Remove 2017 Remove History Remove Policy Remove Safety
article thumbnail

S. 420 Introduced To End Federal Prohibition And Regulate Marijuana Nationwide

NORML

Senator Ron Wyden has introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. The results of a 2017 nationwide Gallup poll similarly found majority support among all three groups.

Marijuana 279
article thumbnail

The Marijuana Justice Act Introduced In Both Chambers Of Congress

NORML

NORML Political Director Justin Strekal said: “The Marijuana Justice Act is the most comprehensive piece of federal legislation ever introduced to end the failed policy of marijuana prohibition and to address the egregious harms that this policy has wrought on already marginalized communities.” “Rep.

Marijuana 279
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Bipartisan Legislation To End Marijuana Prohibition Filed

NORML

In the previous Congress, The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act became the first bill in American history to end the federal policy of criminalization that earned bipartisan support. Marijuana legalization is here to stay and it is time that federal policy reflect that.”

article thumbnail

California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

Previously, she was Director of the Office of Cannabis for the City and County of San Francisco’s General Services Agency from 2017 to 2019, where she served as Project Manager in 2017. Salama was Assistant Branch Chief of the California Department of Public Health’s Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Italy: MINISTRY OF HEALTH DECREE – Definition of maximum levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in food

Cannabis Law Report

European Union legislation and policies "; Having regard to Regulation (EEC) no. the European Food Safety Authority and establishes procedures in the. food safety; Having regard to Regulation (EC) no. on monitoring the common agricultural policy and repealing i. common agricultural policy and repealing regulation (EC) no.

Food 45
article thumbnail

U.S. House Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman & Cori Bush Unveil Federal Bill to Decriminalize Drug Possession, Replace with Health-Centered Approach

Cannabis Law Report

. – Today, ahead of the 50th anniversary—on June 17—of when President Richard Nixon declared the “war on drugs,” Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Cori Bush (D-MO) unveiled the Drug Policy Reform Act (DPRA), alongside the Drug Policy Alliance, which has been a strategic partner on the development of the legislation.