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NORML
DECEMBER 13, 2023
2023 marks yet another successful year for the advancement of marijuana policy reform in the United States. The post Read NORML’s 2023 End-of-Year Legislative Progress Report appeared first on NORML.
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NORML
AUGUST 23, 2022
Advocates expressed hope that lawmakers may take up the issue in 2023 now that about a half million Nebraskans have signed petitions over the past few years in favor of it. “I The post Nebraska: Advocates Fail to Secure Ballot Access for Medical Marijuana Legalization Measures appeared first on NORML.
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Americans for Safe Access
JANUARY 3, 2024
Picture this: "Congress Makes Medical Cannabis Legal Nationwide, Creates New Office in HHS to Improve Access" and "New Federal Law Opens Door for Insurers to Cover Medical Cannabis" gracing the front pages of every newspaper.
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NORML
MAY 10, 2023
The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/10/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights include: FL, ME, MD, MO, MV, NH, OH, PA, VT, and WA.
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NORML
JULY 12, 2023
The post State Policy Weekly Update 7/12/2023 appeared first on NORML. This week's updates include developments in: CA, MA, ME, NJ, NY, & PA.
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NORML
MARCH 22, 2023
The post State Policy Weekly Update 3/22/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights in: AZ, DE, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, NH, NY, TX, VT, WA, and WV.
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NORML
APRIL 12, 2023
Highlights include: AR, CA, CO, ME, MD, MO, NH, PA, SC, and TX The post State Policy Weekly Update 4/12/2023 appeared first on NORML.
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PrestoDoctor
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Recreational Use and Possession Limits As of 2023, cannabis is not legal for recreational use in Texas. Accessing a Dispensary To gain access to a licensed dispensary, individuals must possess a valid medical marijuana recommendation issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety. or less) and high levels of CBD.
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NORML
MAY 17, 2023
The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/17/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights include CA, LA, MD, MN, NH, & VT.
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Leafly
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Since medical legalization passed in 2020, medical cannabis entrepreneurs have been planting their roots in the 918. Today, over 200 medical dispensaries have set up shop throughout the metro area, making medical cannabis accessible […] The post The best-rated weed dispensaries in Tulsa for 2023 appeared first on Leafly.
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Veriheal
MARCH 2, 2024
In December of 2023, the country recently made a new move towards reform that could stimulate the cannabidiol (CBD) industry and provide many patients, such as those with epilepsy , with access to potentially life-changing medical treatments. So, with all of these changes, the question remains: Is weed legal in Japan?
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The Blunt Truth
APRIL 7, 2023
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Kentucky legalized medical cannabis. On the federal level, the Veterans Equal Access Act made a reappearance. Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed a medical cannabis legalization bill into law late last week.
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The Blunt Truth
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Last year , I predicted there would be no federal cannabis legalization, but that perhaps states would legalize. Is predicting that there would be no federal legalization akin to shooting fish in a barrel? We thought the market would expand “quite a bit” in 2023 – well, the “a bit” part was right. Was I right?
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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)
APRIL 12, 2023
Are you ready for 420, 2023? Celebrating 420 2023 in Style The potential ways to celebrate cannabis on 420 are limited only by your imagination, ambition, and budget. Attend a Cannabis-Infused Yoga Class Another wonderful way to celebrate 420 in 2023 is to attend a cannabis-infused yoga class.
The Blunt Truth
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Today we are announcing that after careful review, the FDA has concluded that a new regulatory pathway for CBD is needed that balances individuals’ desire for access to CBD products with the regulatory oversight needed to manage risks.
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Cannabis Life Network
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
With a medical cannabis program that stinks of reefer madness and the decision to create COVID internment camps, Australia is the last country you’d expect to legalize medical psychedelics. Telling […] The post Australia to Legalize Medical Psychedelics appeared first on Cannabis | Weed | Marijuana | News.
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CannaMD
MAY 31, 2023
It’s 2023, and nearly half of all Americans now have legal access to medical marijuana. Given that most of those same people hold down a job, this raises a legitimate concern: Will easier access to marijuana impact workplace safety? There have been some dire predictions made as legal marijuana became a thing.
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The Blunt Truth
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We have an update on the Ohio legalization ballot initiative. HAWAI’I Although medical cannabis has been legal in Hawai’i for years, transporting it between islands has been illegal until just recently.
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The Blunt Truth
MARCH 31, 2023
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This time, however, support for legalization is higher, and may be enough to override a veto. Supporters of cannabis legalization, as well as companies in the hemp industry, are supportive of the measure. Stay tuned!
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The Blunt Truth
MAY 12, 2023
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We look at the legalization signature drive in Ohio. SAFE BANKING The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing late this week on the difficulties the cannabis industry faces due to a lack of access to the federal banking system.
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Cannabis Law Report
APRIL 12, 2023
This South American Country Wants To Legalize Natural Psychedelics: What's Going On In Uruguay? link] via @Benzinga @elplanteo @_lutedes — Javier Hasse (@JavierHasse) April 6, 2023 Uruguay’s National Party has filed a bill to legalize psychedelics. Led by Sen.
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The Cannigma
JULY 12, 2022
Medical: Legal, but limited Recreational: illegal Reciprocity: No. Roll out of the program has been slow, and as of June 2022, there were still no doctors certified to issue prescriptions, no licensed dispensaries, and no legal farming of cannabis products. CBD is legal in Alabama under the 2018 federal farm bill.
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Veriheal
JANUARY 15, 2024
2023 World UN World Drug Report The 2023 World Drug Report urges the development of effective drug policies. The 2023 World Drug Report shows unreasonable use of criminal penalties for the “war on drugs” movement as it discourages people who use drugs for treatment, and this encourages social stigma.
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Illinois News Joint
JANUARY 26, 2023
After the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced it was changing its legalities on cannabis curbside pickup for medical patients after the New Year, IDFPR then extended the variance that permitted curbside pickup through January. During the extension, Illinois Reps.
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Veriheal
JUNE 1, 2023
A bill was passed to legalize the possession and sharing of certain psychedelics for Californians aged 21 and above. Scott Wiener (D), and he explained that it is not a decriminalization effort; rather, it is simply legalization. Thus, Weiner pulled it out from consideration until 2023. The legislation was sponsored by Sen.
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Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 12, 2022
Marijuana Moment report on some of the panels being proposed for 2023…… Voting is now open for the public to decide which panels will make the stage at next year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) festival—and there are about 100 marijuana- and psychedelics-related proposals to pick from. Which Political Party Will Legalize Weed?
Veriheal
MARCH 20, 2023
Psilocybin Policies Around the Nation Let’s explore where psilocybin is legal, decriminalized, and on the ballot across U.S. Legal Colorado and Oregon are the only states allowing legal therapeutic psilocybin use today. Decriminalized Decriminalization does not mean psilocybin is legal. Connecticut Gov.
Veriheal
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Though Georgia is one of the last states to officially legalize medical cannabis, the state has been gradually reforming its laws around low-THC cannabis oil for qualifying patients. Finally, on April 28, 2023, the first licensed sales commenced with the opening of dispensaries in Marietta and Macon.
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Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Getting access to medical cannabis or marijuana in the U.S. But can the people of Oklahoma leverage medical marijuana, or is weed legal in Oklahoma? Then yes, marijuana is legal in […]. is becoming easier all the time.
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Veriheal
APRIL 1, 2024
Cannabis is not legal in North Carolina for medicinal or recreational purposes yet, but one group has their own rules–the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). aims to provide patients with safe and regulated access to medicinal cannabis products,” Qualla Enterprises wrote in their official press release.
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Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 29, 2022
As a patient and consumer focused advocacy organization, NORML prioritizes efforts in favor of state-level legislation that seeks to achieve the following goals: Adult-Use Legalization – 21 states and the District of Columbia have enacted adult-use programs.
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Veriheal
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
These new proposals are designed to expand access to medical cannabis for NJ MMJ patients. The public comment period is open from October 16 to December 15, 2023. ” Medical and Recreational Cannabis Prices and Availability in New Jersey So why can’t more patients access cannabis in the state?
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Canna Law Blog
AUGUST 25, 2023
On August 9, 2023, we wrote about the temporary injunction ordered by Judge Kevin Bryant in New York Supreme Court, County of Albany which occurred on August 7, 2023. They are also constrained from conferring operational approval upon any more provisional or existing CAURD licenses, pending further order of the Court.
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Veriheal
JANUARY 1, 2024
As debates heat up over recreational cannabis, all eyes turn to Ohio and its potential legalization. Ohio, often viewed as a bellwether state, now faces a defining question: Will it join the growing roster of states opting to launch legal recreational marijuana markets? Set rates too high, and legal sales become uncompetitive.
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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
While most cannabis businesses have access to traditional business checking account services, they generally lack access to the full suite of financial products and services that financial institutions offer to all other businesses, such as business loans, lines of credit, commercial mortgages, etc.
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Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
As Oklahoma is a little bit behind in the legalization of medical marijuana compared to the other states of the U.S., It’s necessary and people’s basic needs to access healthcare suggestions at their fingertips. Isn’t it a long or hard way to access the thing that can be easily accessed with the online procedure? .
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Peninsula Alternative Health
MARCH 22, 2023
On November 8th, 2022, Maryland passed a new law legalizing recreational cannabis use for adults 21 and older, opening up a whole new industry for the state. Effective July of 2023, the new legislation aims to regulate medical and recreational cannabis as similarly as possible, holding them to the same standards.
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Cannabis Law Report
MAY 16, 2022
Gavin Newsom introduced proposed revisions to his 2022-2023 budget proposal, which would eliminate the cannabis cultivation tax rate beginning July 1, 2022. The 15% excise tax on cannabis sales would remain, and the collection and remittance of that tax would be limited to retail sales beginning January 1, 2023.
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Veriheal
MARCH 31, 2023
A new study assessed whether cannabis can help those with Tourettes, Oregon and Maryland are making progress on psychedelic reform, and Idaho is getting a chance to legalize medical cannabis. Oregon and Maryland Make Psychedelic Progress Psychedelic history is being made on both coasts as Oregon and Maryland inch closer to legal use.
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Cannabis Law Report
MAY 31, 2022
The short answer is: that current legal options (i.e. legal at the state level or the state and federal level) are limited. Stay tuned… Oregon plans to accept applications for Facilitators, Laboratories, Manufacturers and Service Centers starting January 2023. Federal Legal Status. Non-Commercial Operations.
Veriheal
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Debunking The Stigma It’s not difficult to find studies promoting fear-mongering over cannabis use, particularly ones working against the ongoing legalization and societal acceptance of medical marijuana. However, this claim needs further research to confirm. Fortunately, this type of study is becoming more common.
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Veriheal
MARCH 29, 2023
However, a 2023 study debunks many myths about the potential dangers of legalizing cannabis. This groundbreaking research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry (JAMA), challenges previous claims that marijuana legalization increases psychosis and other mental health issues.
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Canna Law Blog
MARCH 11, 2024
Washington state then provided a regulatory framework for how the legalization of recreational cannabis production, processing, and retail sales would be regulated under what would become the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”). The bill now waits for signatures and executive action to become law.
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Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 19, 2022
Publishing online and in print with open access options, Psychedelic Medicine will provide an authoritative, high-profile forum for groundbreaking original research papers, review articles, captivating front matter, debate, and commentary. Mary Ann Liebert Inc.,
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