Canna Law Blog

MARCH 14, 2020

Although the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, the production of the plant and its derivatives – or certain aspects of it – remain prohibited in some states. But does the lack of hemp and tetrahydrocannabidiol (“THC”) render synthetic CBD legal? The post Is Synthetic CBD Legal?

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2020

In 2018 there were nearly 24,000 adults arrested for less than 30 grams of cannabis. “We are clearly going to legalize marijuana and tax it here in the Keystone State, so we should stop these arrests right now,” said Reidy. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019.

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NORML

JUNE 12, 2019

NORML New Jersey stormed the halls of the state legislature during Monday’s press conference, rally, and lobby day to help break the legalization deadlock and demand that state lawmakers take action in support of adult use cannabis legalization in the Garden State.

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The Cannigma

MAY 18, 2023

In some areas, such as the western district of Mustang, where cannabis grows naturally, the local authorities have implemented more lenient policies due to cultural and historical considerations. Is CBD legal in Nepal? So while it’s not subject to the same legal restrictions as THC-rich cannabis, its status remains somewhat ambiguous.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A new report by drug policy reform advocacy group Volteface has revealed the UK is missing out on a potential £1.2bn medical cannabis industry and 41,000 potential jobs due to outdated licensing regimes. Volteface claims that an appointment of a dedicated cannabis tsar would allow the medical cannabis industry to grow.

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NORML

APRIL 22, 2020

Therefore, we ask Senate Leadership to include in any future relief package provisions to allow state-legal cannabis small businesses and the small businesses who work with this industry to access the critical SBA support they need during these challenging and unprecedented times.” ” You can find the full Senate letter here.

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NORML

MARCH 24, 2020

Despite the ongoing crisis we are faced with, the November elections will still hold major implications for the future of legalization and other cannabis policy reforms. We’ve seen more candidates and elected officials than ever before express their support for marijuana policy reform. That is where you come in.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite Louisiana’s slow warm-up to cannabis, the state is making significant progress when it comes to cannabis legal reform. In 2018, a rule limiting MMJ doctors in the state to 100 patients or less was eliminated , expanding the availability of MMJ for state residents. Starting Aug.

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NORML

APRIL 23, 2020

The question : Do you approve amending the Constitution to legalize a controlled form of marijuana called “cannabis”? The initiative is backed by a former federal prosecutor as well as the Marijuana Policy Project, a national advocacy organization. New Jersey. Issue : Adult use marijuana. Status : Qualified.

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

With a new year on the horizon, members of Nevada and Las Vegas NORML wanted to take time to shine light on 18 of our most memorable moments from 2018. (It January 2018: Protested Jeff Sessions. February 2018: Dr. Dabber became a sponsor. January – March 2018: Partnering with Harrison House.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2022

Pericola’s bill of complaints begins in January of 2018, when Donald Trump’s then attorney general, Jeff Sessions, rescinded the Obama administration’s policy of not interfering with states that loosened their marijuana laws. The move riled an industry that had been growing as states across the country ended their bans.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

In short the study learns that legalized states tend not to have their roads overcrowded with stoned drivers and cannabis users like alcohol users self police their behaviour. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws. Introduction.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

1617) this year, which would include legalizing and regulating cannabis for adult-use in New York, centered in justice and equity for victims of the War on Drugs. Statewide in 2018, Black and Latinx people comprised of 81.3% This legislation has the potential to boost New York State’s economy by potentially creating a $1.7

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2022

Legalization of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use is an expanding global trend in the U.S. Both the legal and illegal markets are linked to environmental challenges such as freshwater use, land-use change, toxic and nutrient pollution, and climate change-contributing CO2 emissions. SOURCE : [link]. A growing trend.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2022

In November 2018 the law was changed to allow cannabis to be prescribed by specialist doctors for medical purposes. The MCCSS estimates that since the law changed, 13,000 patients have been prescribed legal cannabis in the form of flowers and oils for a range of conditions. Read the full article.

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The Joint Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

today announced new economic data detailing the potential impact of federal cannabis legalization in the United States. The federal legalization of medical and adult-use cannabis would create $86 billion in additional U.S. states have enacted legal state cannabis programs. Federal legalization would create $86 billion in U.S.

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NORML

JUNE 5, 2020

For NORML’s 50th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. This is the sixth in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

The Medical Cannabis Users Association of Australia (MCUA) President Deb Lynch and members of the advocacy group are peturbed following police raids carried out on 2 on fellow members in Queensland yesterday. Cannabis was made legal for medical use in 2016 and thousands are now being prescribed expensive imported products.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2022

Since that time, annual arrests have generally trended below 6,000 per year, while cannabis seizures fell to an all-time low in 2018 (when an estimated 2.8 million plants were confiscated).

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SpeedWeed

MAY 14, 2021

A month ago, Mexican marijuana legalization seemed like a done deal. The legalization bill moved through two Senate committees. On April 20, thousands arrived in support of legalization at “Four Days of Tripping,” a cannabis protest festival hosted by Plantón 420, one of Mexico’s most renowned marijuana protest camps.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Sonia Chang-Diaz, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, said. The Legislature has long maintained a hands-off approach to marijuana policy. Committee advancing marijuana cafe, host agreement bill . This bill addresses both sides of that coin. I’m thrilled we’re finally advancing it.”. million for the trust fund.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

s Office’s 2018 en masse dismissal of 3,042 cases after the enactment of its “ Decline-to-Prosecute ” policy for marijuana possession and smoking. But Albany must not delay in implementing its promises to legalize marijuana in New York State. In 2018, the D.A.’s Today’s motion follows the D.A.’s

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 26, 2021

It wasn’t until October 2018 that Facebook revised its rules and allowed cannabis business pages to appear in users’ search results. While Facebook’s policies don’t allow posts or ads that promote the sale of cannabis, the way the company implements those policies is confusing.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

However, in Oregon, some psychedelics have been legalized in 2020 for mental health treatment. The legality of psychedelics is a complex topic in most countries due to various drug laws that ban people from using and possessing them. Also, in 2009, New Zealand became the first country to accept ibogaine as a medication.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Many are operating under the guise of being hemp farms, legalized nationally under the 2018 Farm Bill, said Mark Pettinger, spokesman for the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. In Oregon, the number of illegal grows appears to have increased recently as the Pacific Northwest endured its driest spring since 1924.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

Through advocacy, thought leadership, educational programs, and other resources, it strives to create opportunities for its members and make the practice of law in the cannabis industry more efficient and secure. He was one of six members elected or re-elected to the 13-member board this month, and he will serve a two-year term.

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PrestoDoctor

JULY 16, 2019

Today, groups with a decade or less of experience advance policy and conversations alongside the veteran alliances of the movement. Since then, NORML’s mission has been to shift the public narrative and legalize cannabis. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA).

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PrestoDoctor

JULY 16, 2019

Today, groups with a decade or less of experience advance policy and conversations alongside the veteran alliances of the movement. Since then, NORML’s mission has been to shift the public narrative and legalize cannabis. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA).

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In 2018 Michigan became the first state in the midwest to legalize the possession and sale of cannabis for adult use. 2018 also marked a historic injustice when a husband and father of three was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for his operation of a Detroit city-sanctioned medical cannabis dispensary.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 11, 2022

These issues have led to only a small number of indigenous Canadians are getting involved in the legal industry. Governmental members were initially informed of the Assembly’s request after the national advocacy group published its 2021 “Federal Priorities” document.

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Puff Puff Post

OCTOBER 24, 2019

. — Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal , students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court. Thirty-three states and Washington, D.C.,

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 10, 2022

The petition notes that even though cannabis was legalized in 2018, Fewer than 1,000 cannabis-related pardons have been granted and approximately 50,000 Canadians still have convictions. Canada’s legal cannabis industry contributes $8 billion to the economy and would not exist without pre-legalization activity.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 13, 2019

She teaches trial advocacy for the Notre Dame Law School and has coached trial team for Chicago-Kent Law School. Kays was an editor of The Elder Law Journal , a trial team and moot court competitor, and a recipient of the Rickert Award for Excellence in Legal Publications. On May 24, 2018, around approximately 2 a.m.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

First and foremost, I’ll highlight the patient perspective, patients like myself who are legally registered State of Florida Medical Marijuana active ID cardholders. I am a legal Florida medical marijuana patient since January 2017, as well as a patient educator and vocal advocate. The rest is, well, my everyday present.

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NORML

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Legal Provisions. With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, any oil or flower with less than 0.3 THC by volume , is now deemed to be legal and that determination will be binding on the states due to Congress’ ‘commerce clause’ and power to regulate interstate commerce.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

The Commission first launched the Social Equity Program in 2018 in accordance with a state mandate that requires full participation in the regulated cannabis marketplace by communities that have been disproportionately harmed by prohibition. I look forward to meeting our new cohort later this year.”.

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