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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

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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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How Does Your State Rate for Medical Marijuana in 2019?

Leafly

The post How Does Your State Rate for Medical Marijuana in 2019? Americans for Safe Access finds Oregon and Illinois have the best patient programs. Texas and the Southeast states. appeared first on Leafly.

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Garden State NORML Plans Lobby Day on September 23, 2019

NORML

With most state legislatures adjourned for the 2019 calendar year, the New Jersey legislature is one of just a few legislative bodies that are still in session. Unfortunately, an effort to legalize adult-use marijuana stalled in the Senate after members of the House advanced HB 4477 earlier this year. But the fight isn’t over.

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New York: Officials Moving to Clear Over 400,000 Past Marijuana Convictions

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State officials announced: “Approximately 203,000 marijuana related charges are presently being suppressed from background searches and in process to be sealed or expunged. This will add to the approximately 198,000 sealing accomplished as part of the first round of marijuana expungements for the 2019 expungement legislation.”.

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House Veterans Affairs Committee Passes Multiple Marijuana Bills

NORML

. “It is imperative that we approve legislation such as the Veterans Equal Access Act so that the countless vets suffering from post-traumatic stress and other debilitating disorders have access to the safe and effective option of medical marijuana treatment.” doctors to fill out the state-legal medical marijuana recommendations.

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Report: Federal Marijuana Prosecutions Declining

NORML

Federal prosecutions for marijuana-related crimes fell significantly from September 30, 2018 to September 30, 2019, according to a recently released report from Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. The 2019 end-of-year report finds that the number of federal defendants charged with cannabis-associated crimes declined by 28 percent.

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2019: A High-storic Year for Nevada NORML Chapters

NORML

These conversations helped provide deeper context on why we don’t see inclusivity as often in the marijuana industry – and how we can begin to change it from the ground up. In 2019, NORML drastically increased our online presence. 2019 brought us such wealth in terms of supportive cannabis industry sponsors.

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