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Nevada SC Rules “state law protecting “lawful activities” or “lawful off-duty conduct” does not apply to non-medical cannabis consumption”

Cannabis Law Report

In a decision last week, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the state law protecting “lawful activities” or “lawful off-duty conduct” does not apply to non-medical cannabis consumption, according to an Ogletree Deakins report. Recreational pot was decriminalized by a voter initiative effective Jan. In the decision in Ceballos v.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Marijuana policies in the United States (U.S.) Introduction.

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Atlanta Police Department No Longer Rejects Applicants For Having Used Cannabis

MassRoots

In fact, the question regarding cannabis consumption has been completely removed from the department’s applicant pre-screening questionnaire. According to the old policy, if the applicant answered ‘yes’ to that question, he or she was automatically rejected. Decriminalization. High Quality Officers Needed. Higher Salaries.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/19

NORML

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Manor Township, Pennsylvania is considering a proposal that would decriminalize cannabis possession. John Fetterman, Lt. AZ resident?

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Colombia Legalizes Public Cannabis Use as Potential Legalization Looms

WeedAdvisor

Although still not fully confirmed, marijuana policy in Colombia appears to be inching closer to legalization. According to Forbes, the issue lay in Colombia’s 2017 Police Code – a set of laws put forth by President Iván Duque, who remains president to this day. Medical cannabis has been legal for the last three years.

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Is weed legal in Norway?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Furthermore, in 2017 the Norwegian parliament voted in favor of a measure to decriminalize drug use, shifting the focus of drug policies towards treatment. Regardless, minor cannabis violations like consumption or possession are typically punished with a simple fine.