The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Likewise, employers are also not required to allow or accommodate the use, consumption, or possession of marijuana on the job. Patients can also possess up to 2.5 See Section 36-2851(1). See Section 36-2851(2). ounces of medical marijuana at one time. Washington, D.C.,

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NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The CRTA transfers authority over the Medical Cannabis Program from the Department of Health to the OCM, and in process overhauls some aspects of the program. The explicit language barring patients from “smoking” would be removed. It also creates on-site consumption licenses for retail facilities to apply for.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 27, 2023

Recreational marijuana consumption, possession, and sale became legal in Illinois on February 1, 2020. However, Illinois approved the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act in 2014, permitting patients with debilitating medical conditions to obtain medical marijuana.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 19, 2022

Recreational cannabis is not legal in Colombia, but personal consumption and possession of the plant is decriminalized. The country has had a medical cannabis program since 2015. In 2019, the Constitutional Court of Colombia overruled the ban on public consumption. Recreational: No, but decriminalized Medical: Yes.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

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. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day. KY4MM & KY NORML 2020 Lobby Days.

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MJ Business Attorneys

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The Denver City Council voted 10-1 in favor of lifting the 2020 sunset date on social use cannabis businesses. While Colorado voters previously passed a bill to allow social use businesses, it was a four-year pilot program that was set to expire in 2020. The reason?

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Anyone who is found to “manufacture and traffic illicit drugs” or “facilitate the consumption of illicit drugs” can face between 1 – 15 years in prison. Offering drugs for consumption or offering drugs to minors can bring a sentence of six months to eight years. Slovenia’s medical program exists, but it’s not straightforward.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 25, 2022

Poland established a medical cannabis program in 2017, which allows for a range of cannabis products to be prescribed for a range of medical conditions. Public consumption of cannabis is rare and Polish people who smoke typically do so in the privacy of their own homes. Poland’s medical cannabis program. Poland and cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

With the Eastern seaboard’s most ambitious Adult Use program primed to explode, New Jersey’s Superior Court Appellate Division (“Appellate Division”) just lifted its “stay” on scoring 18 month old Medical Marijuana applications clearing the way for 5 cultivation, 15 dispensary, and 4 vertically integrated license awards. Super. __ (App.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Cannabinoid Hemp Program Regulations (Finally) Finalized. While much attention is focused on New York’s adult-use cannabis market, the CCB and Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) are also responsible for overseeing both the Medical Marijuana and Cannabinoid Hemp Programs.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 3, 2021

Under the terms of the legislation, House Bill 1024 will extend cannabis curbside services and indefinitely eradicate the patient cap for actively serving caregivers. In addition to this, patients will be given the opportunity to acquire a 90-day supply of cannabis. Previously, registered patients were limited to a 30-day supply.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

And despite being closed for two months in 2020 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency in Massachusetts, 89 Marijuana Retailers generated $714.1 million over the second year of adult-use sales, from November 2019 to November 2020, while 91 Marijuana Retailers reached a total of $702 million for the full calendar year of 2020.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. 4522, to protect registered medical cannabis patients from employment discrimination. Massachusetts. Update : H.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 4, 2021

News broke when the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (PDDAP) made note of a change in text for organizations that are eligible to receive federal SAMHSA grants on August 2. . The original clause regarding medical cannabis limitations was added in 2020 and automatically carried on to the 2021 version.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. Update : HB 1089 is scheduled for a public hearing in the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee at 1:30 on 2/19/2020 in Room LSB-A. CO resident? HI resident? MD resident? New Hampshire. NH resident?

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

As New Jersey lawmakers and Governor Phil Murphy continue to work out details of a marijuana legalization bill, two anti-legalization lawmakers in the state introduced a proposal that would let the voters decide on the issue with a 2020 ballot question. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Luxembourg is in the midst of creating a legal recreational cannabis program. The proposed law would allow residents to cultivate up to four plants and consume at home, but public consumption remains illegal. Public consumption is still illegal. Medical cannabis has been legal in Luxembourg since 2018. CBD regulations.

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. NH resident? Click here to email your lawmakers in support of expanded medical access. GA resident?

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Despite such an early move to allow medical cannabis consumption, the act did not account for or allow for cannabis in the legal market as well as for it to be sold in dispensaries. . The Medical Marijuana Dispensary Program of Hawaii was created in order to get medical cannabis consumers to register for consuming the plant.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Here’s a look back at 2019 and a projection of what’s to come in 2020 Cannabis Law. . It was further announced by the DCR that by Spring 2019, delivery applications were expected to be released, however, we have not seen the ability to apply for delivery just yet and are looking forward to that in 2020. . January 2019.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota. South Dakota Initiated Measure 26, Medical Marijuana Initiative (2020). In South Dakota, the possession or consumption of any amount of cannabis is illegal.

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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

Since January, the advocates traveled across Sin City, completed a tour across the Battle Born State and to our nation’s capital on behalf of medical patients and those who have been unfairly affected by the War on Drugs. Initiated a patient voucher program for eligible patients. Established a NORML chapter in Reno.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 13, 2022

The House passed similar legislation in 2020, but it failed to pass the Senate. The New York Cannabis Control Board approved the filing of new regulations for the state medical marijuana program. The legislation: Allows registered patients with qualifying conditions to purchase a daily maximum of: 3.5 February 17, 2022.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Among these bellwethers, South Africa and Georgia allow for possession and consumption but no sale; Uruguay, conversely, has a quasi-commercial model; and Canada is leading the charge with a bona fide, scaled marijuana economy. That still hasn’t happened, and it now seems like legalization will have to wait for 2020. In the U.S.,

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As recently as 2020, Black and Latino people still accounted for 95% of cannabis arrests and 96% of cannabis convictions in NYC. Mississippi Celebrates First Medical Cannabis Sale Mississippi’s medical cannabis program is officially open for business ! And who can blame him?

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In August of 2020, the American Heart Association (AHA) released a position paper titled “Medical Marijuana, Recreational Cannabis, and Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.” Consumption of edibles should proceed slowly and in small quantities at a time with sufficient time between doses.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Veriheal does not support illegally consuming alternative therapeutic substances but acknowledges that it transpires because of the current illicit status, which we strive to change by advocating for research, legal access, and responsible consumption. Always consult a physician before attempting psychedelic therapy.

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Canna Care Docs

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The 2020 election brought big wins for cannabis, with all of the five state ballot initiatives regarding legalization passing. Initiative 65 (74%) passed over the Alternative 65A (32%)—the latter of which would have restricted medicinal cannabis to terminally ill patients. Below are a few details on each of those programs.

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Veriheal

APRIL 14, 2022

Prior to the decree’s publication, France had already been busy importing cannabis products for its medical cannabis pilot program. The ANSM Has Been Fronting a Medical Cannabis Pilot Program . The ANSM has been leading a strictly regulated medical cannabis pilot program for the best part of a year.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 11, 2021

They explain that the covid-19 pandemic led to a 46% growth in legal cannabis sales during 2020. Pew Research Center conducted a survey in March 2020 and found that 50% of Gen Z, or someone in their household, had taken a loss in occupation or a pay cut due to the virus. Who is Gen Z? Gen Z Women Are the Future of Cannabis.

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The Cannigma

MAY 19, 2021

This was notoriously reflected in the 2020 arrest of a Japanese man and woman for speaking positively about using cannabis in social media posts. Japan does not have a medical cannabis program and does not allow the use of cannabis for patients seeking to treat a medical condition. Shutterstock). Shutterstock).

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

Even though medical cannabis is legal in South Dakota now, as of July 1, 2021, sales aren’t expected to begin until July 1, 2022 due to Governor Kristi Noem not having enough time to “study the issue and implement a program,” she said in February, according to the Associated Press. South Dakota Doesn’t Want to Wait. View original article.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The first person to investigate the purported effects of cannabis consumption was Fiorello H. In 1944, the La Guardia Committee report studying the issue of cannabis consumption in New York was released. Modern-day marijuana legislation is widely supported by Bill de Blasio, the current NYC mayor and former 2020 presidential candidate.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Similarly, activists in Arizona are attempting to qualify a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. CA resident? CA resident?

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Patients in Canada can legally possess the lesser of 150 grams or a 30-day supply of dried cannabis, as well as the 30 grams allowed for non-medical purposes. Patients can also apply for a permit to produce their own cannabis to treat their medical needs, or to have a caretaker produce it for them. USD) in the third quarter of 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 13, 2022

The House passed similar legislation in 2020, but it failed to pass the Senate. The New York Cannabis Control Board approved the filing of new regulations for the state medical marijuana program. The legislation: Allows registered patients with qualifying conditions to purchase a daily maximum of: 3.5 February 17, 2022.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

At the state level, activists in Idaho have begun efforts to qualify a medical cannabis and hemp ballot initiative for the 2020 ballot. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) signed legislation into law that would strengthen and clarify medical cannabis patient protections. AR resident? California. CA resident? MN resident? MO resident?

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