NORML

JANUARY 9, 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. 2020 #MarijuanaJustice Lobby Days.

Decriminalization

NORML

JUNE 25, 2019

.” Beginning January 1, 2020, Illinois residents who are 21 or older may legally possess up to 30 grams of cannabis, while those visiting from out-of-state may legally possess half that amount. Non-patients face civil fines of no more than $200 for growing personal use quantities of cannabis.

Legalization

NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The explicit language barring patients from “smoking” would be removed. Patients and their caregivers could also apply for a permit to cultivate and process their own cannabis for their own personal medicinal use, with undetermined restrictions to be left to regulations put forth by the OCM.

Legalization

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 10, 2023

November sales were the lowest since March 2020 totals of $23,397,209.38, despite serving only 129 less patients, selling 3,117 more grams of dry cannabis than the uptick-totals of October, and adding 644 new medical patients in the last 30 days. Monthly Totals for 2020 January: $27,358,975.27 September: $28,055,726.06

Dispensary

NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

The bills would also allow for the expungement of certain prior convictions, delivery of medical marijuana to qualified patients, and restructures the medical marijuana licensure process to eliminate the requirement that business be vertically integrated. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of strengthening patient protections.

Legislation

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.

Programs

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

December 2022, I published a 6-part series titled, “What Illinois cannabis patients really want” to start a dialogue about the large gap between patients’ needs, wishes, concerns, and recommendation for improving the Medical Cannabis Patient Program (MCPP) and the actual amendments to the law legislators have introduced.

Patients

NORML

DECEMBER 20, 2019

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

NORML

JANUARY 27, 2020

Delaware cannabis patients and advocates will gather in Dover on Wednesday to rally support for The Delaware Patient Right to Grow Act, House Bill 243. This change would allow registered patients and registered caregivers to grow medical cannabis at home. Securely cultivating cannabis at home alleviates these issues.

Access

NORML

JUNE 9, 2020

Even in the continually uncertain world that Nevadans find themselves in, Nevada NORML is continuing to advocate for cannabis reform despite the strange corona-world of 2020. We are so honored to be able to give back to our community with the support of incredible industry operators like Matrix.

Advocacy

NORML

JANUARY 6, 2020

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

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 331, to allow registered medical cannabis patients to access their medicine while at school. CO resident? HI resident? MD resident? New Hampshire. NH resident?

Legislation

Veriheal

JUNE 28, 2022

The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe is expanding cannabis cultivation efforts to fuel their expanding MMJ program that has already grown to serve over 10,000 patients, outstripping South Dakota’s state MMJ program by leaps and bounds. Voters legalized medical cannabis in South Dakota via ballot initiative on November 3rd, 2020.

Programs

NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Virginia has been one of the most reluctant states to consider marijuana law reform, though it recently began allowing some forms of cannabis oil for approved patients. SB 1027 authorized the Board of Pharmacy to issue permits for marijuana cultivation and processing. As in, no to anyone who wasn’t an epilepsy patient.].

Marijuana

NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 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. It would not allow patients to smoke herbal marijuana or vape, but would allow forms including pills, oils, lozenges and patches.

Legislation

The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

District Attorney Jackie Lacey indicated that her office has dismissed felonies for cultivation, transporting, or sales for persons meeting certain requirements. Staying out west, New Mexico will phase out medical cannabis cards for non-residents , starting mid-year 2020.

Banking

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 136, to permit physicians to authorize access to medical cannabis for any patient whom they believe would benefit from its therapeutic use. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 179, to protect the 2nd Amendment rights of medical cannabis patients in Maryland. KY resident? New Hampshire. NH resident?

Legislation

The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

1 – a constitutional amendment to legalize the use and possession of marijuana for persons age 21 and older and legalize the cultivation, processing, and sale of retail marijuana. Patients can also possess up to 2.5 In New Jersey , by a nearly 2-1 margin, voters passed Public Question No. ounces of medical marijuana at one time.

Decriminalization

NORML

MARCH 7, 2020

The bill allows the department of health to issue permits to medical cannabis dispensaries for the delivery of medical cannabis and cannabis products to qualifying patients or primary caregivers if certain conditions are met. Senate File 4059 would allow patients to inhale herbal, whole-plant medical cannabis. HI resident? LA resident?

Legislation

NORML

JANUARY 12, 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.

Decriminalization

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. It would not allow patients to smoke herbal marijuana or vape, but would allow forms including pills, oils, lozenges and patches.

Legislation

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Activists in Mississippi have already collected thousands of signatures in hopes of qualifying a medical cannabis ballot initiative for the 2020 ballot. At a more local level, efforts are underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan to put a cannabis social use question before voters on the 2020 ballot. NORML opposes this legislation. CT resident?

Legislation

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.

Legislation

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2021

Leading medical cannabis provider adds fifth location to its statewide pick-up sites, bringing patients localized access to medical cannabis products. The addition of the North Austin site extends TOCC’s footprint even farther, offering patients and caregivers in Central Texas another accessible option to acquire their cannabis medicines.

Cultivation

SpeedWeed

AUGUST 31, 2021

16, 2020, but a report released earlier this month revealed the extent to which licensed patients were lined up for access. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) issued 56,448 new patient licenses and 12,062 renewed patient licenses between Dec. Psychiatric disorders accounted for 11,914 patients.

Programs

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2019

And a North Dakota bill to permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes was defeated in a Senate committee this week. Democratic State Senator Bill Montford re-introduced Senate Bill 384, which would allow qualified patients to use medical cannabis while in school.

Legislation

NORML

JANUARY 10, 2020

Welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2020! At the state level, South Dakota’s Secretary of State announced that the proposed constitutional amendment for the legalization of adult use marijuana initiative has qualified for the November 2020 ballot. Actions to Take. FL resident? IN resident? KY resident?

Legislation

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

As long ago as 2015, the government set up a working group to prepare for the legalisation of cannabis for medical purposes, but no visible progress has been made since then, leaving patients who would have benefited from cannabis treatment facing potential arrest and jail. Patients are in a terrible situation.

Patients

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Activists in Nebraska, along with two pro-legalization Senators, qualified a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative petition to begin collecting signatures from registered voters in the state. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 440, to prohibit the availability of cannabis-infused food and drink products for qualified patients.

Legislation

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 5, 2023

was less than total sales from 2021 and 2020. and 2020 totals of $357,119,378.27. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 65,722 unique patients, who purchased 1,235,762 grams of dry cannabis. Total 2022 wholesale sales by cultivation centers reached $533,084,457.29. Monthly Totals for 2020.

Dispensary

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2022

High Court rejects petition asking to allow patients to grow cannabis at home. This morning the judges of the High Court rejected the petition submitted by 8 patients demanding to allow them and the other holders of the license to use cannabis to grow the cannabis themselves, in their home, for their personal use.

Patients

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 62,618 unique patients, who purchased 1,271,270 grams of dry cannabis. The current total number of active patients in the Medical Cannabis Patient Program as of October 31,2023, is 138,616. Monthly Totals for 2020 January: $27,358,975.27 2020 Yearly Totals: $358,515,067.01

Dispensary

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 4, 2023

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 62,335 unique patients, who purchased 1,126,300 grams of dry cannabis. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 62,339 unique patients, who purchased 1,111,135 grams of dry cannabis. Total 2023 wholesale sales by cultivation centers reached $79,407,155.34. October: $28,496,461.08

Collective

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2020

NEW YORK and AUSTIN, Texas (July 20, 2020)— Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation (TOCC), the market leader and gold standard for medical marijuana in Texas, announced … Read More.

Cultivation

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 3, 2023

While Illinois’ adult-use cannabis market continues to set records, the monthly cannabis sales totals for Illinois’ Medical Cannabis Patient Program continues to decline. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 63,017 unique patients, who purchased 1,261,924 grams of dry cannabis. Monthly Totals for 2020 January: $27,358,975.27

Dispensary

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 58,577 unique patients, who purchased 1,221,636 grams of dry cannabis. Total 2024 wholesale sales by cultivation centers reached $276,507,158.52, and total wholesale sales since November 2015 by cultivation centers totaled $3,818,502,824.62. 2020 Yearly Totals: $358,515,067.01

Dispensary

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 9, 2025

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 59,441 unique patients, who purchased 1,308,958 grams of dry cannabis. Total wholesale sales by cultivation centers hit $361,158,801.26, and total wholesale sales since November 2015 by cultivation centers finished at $4,000,851,182.81. Monthly Totals for 2020 January: $27,358,975.27

Retail