The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 2, 2020

Let’s start off with Illinois , where recreational marijuana became legal on January 1, 2020. A social equity component of the legislation ensures that some of the tax revenue will lower the costs of starting a cannabis business. Pritzker ended 2019 by issuing over 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana offenses.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2022

While the national leadership of the activist group Decriminalize Nature has supported dozens of local chapters to push for the reform of laws governing psychedelics, some of those chapters are now breaking away due to disagreements over guiding principles and conflicts with board members. When Decriminalize Nature was founded in ear??ly

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 2020

2019 was a record year for marijuana reform, with more NORML chapters holding lobby days than ever before. With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. 2020 #MarijuanaJustice Lobby Days.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 9, 2020

Moving on to South Dakota, where no type of cannabis is legal. Will that change in 2020? In Virginia, Governor Northam released a criminal justice reform agenda that includes decriminalizing marijuana. Meanwhile, in New York, Governor Cuomo has promised to legalize recreational marijuana in 2020.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

For our coverage of Oregon’s Measure 109, see: Oregon 2020 Election: Vote Yes! On the other side of the country our nation’s capital has its own ballot initiative on psychedelics, Initiative 81, formally known as the Entheogenic Plant and Fungus Policy Act of 2020. The post Election 2020: Psychedelics on the Ballot in Washington D.C.

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NORML

DECEMBER 19, 2019

NORML South Africa was established in 2008 and has been active in the growing cannabis culture scene. Over the past year, NORML has hosted activism events in conjunction with other cannabis organisations and still supports the Dagga Party of South Africa, a registered pro-cannabis political party. Cannabis Law.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2020

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Reports: SPRINGFIELD — Smelling and seeing cannabis justified probable cause for a police officer in central Illinois to search a man’s car, despite cannabis’ decriminalization and legalization for medical purposes at the time, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court majority ruled Thursday.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 8, 2019

And the state Supreme Court ruled that the governor and legislature had the right to change the voter-approved medical cannabis law. Shevrin Jones recently introduced a decriminalization bill. The legislature will take it up in the session starting January 2020, but the bill is viewed as a long shot. In Florida, state Rep.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 6, 2019

On July 29, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signed state legislation that further decriminalizes the possession of cannabis. Possession of cannabis in “public view” could still result in charges and arrest. Additional provisions of the bill level cannabis convictions.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Welcome to The Week in Weed’s look back at the news of 2019; whether the year has flown by or seemed to last forever, it’s (almost) over now. Without further ado, here’s a look at the stories that grabbed our attention in 2019. In February, we saw the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 27, 2019

The law takes effect on January 1, 2020. That makes 11 states and the District of Columbia that have legalized recreational cannabis. The legislature decriminalized cannabis, once legalization failed. Sales are expected to begin in 2020. Our first big story is legalization in Illinois. See you next week!

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 20, 2019

Perhaps cannabis proponents will have better luck in 2020. Directing our gaze further south, Mississippi ‘s Medical Marijuana 2020 has two-thirds the number of signatures they need to put medical marijuana on the ballot. State attorneys general have been quite vocal about cannabis lately.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that it will not subject players to random cannabis testing during the upcoming 2021-22 season. The policy is an extension of rules put in place in March 2020 that suspended drug screening during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 5, 2019

New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. Now, Governor Phil Murphy is pushing for statewide decriminalization , as a stop-gap measure. In other state news, Michigan ‘s sales of recreational cannabis began on Sunday, amid long lines of customers. Also, its rules now align with the 2018 farm bill.

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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. ” Cannabis in Louisiana. ” Cannabis in Louisiana. Up until recently, the state government of Louisiana largely supported cannabis prohibition. Signs of New Times.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. Although adult-use cannabis is not legal, Croatia has a relatively progressive approach to cannabis laws. Since 2013, the possession of cannabis for personal use is considered a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of between €650-2,600. Cannabis in Croatia.

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NORML

JANUARY 12, 2020

2019 was a record year for marijuana reform, with more NORML chapters holding lobby days than ever before. With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. KY4MM & KY NORML 2020 Lobby Days.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

2019 was a record year for marijuana reform, with more NORML chapters holding lobby days than ever before. With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. KY4MM & KY NORML 2020 Lobby Days.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 19, 2022

Recreational: No, but decriminalized Medical: Yes. Recreational cannabis is not legal in Colombia, but personal consumption and possession of the plant is decriminalized. You can possess up to 20 grams, grow up to 20 plants, and consume cannabis in public, but you cannot sell or purchase it. Cannabis in Colombia.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” Legislation is pending, House Bill 1089, to protect cannabis consumers from employment discrimination. CO resident? Send a message to your lawmakers in support of employment protections.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 21, 2022

Cannabis Therapeutica. New record for Portugal : in 2021 cannabis exports increased by 600% compared to 2020 and for 2022 the forecasts are rosy. . Portugal among the new protagonists of the European cannabis market. Portugal among the new protagonists of the European cannabis market. Here are all the details.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Recreational cannabis is illegal in Romania. The country technically legalized medical cannabis with less than 0.2% Another draft law was introduced in 2019 to expand the program; as of 2022, it was still in draft in a chamber of government. Selling cannabis can mean jail time of up to 12 years. Possible penalties.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This year, voters will have the opportunity to decide whether or not recreational cannabis can be used legally in a total of five states: Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. What Do the Cannabis Legalization Initiatives Entail? veriheal.com Get out there and vote #news #vote #potus #election #2022midterms ?

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The Cannigma

JUNE 2, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized. Medical cannabis has been legal in Germany since 2017 when the parliament voted unanimously to legalize it and require public health insurers to cover treatment. Despite Germany’s very expansive medical cannabis program, the country still has not legalized recreational cannabis.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 1, 2021

While France has long been said to have the highest number of cannabis users per capita in Europe, it has long lagged behind its western Europe neighbors when it comes to tolerance of the plant. Marijuana is not legal in France, and the country is seen as having some of the strictest cannabis policies in western Europe. Shutterstock.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Possibly the biggest news this week was the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. And the City of Baltimore has decriminalized marijuana possession, even though recreational cannabis is not legal in the state of Maryland. In New York , those in favor of legalization are pushing for changes to Gov.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2020

We have commemorated MLK Day each of the past few years on this blog by examining the status of cannabis and civil rights. In each of 2018 and 2019 we observed that Dr. King died 50 years ago, but his legacy continues to resonate and expand. The CSA is a half-century old this year, and it’s looking much worse for the wear.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Passage would decriminalize adult possession and therapeutic use of what are called entheogenic plants, such as cacti and fungi with psychoactive ingredients that alter perception, mood, consciousness, cognition or behavior. .” Detroit, Michigan, Proposal E, Decriminalization of Entheogenic Plants Measure (November 2021).

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Veriheal

JANUARY 7, 2022

According to a recent report published in JAMA Pediatrics , the number of adolescents who reported vaping cannabis within the previous 30 days has increased substantially since 2013—specifically, from 1.6% After the 2019 vape crisis that resulted in at least 68 deaths across the U.S., Time for Modern Approaches to Cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 17, 2021

With the assistance of our local advocates, we decided that September because September is when we passed our resolution effectively decriminalizing these plants, that September should be our local month, and that’s basically what this entails.”. Oregon became the first state to legalize medical psilocybin on November 5, 2020.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

In Congress this week Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), introduced The Marijuana Justice Act of 2019, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and incentivize states to end the racially disparate criminalization of marijuana consumers. Actions to Take. CO resident?

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. AL resident? NORML opposes the passage of this legislation. AZ resident?

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

The city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S. This campaign was backed by New Approach PAC, a nationwide political organization that is focused on supporting progressive reform surrounding cannabis and criminal justice policies. city to do so.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

Trinidad and Tobago’s emerging medical cannabis industry received a big boost on Friday when the Caribbean nation’s House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass the Cannabis Control Bill 2020. The Cannabis Control Bill now moves to the upper house (Senate) of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago.

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The Cannigma

MAY 19, 2021

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. Japan is known for its world-leading innovations, technology, and design, but when it comes to cannabis, the island nation remains decidedly regressive. But in modern times?

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NORML

MARCH 3, 2020

New York State is set to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult-use, and improve our existing medical marijuana and hemp programs by April 1st with the 2020-2021 NYS Budget. The CRTA (Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act) was first introduced by Governor Andrew Cuomo with the 2019-2020 budget proposal.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As more states legalize cannabis, companies are dealing with the absence of national trademark uniformity. Currently, there is no legal mechanism to obtain a trademark to sell cannabis across state lines. Companies must be ready to fight for their trademark rights once legal cannabis becomes a national reality.

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