Cannabis Law Report

MAY 20, 2022

activities decriminalized by the current bill). The bill now poised for passage instead gives the Rhode Island courts until July 1, 2024, to automatically expunge past convictions, while allowing those who want to seek expungement sooner to request it. Other retail stores will take longer before they can begin operations.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

The measure has the backing of several national dispensary chains, including MedMen, Harvest Health and Recreation and Curaleaf Holdings. The city council unanimously approved a resolution allowing consumers at The Fairbanks Cut to consume cannabis on-site as part of the state’s recreational cannabis program. International.

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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. Our ancestors consumed cannabis flower for recreational, medicinal, and spiritual purposes.

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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. A nonsensical delay.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

“She also wants the legislation amended to legalize the private cultivation of “a limited number” of marijuana plants for personal use”, states the AP. ” This vote came after lawmakers last year decriminalized marijuana, making simple possession a civil penalty that can be punished by a fine of no more than $25.

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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

DECRIMINALIZATION. It also permits adults to home-cultivate up to six mature plants for their own personal use. The retail provisions are set to take effect on January 1, 2024, but this deadline could be expedited by lawmakers. DECRIMINALIZATION. View Legislation by Category. LEGALIZATION. MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

Hawai`i David Ige (D) announced that HB 1383— decriminalizing possession of three grams or less of cannabis and providing for expungement of criminal records relating to possession of three grams or less—will take effect. billion in 2024, nearly triple the US$14.9 Oregon Kate Brown (D) has signed legislation, S.B.

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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. Estimates project the measure could raise as much as $44 million for the state and up to $24 million for local governments each year by 2024. View original article.

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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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