The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This week, we see Texas’ attorney general opposing local decriminalization laws. In 2022, voters in Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin and Denton passed ordinances decriminalizing certain cannabis offenses. Texas state law prohibits cities from refusing to enforce drug laws, so these municipalities may have to backtrack.

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APRIL 17, 2021

State senators on the Golden State’s public safety committee voted to advance a bill that would decriminalize the possession of many mind-expanding substances by 4 to 1 on Tuesday. . SB 519 would decriminalize both the possession and use of psilocybin, psilocyn, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, DMT, mescaline, and ibogaine.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. The country has progressive views on cannabis and first decriminalized small possession amounts back in the 1990s. While cannabis is not recreationally legal in the Czech Republic, the country has some of the most progressive cannabis laws in Europe. Possible penalties.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. The measure prohibits the release of past records for any marijuana offense that is no longer defined as a crime under state law. AK resident?

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

RICHMOND, VA — Virginia lawmakers gave final approval Saturday to a bill that will legalize cannabis for adult use, but not until 2024, when retail sales of the drug would begin. 1, 2024, at the same time sales will begin and regulations will go into effect to control the marijuana marketplace in Virginia. Why the three-year delay?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In just seven weeks, marijuana laws reduced crime in the city and the surrounding counties with police making only about two dozen arrests. The new law, which made Virginia the first southern state to legalize adult-use cannabis , allows people to possess up to one ounce of cannabis and grow four plants at home.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 11, 2023

Highlights of the Psychedelics Bill In late 2022, Colorado voters passed Proposition 122 , decriminalizing and regulating access to certain psychedelic plants. Also known as the Natural Medicine Health Act 2022, Prop 122 was eventually assented to and passed into law.

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Veriheal

MARCH 10, 2021

Virginia just became the first state in the south to pass a law allowing adult-use cannabis. Furthermore, legal access to retail cannabis dispensaries is not expected until 2024 or later. Cannabis is legal in Virginia for adults 21 and up and possession of up to an ounce is decriminalized to an extent.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

GERMANY The German legislature is set to decriminalize cannabis today; the law is set to take effect on April 1. The legislature voted in favor last December, and President Zelensky signed the measure into law late last week. And the illegal market continues to flourish. C’mon – shouldn’t that have been April 20??)

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Veriheal

APRIL 16, 2021

But just last year, possession became decriminalized and the vote for legalized recreational use just passed. However, there was one caveat… legalization wouldn’t go into effect until 2024. And law enforcement can no longer use smell alone as a probable cause to search vehicles but if you appear to be under the influence, they can. .

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Connor & Connor PLLC

AUGUST 27, 2024

Since California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis in 1996, numerous cannabis laws in many states have been passed, legalizing cannabis for recreational and medical usage. The states that have legalized medical cannabis, and decriminalized it for other uses are Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, and North Dakota.

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Veriheal

MAY 3, 2023

Advancements in Illinois’ Cannabis Industry Members of the Illinois Senate have taken things one step further in a bid to further decriminalize statewide cannabis use. Senate Bill 125 and SB 1886 would forbid law enforcement officials/police officers from searching individual vehicles if they suspect the scent of marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Last week Amazon was sued over alleged employment law violations. This means they are illegal under federal law and under many state laws, including Michigan. We’ll see ya at the polls in 2024. Decriminalizing Mushroom and Plant Psychedelics and HR. By Jason Shinn on June 6, 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). DECRIMINALIZATION. Such provisions are now generally part and parcel of any adult-use legalization law.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Newly elected Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has expressed his intent to “rectify” the country’s cannabis laws within the next six months — possibly limiting legality to only medical use. The proposed bill would have decriminalized the personal possession of natural psychedelics.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 6, 2021

Although lawmakers have officially described this bill as a decriminalization initiative, the legislation clearly states that it would “make lawful” the possession and social sharing of psilocybin, DMT, LSD, MDMA, ibogaine, and pretty much every other psychedelic drug. View original article.

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MARCH 26, 2021

But a provision of the measure widely criticized by criminal justice reform advocates delays the legalization of marijuana possession until legal retail sales of adult-use cannabis begin on July 1, 2024. Jennifer McClellan, said that the legalization of marijuana possession should go into effect long before 2024.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

There has been a recent flurry of movement – both in the courts and in state legislatures – on the marijuana law front across several states. The laws’ employment provisions were effective immediately, but they do not become operative until the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“CRC”) adopts implementing regulations.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the United States, where cannabis is still illegal under federal law, there are currently 19 states and the District of Columbia that allow the recreational use of marijuana. These new measures will take time, and it is estimated that recreational products will not be sold until 2024 or even 2025. ounces or less of marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Acting in one fell swoop, on September 18, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 10 cannabis-related legislative bills into law. Senate Bill 1326 is the most widely recognized bill of the group, and authorizes the Governor the power to sign cannabis trade agreements with other states where cannabis is legal.

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JULY 20, 2021

The job description includes serving as general counsel to the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority while also assisting other Virginia state agencies regarding cannabis regulations and laws. Attorney General Herring supports the recent changes to the state’s cannabis laws. “By

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Another vote will finalize the legal framework of the program that will hopefully be functioning by 2024. There are only a handful of states still supporting outdated draconian cannabis laws. Laws that have torn apart communities and attacked minorities for far too long. Virginia, an American OG.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

According to the Associated Press, Virginia lawmakers gave final approval Saturday to a bill that will legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, but not until 2024, when retail sales of the drug would also begin. Virginia lawmakers have officially legalized marijuana – though it won’t take effect for some time.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 8, 2021

Initially, the state was looking at 2024 for an end to prohibition, but Governor Ralph Northam felt it could be hypocritical and problematic to keep criminalizing something that would be legal in the future. . In 2019, an attempt to legalize and decriminalize cannabis failed in the state. Victory Over Opposition In Virginia.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 30, 2021

Texas lawmakers recently advanced two drug reform bills , indicating that the Lone Star State may finally be ready to relax some of its extreme drug prohibition laws. . The House approved the bill with a decisive 140-5 vote on Tuesday, and sent it to the state Senate, who still need to approve it before it can become law.

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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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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Northam and his desire to address the state’s antiquated cannabis laws. But this didn’t sit well with the state’s governor, Kristi Noem, who has repeatedly voiced her impetuous objections and even sent her law enforcement minions to act on her behalf to block legalization. . Ralph Northam passed decriminalization laws last year

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2022

Being categorized as Schedule I means these drugs have no accepted medical use, are considered at elevated risk for abuse, and, with limited exceptions (like an approved clinical trial as discussed below), are illegal to possess, sell, or consume under federal law. Non-Commercial Operations. Underground Therapists. View source.].

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 11, 2022

Experts predict adult-use cannabis to come online by 2024, but regulators have not yet determined tourism policies. 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.

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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. “We

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AUGUST 9, 2021

As a cannabis law professor and a legal analyst for emerging cannabis businesses, I often am asked that very question. state to legalize adult recreational use when, on June 22, 2021, Connecticut governor Ned Lamont signed into law a bill passed by the Connecticut legislature. When defined like that, Connecticut became the 19 th U.S.

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AUGUST 7, 2021

As a cannabis law professor and a legal analyst for emerging cannabis businesses, I often am asked that very question. state to legalize adult recreational use when, on June 22, 2021, Connecticut governor Ned Lamont signed into law a bill passed by the Connecticut legislature. When defined like that, Connecticut became the 19 th U.S.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

As a cannabis law professor and a legal analyst for emerging cannabis businesses, I often am asked that very question. state to legalize adult recreational use when, on June 22, 2021, Connecticut governor Ned Lamont signed into law a bill passed by the Connecticut legislature. When defined like that, Connecticut became the 19 th U.S.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

As a cannabis law professor and a legal analyst for emerging cannabis businesses, I often am asked that very question. state to legalize adult recreational use when, on June 22, 2021, Connecticut governor Ned Lamont signed into law a bill passed by the Connecticut legislature. When defined like that, Connecticut became the 19 th U.S.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

However, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 was the first anti-cannabis law to prohibit the sale in the United States. The Decriminalization of Cannabis Began in 1973. Individual states began decriminalizing cannabis in 1973, starting with Oregan. For this reason, it is a smart idea to review state law before buying THC products.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Part of the state’s decriminalization bill signed by Democratic Gov. But the clock is ticking: State law in Virginia mandates that governors cannot serve consecutive terms, giving Northam less than a full year. Our ABC is mostly law enforcement, like many others, … but the fact that it’s going to take so long is an issue.”.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

As a cannabis law professor and a legal analyst for emerging cannabis businesses, I often am asked that very question. state to legalize adult recreational use when, on June 22, 2021, Connecticut governor Ned Lamont signed into law a bill passed by the Connecticut legislature. When defined like that, Connecticut became the 19 th U.S.

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