that it “may no longer be necessary or proper.” The petitioners in this case lawfully operate a medium medical-marijuana dispensary in Colorado. Half In, Half Out.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A federal raid on a small household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing confusion and resentment about U.S. — A federal raid on a household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing uncertainty and resentment about U.S. SANTA FE, N.M. 29 encounter.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Medical: Ilegal Recreational: decriminalized. Costa Rica has fairly lax policies on cannabis usage compared to countries in Asia and the Middle East. So is marijuana legal in Costa Rica? Beginning in 1936, marijuana usage was prohibited on the popular island, though not yet illegal. Recent marijuana laws in Costa Rica.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. OLCC Provides Oregon Legislature with Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Study. . 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report. 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report. Here’s the statement in full.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In recent years, jurisdictions throughout the area have softened their stance on the plant, largely through policies that have decriminalized simple possession and established robust programs for medical cannabis use and sales. The trend began in Jamaica, which set off a chain reaction in 2015.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Every day NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! “The taxes are so high that there is a big incentive to avoid them,” said Dale Gieringer, director of pro-marijuana group California NORML. Read more from Reason

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 9, 2021

Last year, researchers from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy undertook a new study in order to “gain insight into the needs and experiences” of the state’s medical pot users. From August 11th to October 6th, 2020, researchers asked Texas residents who were using cannabis medicinally to answer an anonymous online survey.

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Veriheal

MAY 20, 2021

Texas passed a medical cannabis law called the Compassionate Use Act in 2015. The Marijuana Policy Project was set up in the state of Texas several years back and is determined to help legalize cannabis in the state. Either way, we hope the state of Texas recognizes the failed policy of current cannabis laws needs to change.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 10, 2022

One in three Americans now live in a state where the plant is legal, and dozens of countries around the world have legalized or decriminalized the plant. Despite 19 states having fully legal access to marijuana, the US continues to put people behind bars for small cannabis charges. And cannabis is one of the leading charges.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 1, 2021

Last week, the Black Farmers’ Association of South Africa and allies held a protest in the capital city of Pretoria calling out the government’s agency that regulates marijuana for blocking Indigenous farmers from participating in the country’s budding legal weed industry. . “We

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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. .”

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The cases both examine whether possession of marijuana in a correctional institution is punishable by the Penal Code. Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not. grams of marijuana. [iv].

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It took until the end of 2015 for president Michelle Bachelet to officially sign into law a medical cannabis policy, which allows prescribed use. That year, the government loosened its grip, and began allowing the cultivation of cannabis for medical research purposes.

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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. Relevant AAFP Policy. Marijuana Possession for Personal Use. Executive Summary. Call to Action.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Is the Colorado Marijuana Industry Showing Signs of Maturation? Alison Felix , Senior Policy Advisor , Sam Chapman , Associate Economist , and Jordan Bass , Research Associate. Colorado, which opened recreational stores in January 2014, has the longest-running legalized marijuana market in the United States.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

Marijuana or cannabis can be used to treat a multitude of diseases; more importantly, it is known to be effective in reducing pain. Investment in cannabis/ marijuana is not new. Venture capitalist Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund invested in the cannabis industry in 2015. By Faraz Alam Sagar & Pragati Sharma. March 17, 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2022

A similar plea was dismissed by the Bombay High Court in 2015. As per studies , decriminalisation in Portugal led to a fall in drug use for all other drugs apart from marijuana and new psychoactive substances. The matter is listed next for March 23, 2022. A case for decriminalisation.

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NORML

MAY 1, 2019

Everyday NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! East planned to officially join the group over the weekend, plus participate in their Marijuana March on May 11 to meet other members and get them involved in his own protest.”

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 9, 2023

Delaware has joined the ranks of jurisdictions with legal adult-use marijuana, with the recent enactment of two bills by the state’s legislature. House Bill 1 (HB 1) amends Title 16 of the Delaware Code to remove all penalties for the use or possession of marijuana, as long as the amount does not exceed certain statutory quantities.

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Weedistry

MARCH 7, 2019

.” Because Player X is on a Western Conference team based in a state in which there are broad laws legalizing marijuana, he knows he’s not doing anything wrong. Society’s views on marijuana are evolving — fast. 16, Canada became the largest country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The measure, introduced last month in the State Senate, comes on the heels of historic and progressive legislation passed earlier this spring to legalize marijuana. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act was intended in part to help mitigate the legacy of the War on Drugs. Lewis doesn’t dismiss Cooney’s concerns.

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Cannabis Info

OCTOBER 2, 2019

marijuana legal guidelines (of broadly various levels of leniency) both by laws or. marijuana legal guidelines (of broadly various levels of leniency) both by laws or. even have medical marijuana legal guidelines on the books. New Mexico legislators did, nevertheless, vote to decriminalize cannabis. Fairly just a few.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 20, 2021

Louisianans will likely have to wait at least another year before the state legalizes marijuana, after HB 434 was rejected on Tuesday in the legislature. Louisiana officially greenlit a medical marijuana program back in 2015, but it didn’t get off the ground until 2019. Beyond HB 434. Last year, Louisiana Gov.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 9, 2019

Texas is joining the states weighing whether to expand legalized uses of marijuana, with state legislators filing almost a dozen bills related to marijuana use in advance of the legislative session, which began on January 8. (In In Texas, the state legislature meets biannually for a 140-day session.)

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

As the top executive at Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, he has become known for his activism around a range of issues, especially fair trade, sustainable agriculture, animal rights, and drug policy reform. Amanda Feilding, Countess of Wemyss and March is an English drug policy reformer, lobbyist and research coordinator. Andrew Yang.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 5, 2019

Illinois last week became the 11th state to decriminalize marijuana and the first to make the sale of recreational marijuana legal via the state legislature, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. It remains illegal under federal law.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2019

The Department of Justice intends to continue its longstanding policy of preventing cannabis businesses and workers in the cannabis industry from filing for bankruptcy. In New Mexico , Albuquerque police have issued zero citations for cannabis possession since the city enacted decriminalization a year ago. New Jersey Gov.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 3, 2021

This would really open the floodgates for something marijuana users have wanted for a long time,” said Assemblyman Steve Yeager, a Democrat from Las Vegas who sponsored the bill. Goldwater, whose shop was one of the first dispensaries to open back in 2015, said he has no plans to open a lounge right away.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

In the interview, Murthy was asked the question “ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation this week to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. When it comes to decriminalization, I don’t think that there is value to individuals or to society to lock people up for marijuana use.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The midterms are over, but Democrats in the House have already found themselves locked in another contentious race that could ultimately have big implications for marijuana legislation in the 116th Congress. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reclaim her seat as speaker of the House? Both congresswomen have received “B” grades from NORML.

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WeedAdvisor

AUGUST 9, 2019

Marijuana legalization has overwhelming support from both the public and most Democratic candidates. Ironically, the frontrunner – Joe Biden – is the only person who wants to stop at decriminalization. Sanders’s record on marijuana has been consistent and firm. ” Marijuana’s Current Scheduling is “Insane”. .

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 3, 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: Cory Booker has a long and storied pro-cannabis history and he has made legalization an important part of his criminal justice reform platform.

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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.

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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. Summary: Senator Sanders has a long history of supporting reforming our nation’s drug policy.

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The Herb Collective

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

While the 2018 midterm elections focused mainly on gubernatorial and Senate races, three states made big progress on the legalization of marijuana. Utah and Missouri voted to legalize medicinal marijuana, and Michigan voted to join nine other states who have legalized marijuana for recreational use.

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