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Clarifying NY State Decriminalization and Marijuana Possession Related Penalties

NORML

There has been some confusion and misinformation circulating about what New York’s latest expansion of marijuana decriminalization means and what impact it will have on criminal prosecutions going forward. PL 220 then imposes escalating grades of punishment depending on the weight of concentrated cannabis.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18

NORML

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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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/19

NORML

Manor Township, Pennsylvania is considering a proposal that would decriminalize cannabis possession. 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. AZ resident?

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What to Do About the Worrisome Cannabis Vaping Trend Among Adolescents

Veriheal

After the 2019 vape crisis that resulted in at least 68 deaths across the U.S., Investigations ultimately determined that the majority of the lung injuries and fatalities from the 2019 vape crisis were sustained after individuals had consumed cannabis vape products containing vitamin E acetate. and Canada.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/4/19

NORML

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2019! At the state level, Alaska regulators have voted in favor of plans to permit on-site marijuana consumption at designated retailers. The new Congress was just sworn in yesterday, and they are not wasting any time. NH resident?

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Buds Behind Bars: An Analysis of People v. Raybon

Cannabis Law Report

ii] Both are California appellate court decisions decided in 2019. Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not. grams of non-concentrated cannabis. [vi]. Perry [i] and People v.

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Cannabis Seeds Found in a Chinese Tomb Show Evidence of Use in Ancient Times

Veriheal

The tomb of soldier Guo Xing was accidentally discovered when construction was underway at a playground of a primary school in the city of Taiyuan in 2019. China reportedly banned cannabis in the 1950s and felt enormous pressure as most of the world began to legalize and decriminalize the substance. ” Modern China and Cannabis.

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