Veriheal

APRIL 16, 2021

Virginia’s governor expedites the date for recreational legalization. New Yorkers are now free to enjoy the pleasures of cannabis, and the University of Connecticut launches cannabis cultivation courses for non-degree-seeking students. Virginia has moved up the date for adult-use cannabis legalization . Learn more here!

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 8, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Federal legislation to legalize cannabis is under consideration. In state news, Virginia moved up its timeline to legalize possession and home grow. South Carolina probably won’t legalize medical marijuana.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the two remaining states, Maryland and Missouri, voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana. Arkansas (Issue 4, Recreational Legalization): REJECTED. Arkansas voters rejected Issue 4, which would have legalized adult-use cannabis. Arkansas legalized medical marijuana in 2016. . Starting Jan.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

As we previously reported , on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three separate cannabis reform bills into law ( NJ A21 , NJ A 1897 , and NJ A5342/NJ S3454 ), formally legalizing the use and possession of recreational marijuana in the Garden State. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 11, 2022

Respondents also reported positive sentiments regarding cannabis tourism , an evolving issue in Germany , which only recently legalized adult-use cannabis after several years of expanding its medical market. Experts predict adult-use cannabis to come online by 2024, but regulators have not yet determined tourism policies.

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Veriheal

MARCH 10, 2021

Virginia can now add another historical first to their list as well as boast that there is, even more, to love about Virginia now thanks to the legalization of adult-use cannabis. As sweet as it sounds, it’s not all pecan pie and sweet tea for cannabis legalization in the state. .

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Veriheal

JULY 19, 2022

On June 9, an announcement published in the Royal Gazette confirmed that Thailand had become the first Southeast Asian country to decriminalize cannabis. This policy change legally allows Thailand’s cannabis industry to form. Moving forwards, cannabis cultivation and commerce will be legalized countrywide.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

doctors to fill out the state-legal medical marijuana recommendations. Legislation is pending, HB 2097 / SB 2024, which would authorize licensed medical cannabis facilities to sell edible products. Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law. Your Highness, Carly.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

These bills, which touch on issues that run the gamut of the cannabis industry, are intended to “strengthen California’s cannabis laws, expand the legal cannabis market and redress the harms of cannabis prohibition.” Other bills address employment protection, labelling, use of cannabis in veterinary medicine and taxation.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 20, 2022

After several years of fits and starts, Rhode Island is finally poised to pass a substantive cannabis legalization bill as soon as next week. One of the most significant changes from previous cannabis legalization bills in Rhode Island is a plan to adopt automatic expungement of prior civil or criminal marijuana possession charges (i.e.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

Ballot initiative campaigns to approve adult-use and medical cannabis, respectively, moved closer to appearing on the 2020 ballot in Arizona and Idaho, while a similar effort to put the issue of adult-use cannabis to Ohio voters has met with legal challenges from the State Election Board. Governor Ducey (R-AZ) opposes legalization.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 29, 2021

RICHMOND, VA — Virginia’s House speaker on Friday said she supports moving up the date for legalizing adult recreational use of marijuana in Virginia to this summer, a key change pushed by advocates who have sharply criticized legislation approved by lawmakers last month that would delay legalization until 2024.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Historical evidence suggests that humans worldwide have been cultivating and consuming cannabis for tens of thousands of years, but cannabis use has skyrocketed in recent years, especially in the US. Modern societies continue to do so at high rates, both in areas where it has been legalized and those where it remains outlawed.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

Virginia may have legal marijuana sooner than later, if the state’s speaker of the House of Representatives has her way. “She also wants the legislation amended to legalize the private cultivation of “a limited number” of marijuana plants for personal use”, states the AP.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 19, 2023

The Florida Chamber of Commerce has filed a brief with the state Supreme Court, opposing the placement of an adult-use cannabis legalization initiative on the 2024 ballot. This blog has, on more than one occasion, highlighted the differences between decriminalization and legalization, and clearly they are two different concepts.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Specifically, legislatures in five states — Connecticut, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia — enacted laws legalizing adult-use marijuana possession and regulating retail cannabis markets. LEGALIZATION. DECRIMINALIZATION. Such provisions are now generally part and parcel of any adult-use legalization law.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

A New Mexico legislative committee approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana early Thursday, setting the scene for a vote on the proposal by the full state Senate. The legalization of cannabis for adults is supported by Democratic Gov. HB 12 was approved by the New Mexico House of Representatives in late February.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs discussed legislation last week that would allow doctors at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue medical cannabis recommendations in states where it’s legal. Pritzker (D) signed the state’s cannabis legalization legislation during a ceremony on Tuesday June 25.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

Ralph Northam expected later this week, Virginia will become the 16th state to legalize cannabis for adult use—although legalization won’t actually take effect until 2024. At least 12 state legislatures have recreational legalization measures on the table right now, which is a typical number for this time of year.

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