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What are psychedelics?

Leafly

Learn the basics on psychedelics—what they are, how they work, what benefits they can provide, and the history of their usage. See also which cities have already decriminalized them and who has them on the Nov. 2020 ballot. The post What are psychedelics? appeared first on Leafly.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/20

NORML

At the state level, a new decriminalization law took effect this week in Hawaii involving the possession of up to three grams of marijuana, as well as a procedure for expungement of past convictions for the same amount. Legislation is pending, A1897, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. NJ resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/8/20

NORML

Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of expanded decriminalization. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. KY resident? Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access.

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Oregon Considers Repealing Drug Decriminalization Act

Veriheal

In 2020, Oregon voters made history by passing Measure 110 and decriminalizing possession of personal amounts of illicit drugs like fentanyl, methamphetamine, and more. Although Measure 110 passed in 2020, voters have become increasingly less fond of the bill in the years since. This measure passed with 58% of the vote.

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A Founder Looks at 50: Keith Stroup on the Shafer Commission

NORML

This is the second in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement. As one reviews the modern history of marijuana policy in this country, beginning with the adoption of federal marijuana prohibition in 1937 (i.e., The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/25/20

NORML

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. 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.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/21/19

NORML

This week, history was made. New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Activists in Nebraska working to qualify a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative are almost 10,000 signatures deep. For the first time ever, the U.S. DE resident?