NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

Over the course of twelve months, the proud fighters of the Las Vegas chapter have taken cannabis advocacy, education and community to otherworldly levels through a variety of far-reaching ways. Protested anti-cannabis act by Nevada state government. Black History Month Celebration. Established a NORML chapter in Reno.

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NORML

APRIL 7, 2020

Incidences of the vaping-related lung illness EVALI (e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury) are primarily concentrated to jurisdictions where adult-use cannabis consumption is prohibited, according to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.

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NORML

JUNE 25, 2019

Pritzker has signed legislation legalizing the adult use of marijuana and regulating its commercial production and retail sale. Illinois is now the eleventh state to legalize adult-use marijuana, and it is the second state to legalize marijuana use via legislative action rather than by voter initiative.

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Project CBD

MARCH 8, 2019

In recent years, the use of cannabis in veterinary medicine has gone from obscure concept to a mainstream issue. This explosion of interest in the use of cannabis and CBD for animals has led to the development of a multi-million dollar industry creating cannabis-based products for pets. Medical Cannabis in California.

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NORML

MARCH 12, 2020

On March 12th, the House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) passed two separate pieces of legislation pertaining to cannabis policy. The second bill, HR 1647 , known as the Veterans Equal Access Act of 2019, would allow V.A. doctors to fill out the state-legal medical marijuana recommendations. Presently, V.A.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In 2019 the E-cigarette or Vaping-Use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) outbreak was responsible for putting thousands of people in the hospital. Despite the fact that policies varied from state to state, the study consistently found that the highest numbers of EVALI cases were in states with a ban on all cannabis or with medical-only policies.

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Veriheal

JUNE 3, 2022

New York proposed a set of packaging and marketing rules for recreational cannabis, a Fan Controlled Football player was cut for smoking cannabis on the field, and a California program is making medical cannabis more affordable for patients. New York Moves to Regulate Recreational Cannabis Packaging.

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Veriheal

MAY 20, 2021

Texas and cannabis have had a rough go with one another. Perhaps this is what left such a harsh taste for cannabis in the mouths of law enforcement in the state. As of 2019, the population in the state of Texas was estimated to be around 29 million and is rapidly growing as we speak. Texas is known for doing it big.

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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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Veriheal

JANUARY 26, 2021

The state’s population has grown by 1.45% since 2019, hitting a total estimated population of 7,656,200 citizens as of April 1st, 2020, according to a government website. The state of Washington followed in the footsteps of Colorado legalizing an adult-use retail cannabis market in 2015. Legal Cultivation at Home.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 12, 2022

Recreational: not legal, possession decriminalized Medical: legal. Recreational cannabis is not legal in Ukraine, but possession of up to 5 grams is decriminalized and there is a limited, but expanding, medical program. Despite its illegal status, many residents of Ukraine have a laid-back approach to cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

As those in the cannabis industry are fully aware, the option of bankruptcy has not been available to cannabis or many cannabis-adjacent businesses to date. A recent case highlights perhaps another specific scenario in which a distressed cannabis business was given the chance to pursue bankruptcy under federal law.

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Cannabis Info

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

8 Cannabis Trends to Watch in 2019. Yes, everyone is looking at Canada to see if the new legal framework will work or blow up in our faces. People are watching to see what industries are spawned from the devil marijuana seed and what legal/social/policy and regulatory issues will come up because of its legalization in 2018.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. In Indianapolis on January 29, a quiet, eager audience of nurses give their rapt attention to Jason Straw as he takes center stage at the 2020 ISNA Policy Conference. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. ISNA 2020- Jason Straw- Medical Cannabis Policy.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JULY 24, 2019

Areas that have approved the sale of cannabis still deal with a “gray market” where legal and illegal marijuana markets coexist. It is a scenario that frustrates legal cannabis businesses and law enforcement alike. This includes storefronts that sell cannabis despite lacking the proper licenses.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. “To a large degree, that has been a war on cannabis, but it’s also been a war on people, it’s been disproportionately a war on certain communities,” Read more from WTTW News ! Below is a brief rundown of some of their most recent accomplishments.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

A few weeks ago, California lawmakers quietly introduced SB-1326 , a bill that would amend the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act ( MAUCRSA ) to legalize interstate cannabis sales, notwithstanding the status of federal law. Mandate that the agreement include provisions for collection of applicable taxes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 17, 2019

NYC Counsel write, “On January 15, 2019, Governor Cuomo and his team – led by Assistant Counsel to the Governor for Health, Axel Bernabe and Assistant Counsel to the Governor, Jason Starr – have published the draft legislation for New York State cannabis legalization. . “ Source [link]. Start Part VV Page 200.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2022

On Tuesday, the Seimas greenlighted the draft bill that aims to decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of cannabis. The move is another small step in the direction of making cannabis policy more lenient toward consumers who may be otherwise law-abiding citizens.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

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. 4497 would legalize marijuana for personal adult-use in the state of New Jersey and provides expungement relief for people with certain past marijuana offenses.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2022

AUGUSTA – Today, the State of Maine’s Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) released a report examining how cannabis consumption, market dynamics, and health outcomes vary by geographic region, cannabis market, and other variables. Michael Sofis, a leading cannabis demand and consumption behavior researcher. “We

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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. In 2018 there were nearly 24,000 adults arrested for less than 30 grams of cannabis. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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Americans for Safe Access

MARCH 9, 2020

There are now over 3 million medical cannabis patients across the country; ninety-one percent of Americans now live in states with some form of access to medical cannabis, while sixty-six of American adults are in favor of full legalization. It is time for a new approach to end the federal conflict on cannabis policy.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is renewing its push to promote federally funded research into marijuana as more states enact reform—specifically expressing interest in studies on differing cannabis regulatory models that are in place across the country.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Legislation to end the federal prohibition of cannabis has been submitted in the U.S. The American people have elected the most pro-cannabis Congress in American history and significant pieces of legislation are being introduced,” said Blumenauer. “I 420, my bill to legalize and responsibly regulate and tax marijuana.

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NORML

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Trenton, NJ – Garden State NORML and cannabis consumers across New Jersey are calling on legislators to find an immediate solution to stop arresting nearly 100 people every day for possessing small amounts of marijuana. “Enough is enough. . “Enough is enough. A constitutional amendment is being considered for 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2021

Mapping Psychedelic Drug Policy Reform. As the psychedelic renaissance contributes to a swelling pool of safety and efficacy data pertaining to the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelic medicine, many localities—particularly in North America—are revising their legal frameworks. This is what they are saying. United States.

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NORML

MARCH 20, 2020

That is why this week, NORML reached out to our numerous allies on Capitol Hill to ensure that any Unemployment Insurance aid packages considered by Congress provide relief to cannabis-industry personnel who have been or will be either furloughed from their jobs. Why this clarification is important.

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NORML

OCTOBER 15, 2019

NORML Canada launches official Post-Legalization platform to focus advocacy efforts on reforming Canada’s legal Cannabis system. 2) Transitioning “Unregulated Market” into the legal framework. Removal of any unnecessary international banking/travel barriers for legal business and cannabis entrepreneurs.

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 29, 2019

Following a rather sudden decision by the Supreme Court (and an interesting legal caveat), Mexico is now well on its way to lifting cannabis prohibition entirely, according to Yahoo Finance. Mexico already has legal cannabis production in place, as they allowed for medical marijuana in 2017. How it Happened. .

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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

JULY 1, 2019

Three new laws intended to expand patient access to and the therapeutic value of Virginia’s medical cannabis program take effect July 1, 2019. “These bills help ensure that all patients are able to obtain and use the necessary therapeutic doses of their cannabis medicines regardless of location or physical ability.”

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. Recreational marijuana is illegal in Sweden, where strict, even “ repressive ” drug policies belie the country’s progressive image. Sweden legalized medical marijuana in 2012 but the program is highly restrictive and the Scandinavian country has yet to legalize recreational marijuana.

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Veriheal

MARCH 29, 2023

Several studies have been investigating the possibility of psychosis resulting from cannabis use. However, a 2023 study debunks many myths about the potential dangers of legalizing cannabis. In this article, we use science to provide clarity and direction on the truth behind marijuana legalization in an evidence-based landscape.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For more than three years, Canada has had the sort of nationwide legal cannabis that people in the US can still only dream of. But where do things stand in the Canadian cannabis world in 2021, and how has the customer experience changed in the Great White North three years after legalization? What is ‘cannabis 2.0?’

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

198 million in state and local sales tax revenue generated since legalization. Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. January 31, 2019. 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report. 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report.

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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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