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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

NORML

Federal law enforcement agents and their partners made fewer marijuana-related arrests in 2019, but seized a far greater number of plants than they did the year before, according to annual data compiled by US Drug Enforcement Administration. ” DEA data for 2019 is online here. million in 2018. million in 2018.

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The 5 Key Takeaways From the 2019 State of the States Report

Americans for Safe Access

In 2019 this meant assessing the medical cannabis programs of 47 states, the District of Columbia, and four territories. Every year the ASA team and I spend a considerable amount of time formally comparing every medical cannabis program in the United States.

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Virginia: New Medical Cannabis Laws Take Effect July 1

NORML

Three new laws intended to expand patient access to and the therapeutic value of Virginia’s medical cannabis program take effect July 1, 2019. ” “We continue to tweak the law regarding cannabis oils. ” Virginia Senator Siobhan Dunnavant. .

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2019: A High-storic Year for Nevada NORML Chapters

NORML

Since its creation, Reno NORML began hosting monthly meetings alongside Budtender Fight Club to educate the community on state and federal laws. Throughout monthly meetings in 2019, we became humbled by all the new and continued attendance by advocates and those passionate about cannabis reform, medical access and legal rights for consumers.

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Illinois: Medical Cannabis Expansion Measures Signed into Law

NORML

Pritzker (D) has signed two separate medical cannabis expansion bills into law. The new law went into effect on August 9, 2019. The new law went into effect on August 9, 2019. The new law will take effect on January 1, 2020.

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Laws passed in New Brunswick after Organigram outbreak

Cannabis Life Network

Sixteen people fell seriously ill with a severe form of pneumonia in 2019 and one man died. New Brunswick Health shelved any response to the outbreak caused by Organigram for months before laws finally passed. An Outbreak In the beginning, the Health Ministry disregarded Organigram’s infectious cloud.

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Kenney v. Helix TCS, Inc., No. 18-1105, 2019 WL 4557433 (10th Cir. Sept. 20, 2019)

Cannabis Law Report

October 31, 2019. On September 20, 2019, in Kenney v. On September 20, 2019, in Kenney v. 18-1105, 2019 WL 4557433 (10th Cir. 20, 2019), a three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit unanimously answered that question in the affirmative. Helix TCS, Inc. , Helix TCS, Inc.

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