NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/22/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights include: CA, CO, GA, HI, IL, MD, MN, MO, NC, ND, NH, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, UT, VT, and WA.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Highlights include: AZ, CO, GA, KS, ME, MD, NH, NM, RI, TX, VT, VA, and WV The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/14/2023 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JANUARY 24, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 1/24/2023 appeared first on NORML. This week's update highlights legislative developments in Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.

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NORML

JANUARY 17, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 1/17/2023 appeared first on NORML. This week's update highlights legislative developments in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, and South Dakota. .

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 3/1/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights in: GA, IL, ME, MD, MN, MT, NY, ND, SC,SD, TN, TX and WA.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 15, 2024

Active research was carried out on the effects of these drug policies on society and the results, in these reports, have led the United Nations to consider a favorable revision of drug policies in order to protect human rights. 2023 World UN World Drug Report The 2023 World Drug Report urges the development of effective drug policies.

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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. It’s important to note that Texas has not decriminalized marijuana, so any possession or selling cannabis is still treated as a criminal offense. Keep in mind that smokable cannabis is not sold in Texas.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

It’s 2023 and many cannabis businesses are still missing one critical operating document: a privacy policy. To start, California has required privacy policies for a very long time (well, “long” at least in terms of the Internet). But what about an Iowa-based cannabis company? See here for example.

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Veriheal

MARCH 9, 2023

states — Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania — stand a good chance at legalizing recreational cannabis this year. However, the use and possession of cannabis remain illegal under federal law for any purpose as per the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (CSA) , which classifies cannabis as a Schedule I substance.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

It’s 2023 and many cannabis businesses are still missing one critical operating document: a privacy policy. To start, California has required privacy policies for a very long time (well, “long” at least in terms of the Internet). But what about an Iowa-based cannabis company? See here for example.

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Veriheal

JUNE 16, 2023

There are a lot of debates and misconceptions about cannabis and its use today. The truth, however, as revealed by advanced research, has shown that cannabis has a lot of medicinal value. Cannabis has proven to be effective in the medical field in treating chronic pain. On one hand, it is viewed as a super medicine.

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Project CBD

APRIL 11, 2023

Then a follow-up on our investigative report about Curaleaf, the world’s biggest cannabis company. And freedom of expression takes a hit when it comes to cannabis advocacy in the Czech Republic. Because cannabis can’t be diverted until the plants are harvested! .” Sponsored by CannaCraft, Inc., ” Why?

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Veriheal

JANUARY 24, 2024

Residents often vote for progressive policies and support movements like gay marriage or federal cannabis legalization, and the recent news coming out of the state demonstrates this further. Record-Breaking Cannabis Sales The adult-use cannabis industry is thriving in Massachusetts.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2023

Psychedelic Policy Reform Updates The below updates are more granular than those in our Psychedelic Legalization & Decriminalization Tracker, which is produced with the support of experts at Calyx Law and Emerge Law Group. These updates reflect the period May 6th to 29th, 2023.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We look in on the status of two other states that could legalize in the future. And finally, we see our neighbors to the north thinking of changing their rules around cannabis use.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Uttarakhand can come out with its hemp policy soon. If media reports are to go by, the initial draft of the hemp policy is ready and has been sent to the legal department. The final policy will be launched in 2023. The policy […]. The draft will be soon sent to the state cabinet for approval.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 3, 2023

The Alliance for Rights-Oriented Drug Policy (AROD) and the Patient Association for Safe Cannabis Use (PASCAN) invite to a celebration for human rights outside the Director of Public Prosecutions’ office on 20 April 2023 at 14-16. There will be music, appeals, cannabis plants, and responsible citizens.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2024

California’s path to cannabis social equity: from arrests to advocacy Data from the California Department of Justice reveals that nearly half a million individuals were arrested on cannabis charges in the state between 2006 and 2015.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In a momentous decision that sent ripples through the heart of North Carolina, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), a sovereign Native American tribe in the state, have cast pivotal votes to legalize adult-use cannabis within their respective territories. planned to open later in 2023.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 20, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Speaking of CBD, Google makes changes to its advertising policies. And finally, if you’re looking for a cannabis-friendly hotel in Las Vegas, there’s a new place in town to stay. Now Congress, specifically Rep.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On November 8, 2023, the Florida Supreme Court held oral arguments on the validity of a constitutional amendment initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis (case number SC2023-0682). Attorney General Ashley Moody has taken the position that the proposed amendment does not meet statutory requirements.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In 2023, historic strides were made in the efforts to pass federal legislation to protect financial institutions that do business with the cannabis industry. The SAFE Banking Act is a bill that aims to protect banks that serve legal cannabis businesses from federal penalties.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

Despite continuously surpassing every other state with recreational cannabis in terms of total retail sales, California’s cannabis industry has faced continuous and far-reaching issues on multiple levels that have only spread even further. In 2023, California dispensaries sold a total of $5.1

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Veriheal

JANUARY 26, 2024

In April 2023, Delaware became the 22nd state to legalize recreational cannabis with the passing of HB 1 and HB 2. In the meantime, Delaware has been making some serious moves to expand its medical cannabis industry ahead of adult-use sales, which may not begin for another year or more.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 19, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Minnesota lawmakers are preparing to vote on a legalization bill. MINNESOTA This week, the big news comes from Minnesota, where legislators are rushing to pass a legalization bill before time runs out on the legislative session.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As of December 31, 2023, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) officially removed cannabis from its list of banned substances for fighters. In a somewhat confusing move, UFC athletes with an upcoming fight in California have been warned against using cannabis before the event. The UFC prides itself on its policies.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

Cannabis advertising has always been a precarious art. From first amendment commercial speech issues to zealous state marketing and promotion regulations to false claim lawsuits , cannabis advertising can go down some dark rabbit holes. But not all cannabis advertising is created equal on Google. Think again.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 24, 2023

By Hanna Barker Mullin on January 24, 2023 A December 2022 survey from Data for Progress reports that American voters, regardless of political affiliation, support federal cannabis legalization.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 21, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see that cannabis may be coming to North Carolina, despite the actions of lawmakers. We see that Ukraine may legalize cannabis. And finally, some folks in Boston staged a new kind of tea party.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2023

On May 1st, the Marijuana Policy Project released a new report on tax revenue generated from state-legal, adult-use cannabis. billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington. […] Washington, D.C. —

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Veriheal

APRIL 6, 2024

Thailand’s newly elected government is looking to reverse its historic decriminalization of cannabis. The announcement comes a short 18 months after it became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis back in June 2022. In fact, The Thai Chamber of Commerce estimated cannabis sector would be worth 1.2 billion by 2025.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 10, 2023

Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news comes out of Oklahoma, where adult-use cannabis went down to defeat. And finally, San Francisco has a farmer’s market that’s just for cannabis. The Hawaii Senate passed an adult-use bill.

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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?

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 23, 2023

They write Last week the United Nations’ International Narcotics Control Board issued a press release in which the international body expressed, “concern over the trend to legalize non-medical use of cannabis, which contravenes the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.”

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Veriheal

JUNE 7, 2023

On April 21, 2023, Delaware became the 22nd state to legalize marijuana—despite the governor’s opposition. John Carney (D) passed two bills to legalize cannabis into law without his signature. They have been advocating for legalization because of the economic potential of the industry to bring in huge tax revenue.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

As those in the cannabis industry are fully aware, the option of bankruptcy has not been available to cannabis or many cannabis-adjacent businesses to date. A recent case highlights perhaps another specific scenario in which a distressed cannabis business was given the chance to pursue bankruptcy under federal law.

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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. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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