NORML

OCTOBER 24, 2019

With many legislatures commencing their 2020 sessions in a matter of weeks, NORML is busy looking ahead and setting our legislative and advocacy priorities. The information collected in this survey is kept confidential and will only be used for NORML’s internal organizational purposes to better improve our programming.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2020

Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. Chris Goldstein, a writer and regional organizer for NORML, has gathered Pa.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

On Wednesday, September 25th, 2019, NORML testified at the DC Council Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in support of B23-0309 , the “Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Amendment Act of 2019”, which seeks to expand workplace protections for medical cannabis patients in the District of Columbia.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2016. Starting Aug.

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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. CO resident? GA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

He and his team designed and placed professional and executive liability programs for the largest law firms in the world. He also formed and helped operate an infused dining company in Chicago that has since been sold. Please come meet Matt at our Leadership/Legislative council meeting on September 1st at Green Light Law from 3-4:30pm.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It passed the House on 2/27/2019 by a vote of 209-147. — Bills SB 175 and HB 461 would expand the qualifying conditions under New Hampshire’s medical marijuana program. It was referred to the Environment and Agriculture Committee on 1/03/2019. It now goes to the Senate for consideration.

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MedicalJane

OCTOBER 4, 2019

1058: The Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support ( CARES ) Act of 2019 , or the Autism CARES Act of 2019 , was signed into law by the President on Monday (9/30/2019). The Autism CARES Act ensures support for research on autism spectrum disorder ( ASD ) and enhances programs relating to autism.

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

April 2018: “Setting the Record Straight” Program. We will continue to provide education on record sealing in Nevada throughout 2019 and help clients find financial assistance to do so when qualified! July 2018: Social Use Venue Advocacy. can be an intimidating place, but we are loving the chance to navigate it again in 2019.

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NORML

APRIL 23, 2020

The State commission created to oversee the State’s medical cannabis program would also oversee the new, personal use cannabis market. There is established a program in the State of Mississippi to allow the medical use of marijuana products by qualified persons. Only adults at least 21 years of age could use cannabis.

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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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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Opioid Abuse and Drug Overdose Deaths Are Higher in States With Restrictive MMJ Policies Despite ongoing political debates about the limitations of medical marijuana programs, a 2019 study published in the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews provided further evidence of how MMJ-restrictive states inadvertently impact their patients.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

A 2019 state law permits those convicted of marijuana-specific activities which have since been decriminalized or legalized to submit a written request to the court to have those records sealed. However, fewer than one-third of these programs provide automatic relief. Local officials in Clark County (population: 2.2

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 9, 2022

The state Attorney General’s Office went on record in a previous article signaling support for the program. We have embraced the DRE program as an effective tool in addressing drug-related impaired driving.”. MAY 24, 2019. ATTORNEY(S). Alison Perrone/Office of the Public Defender. DATE FILED. New Jersey Supreme Court.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

These caps have been set at 186 acres and 1,575 acres, respectively, since 2019. If we don’t fix processing, the rest of our cannabis program might as well be abandoned. Growers are taking product to Salinas, Lancaster, Lake County, all over the state … We can’t continue this program forward, receiving pennies on the dollar.”.

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NORML

DECEMBER 30, 2018

As Illinois lawmakers continue to consider input from various stakeholders for legislation that would legalize the possession and use of marijuana for adults 21 and up in 2019, some advocates are feeling left out of the process.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Las Vegas NORML has once again found themselves busy with many types of advocacy for patient and consumer rights, both statewide and federally. Following a rapidly successful Nevada legislative session where the historic AB 132 and AB 192 were passed, Las Vegas NORML has kept the legislative momentum moving.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2021

These bills are priorities for the Roundtable and are deserving of your advocacy. Versions of the bills have been near passage in California since 2019 and remain an emphasis because of the size of the California consumer market. State Alert: California. It also establishes testing and labeling requirements for hemp products.

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NORML

JULY 23, 2019

The Trust Fund would have three functions: A fund administrated by a newly created Office of Cannabis Justice to issue grants to communities negatively impacted by the war on drugs for the development of expungement processes, employment programs, reentry guidance, youth resources and more.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Mr. McDaniel joined DASNY in 2019 as an accomplished investment banker with more than 30 years of experience in financial services, including public finance, personal wealth management, corporate finance and private equity. McDaniel’s appointment was confirmed by the New York State Senate on June 10, 2020.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

At the state level, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington launched a new program and began granting pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. Jimmy Higdon plans to file legislation in 2019 to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Your Highness, Carly. KY resident?

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The Joint Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

tax revenue between 2019 and 2025 and a $56 billion annual U.S. The New Frontier Data State of the Cannabis Union 2019 is now available for free download at the following link: [link]. states have enacted legal state cannabis programs. billion in 2019 to $26.3 cannabis market by 2025, states the report. billion in 2025.

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NORML

JUNE 20, 2019

“It’s past time we protect all cannabis programs,” said Rep. Today’s action by Congress highlights the growing power of our movement and the work of NORML leaders all around the country. Earl Blumenauer, co-founder of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus and lead sponsor of the amendment.

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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. Reciprocity and expansion of the medical marijuana program are also priorities for 2020. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day. NORML Women of WA 4th Annual Lobby Day.

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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. Hirilman, G.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. CA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 28, 2022

or the Last Prisoner Project in Colorado, focus on education and advocacy. In 2019, he organized a job fair in Grand Rapids at a room in the LINC UP building on Madison Avenue SE. Beth Hoffman has decades of experience in the job-readiness sector, having worked in recruiting offices and in program-development positions.

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NORML

JUNE 25, 2019

Patients enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program will be legally permitted for the first time to personally cultivate up to five marijuana plants. Non-patients face civil fines of no more than $200 for growing personal use quantities of cannabis.

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NORML

JUNE 17, 2019

These programs are now wide open to DOJ raids and arrests since former Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded guidance known as the Cole Memo last year. TELL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO VOTE YES! Today, more than one in five Americans reside in a jurisdiction where the adult use of marijuana is legal under state statute.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Rade holds a BA from the University of Guelph and graduated from the General Management Program at Harvard Business School. In 2019, the Toronto Stock Exchange named Canopy Growth as the top performing stock over the preceding three years on its inaugural TSX30 listing. About Phil Shaer. About Ben Quirin.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Regulate Nationally : The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2019 (HR 420) seeks to deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Update : HB 356 is scheduled to be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on 2/23/2019. Your Highness, Carly.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019. Read her RESUME here from February 2019. There is some help in sight, though.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 29, 2019

An-Chi Tsou is the principal at Tsou Consulting, LLC, specializing in state and local regulatory and legislative compliance, guidance, and advocacy. California’s Cannabis Advisory Committee (CAC) was scheduled to meet on March 27 for its first meeting of 2019. Authored By: An-Chi Tsou.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

On Monday, Texans Veterans met at the Capitol to meet with their legislators and advocate for a comprehensive medical marijuana program in Texas. We started off with a training where we covered the legislative process, current medical marijuana bills and messaging. Watch the training from Texas Veteran Lobby Day.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Regulate Nationally : The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2019 (HR 420) seeks to deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of protecting compassionate care programs. Your Highness, Carly.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Massachusetts was the first state in the country to mandate that equity and inclusion be part of its legal cannabis framework and was the first to launch programs specifically designed to assist entrepreneurs and businesses from communities disproportionately harmed by the decades of marijuana prohibition. million for the trust fund.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 3, 2021

Extensive study and advocacy by 5 th Ward Alderwoman Robin Rue Simmons and local historian Dino Robinson led to the resolution, first passed in 2019. Evanston isn’t the first city to direct cannabis tax revenue toward programs for disenfranchised communities.

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