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Attorney General Nominee Commits To Leave State-Legal Marijuana Programs Alone

NORML

His statements came response to questions from Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) — each of whom represent states where marijuana is legally regulated for either medical or recreational purposes. The results of a 2017 nationwide Gallup poll similarly found majority support among all three groups.

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NORML’s 2020 Democratic Primary Marijuana Straw Poll

NORML

Current Office: Senator from Minnesota 2018 NORML Congressional Scorecard Grade: B Co-Sponsored Legislation: STATES Act (2017-2018). Summary: During her tenure in Congress, Senator Klobuchar did not sponsor her own marijuana law reform legislation and did not seem to make changing marijuana laws a priority. The Senators.

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Cannabis Companies, Public Markets and Supervoting Shares

Canna Law Blog

State laws regulating ownership and control items always must be taken into account, but the bottom line is that voting rights and economic rights are two very different things in cannabis businesses, just like anywhere else.

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Cannabis Law and Policy: What I’ve Learned From Teaching

Canna Law Blog

Those laws were the toughest drug laws in the nation at that time and served as a model for many other states on issues like mandatory minimum sentencing, elimination of plea bargaining, elimination of suspended sentences, elimination of parole possibilities, etc. The new laws are pretty lousy too.

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Forget About the Courts, What About My Personal Cannabis Rights?

Cannabis Law Report

Although cannabis remains federally illegal, as a medical or recreational user of cannabis, you still have rights when it comes to your personal healthcare, law enforcement encounters, your employment, your housing, transportation, and your individual privacy. PERSONAL RIGHTS. The latter formed the ‘medical user’ group.

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MLK Day 2019: Marijuana and Civil Rights

Canna Law Blog

Dr. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. laws of the 20 th century, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Thus, marijuana arrests are increasing, even as more states legalize possession and sale of the plant.

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Here?s where the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Cannabis

The Joint Blog

Current Cannabis Law There are 22 states that legalize cannabis for its therapeutic benefits and 11 states and the District of Columbia fully legalize cannabis for recreational and medicinal use. Federal Law Possession of cannabis in the U.S. Let us take a look at some California state laws.