Veriheal

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The NIDA-funded investigation will delve into the health-related repercussions of Arkansas’ medical cannabis program , which was initially approved by voters back in 2016. ACHI identifies itself as a sovereign health policy center that was formed in 1998. Arkansas Department of Health medical marijuana patient enrollment data.

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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

Initiated a patient voucher program for eligible patients. 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. National NORML Conference & Lobby Day. Established a NORML chapter in Reno.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2024

Even after Governor Schwarzenegger authorized a statewide decriminalization program in 2010, thousands continued to face serious misdemeanor charges related to cannabis. Proposition 64, passed a few years later, lacked any discussion addressing the damage caused by past policies.

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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. Illinois Gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. January 31, 2019. OLCC Provides Oregon Legislature with Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Study. . 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report. 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report.

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

3544 , to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and to extend several Small Business Administration (SBA) initiatives to small businesses operating in the cannabis sector. To date, these statewide regulatory programs are operating largely as voters and politicians intended. 3540 , H.R. 3543 , and H.R.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Every day NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. Below is a brief rundown of some of their most recent accomplishments. ” Read more from NORML.org ! .

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Americans for Safe Access

MARCH 9, 2020

This continues to cause numerous conflicts between the federal government and the states that have rolled out these health programs for their citizens. 3884, The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019, was the first and only bill of this nature to clear a Congressional committee.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2019

NEW Policy on Hemp Products. Find further information on the new policy clarifying Navy’s stance on hemp-derived products here. Find further information on the new policy clarifying Navy’s stance on hemp-derived products here. POLICY DOCUMENT. marijuana those hemp products containing up to 0.3

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2022

The move is another small step in the direction of making cannabis policy more lenient toward consumers who may be otherwise law-abiding citizens. It was only in 2013 that the country aligned its policy with the rest of the Union and allowed the cultivation of hemp by local farmers.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

It was down to the wire for some Massachusetts marijuana companies to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to train managers and employees under a new compliance and safety program that is the first of its kind in the nation. Marijuana training solutions provider Cannabis Trainers added three classes on Dec. MJ Biz reports.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Colorado has a robust medical program, with about 1.6% Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. of the population enrolled.

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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. “This year, my focus was on program improvements to further expand both access and therapeutic value to benefit the health and well-being of all Virginians.”

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NORML

MARCH 20, 2020

“Given the tremendous amount of uncertainty in the broader economy, the hundreds of thousands of American workers who are employed by the state-legal marijuana industry must be respected and protected by the emergency actions being taken by elected officials,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You might think that cannabis legalization would lead to a significant decrease in marijuana-related arrests, but that hasn’t been the case. Not only did marijuana arrests initially increase as states legalized the plant, but there are still more people arrested for marijuana possession than for all violent crimes combined.

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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. New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana.

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NORML

JUNE 17, 2019

Known as the Blumenauer-McClintock amendment after Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Tom McClintock (R-CA), this bipartisan language would restrict the Department of Justice from interfering in the 11 states that have legalized and regulate adult-use marijuana. TELL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO VOTE YES!

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

8, will see voters render a verdict on a broad scope of drug policy reform issues via their midterm ballots. Each of the five states that are pushing in the direction of marijuana legalization takes a unique approach. Let’s explore: Arkansas Issue 4, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2022).

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 1, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. In other federal news, the DEA has, yet again, not approved new suppliers of marijuana for research. And the new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has appointed a cannabis advocate as a policy adviser.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 11, 2021

million marijuana plants in 2020, a figure that is up nearly 20% over 2019. According to the data published in the DEA’s yearly Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program Statistical Report, approximately 4.54 million cannabis plants were seized and eradicated in 2020, up from about 4 million plants in 2019.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. Following the 2017 session, however, the Joint Committee was dissolved, on the inclination that Salem would start treating cannabis more like a standard policy issue.

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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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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Senate Bill 2023 expands the state’s medical cannabis program by adding several new qualifying conditions, allowing physicians assistants and advanced practice registered nurses to recommend medical cannabis to their patients, allowing minor patients to have up to three caregivers instead of two, among other changes.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Winter Edition 2019 – Cannabis. 1, 2020 Effective Date for All Marijuana Products, Packaging and Labeling. 2019 Legislative Session – Agency Proposed Legislation. 1, 2020 Effective Date for All Marijuana Products, Packaging and Labeling. Here’s the Table of Contents. Board Approves Jan. Full Newsletter.

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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. Are minorities already being excluded from the state’s blossoming marijuana industry?

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SMPL

JUNE 24, 2020

Louisiana’s medical marijuana market is poised to grow in the wake of new legislation that allows more physicians to authorize the drug for added medical conditions. Louisiana’s medical marijuana program launched in August 2019 , and the Marijuana Business Factbook estimated MMJ sales in the market last year totaled only $1 million-$1.5

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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. With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Meetings will begin at 9am.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 22, 2019

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE MARCH 2019: Here’s a quick rundown of some of what we’ve been working on this session. Description: Prohibits folks consuming medical cannabis with the recommendation of a doctor from being denied entry or participation in programs where they would be the recipient of a donated organ.

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NORML

JANUARY 24, 2019

During a recent interview with the Westword , Ashley Weber, executive director of Colorado NORML shared a few tips for marijuana law reform advocates who want to get involved in the legislative process: “It’s about getting to know your representatives, and writing them daily if something’s important.

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2019

By Peter Becker on March 8, 2019. Lawmakers in Olympia are determined that 2019 will be better — Hector Castro, Director of Communications for the Washington State Department of Agriculture recently stated, “It makes sense to assist farmers to get seeds in the ground this season.”. AUTHOR: Peter Becker – Lane Powell.

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The Joint Blog

JANUARY 30, 2020

With the MLB easing its policy on marijuana use, players in the NFL are hoping that, and asking for their league to do the same. Major League Baseball (MLB) removed natural cannabinoids and marijuana from its “Drugs of Abuse” list last month. The bottom line is just to give players choices,” said Davis. “To

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 31, 2019

The 53 rd installment of the “most expensive ticket in town” will feature the Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots, on February 3, 2019 in the beautiful home of the Atlanta Falcons, Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Can a player, looking to combat their pain, use marijuana? The NFL and Marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The MLWG will consist of a diverse group of stakeholders including representatives from community, social justice, business, marijuana industry, public health, safety, and youth-centered organizations and individuals. Individuals interested in serving on the MLWG must apply by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020. on Friday, March 20, 2020.

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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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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The state of California has now permitted the legal use of marijuana for two years. Marijuana Tax Revenue Expenditures in California (Fiscal Year 2019-2020). In year one alone (2019-2020), those disbursals totaled approximately $200 million. In 2019 alone, Tulare County received $25.3

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