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DEA Report: Fewer Marijuana Seizures, But More Arrests In 2018

NORML

Federal agents seized fewer total marijuana plants in 2018, but made more arrests for cannabis-related offenses, according to annual data compiled by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. million marijuana plants nationwide in 2018. million marijuana plants nationwide in 2018. million in 2018. million in 2017 to 1.4

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Virginia: Governor Approves Bills to Decriminalize Marijuana and Legalize Medical Cannabis

NORML

According to data from the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, more than 15,000 people were convicted for a first or second marijuana possession offense from July 2018 to June 2019. We’ve shown that smart, progressive reform is possible and we must keep going,” General Herring told Virginia NORML.

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Report: Legal Marijuana Industry Employs Over 200,000 Full-Time Workers

NORML

The state-licensed cannabis industry gained over 64,000 new employees in 2018, and now employs over 200,000 full-time workers, according to data compiled by Whitney Economics and the online content provider Leafly.com. ” The report , entitled Cannabis Jobs Count , identifies some 211,000 full-time jobs in the legal cannabis sector.

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Legalization Proposals Progress Around the Country

NORML

Just about two months into the 2019 legislative session, legalization proposals are swiftly moving forward in states across the country. Senate Bill 686 seeks to legalize the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of small amounts of marijuana for adults. Here is the latest on key states from coast to coast: Hawaii.

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Medical Cannabis in the 2018 Midterm Elections

Americans for Safe Access

Michigan passed an initiative that legalized the adult use of cannabis. Ballot victories in Missouri and Utah transitioned these states’ low-THC CBD programs to significantly broader access. Voters in eleven Wisconsin counties and one city approved non-binding referendums supporting medical cannabis legislation.

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Move Legalization Forward in New Jersey

NORML

Several bills have been introduced in the state legislature, ranging from legalization to expungement, and the fight for freedom has never been more widely supported than now. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/22/2018 and is still stuck in committee. For more information on this bill (and similar measure S.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

Its provocative kicker states: Much of whats sold as hemp today isnt hemp at all its a mix of synthetic intoxicants and illicit THC masquerading as a legal, natural product. There’s also THCP, THCO, HHC, and others that can’t be made from CBD starter material and thus are outside the legal definition of “hemp.”

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