article thumbnail

NORML Formally Responds to DEA’s Proposed Changes to Marijuana Cultivation Rules

NORML

Under existing regulations, the agency only licenses one facility — the University of Mississippi — to cultivate cannabis for use in FDA-approved clinical trials. ” Once again, the agency set aside the decision and refused to abide by the judge’s ruling. *

article thumbnail

NORML Says DEA’s Newly Proposed Bulk Cultivation Rules Are “Unduly Onerous, Expensive, and Impractical”

NORML

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking , published this week in the Federal Register , the agency acknowledges its longstanding failure to act upon the 35 bulk cultivation applications before it. The agency is accepting public comments on its proposed rule changes until May 22, 2020.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Important Update from USDA

Americans for Safe Access

It also tasked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with establishing rules and regulations around hemp cultivation, including adherence to the legal limit of 0.3% THC by dry weight. USDA released its Interim Final Rule on Hemp on October 31, 2019.

article thumbnail

South Dakota: Adult-Use Marijuana Initiative Certified for 2020 Ballot

NORML

A proposed measure legalizing and regulating the adult use and retail sale of marijuana in South Dakota has qualified for the 2020 ballot. Limited home cultivation is also permitted under the measure. In December, New Jersey lawmakers also decided to place an adult-use legalization question on the November 2020 ballot.

Marijuana 130
article thumbnail

NORML’s Statement Regarding the Designation of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries as “Essential Services”

NORML

.’ Finally, NORML would like once again to reaffirm its longstanding position regarding the need for state laws to recognize and to permit patients to engage in personal cultivation. Permitting such activities ensures that patients possess a consistent, known supply of their medicine and that their access remains affordable.

article thumbnail

New Hampshire: House Lawmakers Approve Bill Allowing Personal Possession of Marijuana

NORML

New Hampshire House lawmakers today approved legislation, House Bill 1648 , eliminating criminal and civil penalties for activities involving possession and home cultivation of personal use quantities of cannabis. Legislators passed the bill by a veto-proof majority, voting 236 to 112 in favor of it.

Marijuana 358
article thumbnail

South Dakota: Medical Cannabis Initiative Certified for 2020 Ballot

NORML

A proposed measure legalizing medical cannabis access in South Dakota has qualified for the 2020 ballot. The initiative permits qualified patients to possess and home-cultivate cannabis for medical purposes, and establishes a state-regulated retail system for medical marijuana sales.

Access 125