NORML

JUNE 23, 2020

The post NORML Partners with Green Flower to Launch First-of-its-Kind Online Training Program for Cannabis Advocates appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2019

Chief Petitioners Madeline Martinez, Leia Flynn, and Angela Bacca filed a ballot measure to be known as “The Legalization Justice Act of 2020” at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, March 18. Therefore, the Legalization Justice Act of 2020 would make the following changes to Oregon law.

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NORML

APRIL 14, 2020

According to the DEA , “The DCE/SP began funding eradication programs in Hawaii and California in 1979. The program rapidly expanded to include programs in 25 states by 1982. By 1985, all 50 states were participating in the DCE/SP. ” DEA data for 2019 is online here. . ” DEA data for 2019 is online here.

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NORML

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Super-majorities of the New Jersey Assembly and Senate decided today to place a marijuana legalization ballot question before voters in 2020. The State commission created to oversee the State’s medical cannabis program would also oversee the new, personal use cannabis market. ” Democratic Gov.

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NORML

JUNE 15, 2020

The new law takes effect on August 1, 2020. House Bills 418 and 211 also take effect on August 1, 2020. However, the program did not become operational until August of last year. State lawmakers enacted a limited medical cannabis access law in 2016.

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NORML

APRIL 30, 2020

” Among pain patients enrolled in medical cannabis access programs, most subjects report eventually decreasing or even eliminating their use of opiates. ” The agency is accepting public comments through June 16, 2020.

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NORML

MAY 19, 2020

House lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved two bills to amend the state’s medical marijuana program in a manner that significantly expands patients’ access to cannabis products. The state’s legislative session concludes at 6pm on Monday, June 1, 2020.

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NORML

APRIL 24, 2020

Lawmakers in 2019 overwhelmingly voted to place the measure on the 2020 November ballot after similar legislation failed to gain majority support in the Senate. The State commission created to oversee the State’s medical cannabis program would also oversee the new, personal use cannabis market.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Seventy percent of voters approved the law in 2020; the program currently serves more than 13,000 South Dakota patients. The post South Dakota: Lawmakers Narrowly Reject Effort to Repeal Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Access appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Under the plan, patients in the state’s medical access program will be able to purchase marijuana-infused gummies or other similar chewable products beginning on August 1, 2020. The post Minnesota: Regulators Okay Patients’ Access to Cannabis-Infused Edible Products appeared first on NORML.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 28, 2024

Last week, Cook County Government announced the launch of the Cook County Cannabis Development Grant program, which will provide up to $3.6 million in grants to businesses that have licenses awarded under the State of Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Social Equity Program. Willie J.R. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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NORML

MAY 27, 2020

As amended by the Senate, state-licensed dispensaries will be mandated to “comply with the reporting requirements of the [state’s] prescription monitoring program.” ” The state’s legislative session concludes at 6pm on Monday, June 1, 2020.

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NORML

MARCH 5, 2020

Broad changes to marijuana laws swept through the 2020 Virginia General Assembly. Earlier this week, the Virginia legislature also approved Senate Bill 1015 to legalize medical cannabis and Senate Bill 976 to expand and improve the state’s nascent medical program. The companion bill, SB2 , is still pending in House of Delegates.

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NORML

JUNE 18, 2020

.” This vote comes months before New Jersey voters decide on a state-wide ballot initiative in the November 2020 election to regulate marijuana for adults in the Garden State. The State commission created to oversee the State’s medical cannabis program would also oversee the new, personal use cannabis market.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The measure states that no person may be arrested, prosecuted, or denied any right or privilege for participating in the state’s medical cannabis oil program. The program is expected to be operational and dispensing cannabis products to authorized patients by mid-year.

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NORML

JUNE 10, 2020

The deadline to submit comments to the agency is Tuesday, June 16, 2020. ” Furthermore, pain patients enrolled in medical cannabis access programs typically report decreasing or even eliminating their use of opiates after initiating cannabis therapy. percent in 2016).”

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Americans for Safe Access

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In November 2020, Mississippi voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot initiative (74.1% of votes in favor), which authorized the state’s department of health to create a medical cannabis program. The adoption of these laws is the conclusion of a year-long struggle for the future of cannabis in Mississippi. .

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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. A framework for an ambitious social and economic equity program aimed to right the wrongs of the war on drugs is partially laid out in the CRTA.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 10, 2020

WHO/WHAT: The Industrial Hemp Commission will hold a public meeting via conference call so Commission members can review and approve research pilot program applications. The post NC Industrial Hemp Commission Meeting October 23, 2020 first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. WHEN/WHERE: … Read More.

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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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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 2020 Yearly Totals: $358,515,067.01

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

Registration is now available for required Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) training for those seeking licenses to own and operate adult-use marijuana establishments under the voter-approved social equity program. In November 2020, Arizona voters passed Proposition 207, which legalized adult-use marijuana.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

The new law takes effect on January 1, 2020. Steve Sisolak has signed legislation into law prohibiting certain employers from refusing to hire a worker because he or she tested positive for cannabis. For more information on pending legislation, visit NORML’s Take Action Center.

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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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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.

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NORML

MAY 5, 2020

Cannabis programs have been deemed ‘essential’ in a majority of states that regulate its commerce, and multiple District Attorneys have deprioritized enforcement efforts in prohibition jurisdictions. A lot is happening right now. And how do you want to engage in reform efforts with NORML?

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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.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. And it took extensive, concerted efforts from marijuana law reform organizations like NORML to negotiate with Virginia’s Republican Party to get the program finally running.

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Veriheal

MARCH 1, 2022

The first legal psilocybin therapy program to take shape in America is slowly progressing in Oregon. Kate Brown conducts regularly scheduled monthly meetings with a goal of shaping the nation’s first Psilocybin therapy program. Oregon’s Psilocybin Therapy Program: Advisory Board Hard at Work. What is Psilocybin?

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

California is spending the money on infrastructure, and on social programs whose overall goal is to benefit all its citizens. Do note that c annabis is legal for both medical and recreational use in these states, which is part of the reason they’ve been able to use the income to put together such strong and useful programs.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Bayou State’s medical cannabis program brought in the new year with a bang. Tanner Magee, the person behind the program’s expansion, says consumers should practice some patience. “It’s If the bill passes, a medical cannabis program could be up and running by the end of the year. . As of Jan.

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Veriheal

JUNE 28, 2022

South Dakota still has harsh penalties surrounding cannabis consumption, and its newly instated medical cannabis program remains heavily restricted. Voters legalized medical cannabis in South Dakota via ballot initiative on November 3rd, 2020. Overly Restrictive State Sanctioned MMJ Program in SD Has Room For Improvement.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Worcester— The Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) is pleased to announce the application for the third cohort of Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation statewide Social Equity Program will open Monday, June 21. “We Application for Cohort Three of the Commission’s Social Equity Program Opens June 21.

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NORML

MARCH 13, 2020

In December, the commission called for lawmakers to enact a limited legalization program. Ultimately, lawmakers agreed upon appointing a study commission to make recommendations on the issue.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 9, 2020

Small Business Administration loans would be most welcome and some Senate Democrats are pushing to include the industry in that program. Although originally excluded from assistance, industry groups appealed for help from government ministers, resulting in their inclusion in the program. IRS AUDITS. handy dandy chart.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

South Dakota also became the first state to legalize cannabis for medicinal and adult use purposes on the same day, overwhelming passing Constitutional Amendment A which legalizes the possession, use, transport, and distribution of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia by people age 21 and older. Washington, D.C.,

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NORML

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

” Last session, the Governor vetoed legislation , House Bill 364, which sought to allow patients registered in the state’s medical cannabis access program the option to home-cultivate up to three cannabis plants.

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