Veriheal

MAY 3, 2023

Based on a report issued by the IPR, just two of the 88 social equity licensees have opened for business so far, with an additional 21 already serving the state’s recreational cannabis market. Since July of last year, sales growth for the recreational cannabis market in Illinois has sunk to the single digits.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 20, 2022

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. activities decriminalized by the current bill). There will be a two-year moratorium on new cultivation licenses issued in Rhode Island.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Can Amsterdam still be considered the cannabis capital, especially when the authorities are still pushing “to block visitors from buying marijuana from coffee shops?” The interpretation of their decriminalization laws has led to the rise of the recreational market, which has resulted in “issuing piecemeal regulations,” explains Reuters.

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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. grams) of marijuana will become legal beginning Jan. The legislation now goes to Democratic Gov. Buyer’s guides for cannabis seeds and growing equipment.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

Virginia lawmakers have officially legalized marijuana – though it won’t take effect for some time. 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.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Our ancestors consumed cannabis flower for recreational, medicinal, and spiritual purposes. This scheduling is clearly at odds with public opinion, as 91% of Americans believe that cannabis should be legal either for medicinal or recreational use. Mississippi passed legislation in 2020 to create a medical program.

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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. In addition, Filler-Corn is also calling for an amendment that would automatically seal marijuana-related criminal records for nonviolent offenses on July 1. The time is now for us to act,” she said.

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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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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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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Part of the state’s decriminalization bill signed by Democratic Gov. The next thing that comes is conference,” said Chelsea Wise, founder of advocacy group Marijuana Justice, in a phone interview with Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary. What’s happened so far? And that’s where things get tricky. Where are things now?

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 16, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Will Pennsylvania legalize marijuana? And finally, did you know the marijuana industry is worth more than the NBA? where do the candidates stand on marijuana? What’s the latest on the Idaho ballot?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Marijuana arrests in the city of Richmond and the surrounding areas fell by an astonishing 90 percent since cannabis became legal in Virginia on July 1. In just seven weeks, marijuana laws reduced crime in the city and the surrounding counties with police making only about two dozen arrests. Police found marijuana in his possession.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 8, 2021

In a bold move that many did not see coming from the South, Virginia just officially passed legal, recreational cannabis. . 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. .

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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). Many states also took actions facilitating the expungement or sealing of past marijuana convictions. FULL REPORT.

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LifeCannMD

DECEMBER 3, 2020

that have legalized recreational marijuana. In November 2016, Florida passed legislation allowing for the use of Medical Marijuana. Patients who are able to qualify for a medical card, must have an underlying condition that marijuana can be used to treat. Recreational Cannabis sales are big business in the U.S.

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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 billion estimated for this year. Molson Coors Brewing Co.

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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.

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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. New Mexico.

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