NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, HB 2097 / SB 2024, which would authorize licensed medical cannabis facilities to sell edible products. 4522 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. 4524 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. HI resident? Update : H. MA resident? Update : H.

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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. Legislation is pending, HB 2097 / SB 2024, which would authorize licensed medical cannabis facilities to sell edible products. HI resident?

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Veriheal

MARCH 12, 2025

This decision diverts from a previous ruling by the court in September 2024, which initially found that the smell of burnt cannabis is not sufficient grounds for searching a vehicle. According to the Drug Policy Alliance , drug offenses are a leading cause of arrest in the United States.

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Veriheal

MAY 19, 2023

In the meantime, employers will be tasked with doing a thorough review of their current drug testing policies. The review period will give employers a chance to identify safety-sensitive positions for which the new drug test ban is not appropriate. The bill goes into effect on Jan.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2025

Over the years, unions have used this power to secure various benefits like health insurance, pensions, and safety standards across industries. We want to negotiate their own safety and working conditions because thats only fair. What is Ballot Measure 119? What is Ballot Measure 119? projected to reach a staggering $444.34

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

Employers are not prohibited from establishing or enforcing drug testing policies, including drug-free workplace policies, or requiring a worker to disclose that they are a medical marijuana card holder. New Mexico. Since June 29, 2021, adult recreational use of marijuana has been legal in New Mexico.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 17, 2024

State licensed cannabis dispensaries adhere to strict protocols for cultivation, processing, and distribution to ensure the safety and well-being of consumers. REGULATORY CHANGES More than a dozen agencies regulate the cannabis industry in Illinois, creating a burdensome patchwork of policies and procedures.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Glenn Youngkin will not seek to repeal it; his focus will be on building a rip-roaring economy with more jobs and better wages, restoring excellence in education, and reestablishing Virginia’s commitment to public safety. His campaign did not articulate a marijuana policy. — Team Youngkin (@TeamYoungkin) July 2, 2021.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Despite the tax cut, a recent analysis found that removing the cultivation tax would actually increase overall tax revenue from cannabis sales by 123 percent by 2024 due to an expected increase in sales. million from the Governor’s Budget estimate.

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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). These policies are popular among voters, regardless of political party.”. FULL REPORT. DECRIMINALIZATION. DRIVING/DUI.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

1, 2024 launch date for its first-ever retail sales. ” These adult-use provisions were slashed through the silence of Virginia’s 2022-2024 budget bill. On April 7, 2021, Virginians rejoiced as Gov. Northam (D) signed the Cannabis Control Act (CCA) into law. recreational) state, with a Jan. Glenn Youngkin (R). ” Gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

Seyfarth Synopsis : Every year, employers find themselves revisiting their marijuana and drug testing policies to account for newly enacted laws at the state and local level. At that time, many employers will be prohibited from taking certain actions in the absence of clear policies addressing marijuana use or evidence of impairment.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

A 90 percent reduction in marijuana arrests indicates that the public policy is performing as intended and in a manner that is consistent with post-legalization observations from other states,” said National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws development director and executive director of the Virginia NORML chapter Jenn Michelle Pedini.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Plaintiff alleged he believed the use of the mushrooms was a felony and a workplace hazard to public health and safety. Plaintiff was told his termination was because he failed to disclose an improper relationship between two other Amazon employees — a violation of Amazon’s employee policy. We’ll see ya at the polls in 2024.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Sales are scheduled to begin in January 2024, but the legislature could speed up — or stall — implementation. Here’s what they say. 11,906,326.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This massive shift in policy is a response to concerns about the growing drug problem in parts of the country. Others, meanwhile, fear that these restrictions will drive the industry underground making product regulation and safety all the more difficult. The two initiatives are being proposed for the November 2024 ballot.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

An Oregon legislative task force established pursuant to HB 3000 (2021) and SB 1564 (2022) is developing policy proposals for 2023 relating to intoxicating cannabinoid products, illegal cannabis production, and water rights issues. Emphasis added by GLLG.).

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

This blog post will discuss the rulemaking timeline and provide updates regarding policy recommendations from the five subcommittees. These liaisons present equity subcommittee recommendations and participate in discussion to ensure that all subcommittees actively consider equity in their policy recommendations. Rulemaking Timeline.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 20, 2021

Maryland state lawmakers announced last week that the legislature will turn to the voters on the issue of cannabis policy reform by placing a marijuana legalization measure on the statewide ballot next year. Cannabis use has had a disparate impact on people of color for too long with no real impact on public safety,” Del.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

This agency will build upon the existing medical cannabis program regulations and ensure health, safety, and security within the industry. The legislation outlines three separate rounds of licensing, with the first round scheduled for the fall of 2023 and the second round in 2024. Can I apply for a cannabis license?

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Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

This agency will build upon the existing medical cannabis program regulations and ensure health, safety, and security within the industry. The legislation outlines three separate rounds of licensing, with the first round scheduled for the fall of 2023 and the second round in 2024. Can I apply for a cannabis license?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 15, 2021

“The hope was that with the ‘essential’ designation, there would be more recognition that cannabis was here to stay, that there was strong consumer preference for it,” said Steve Hawkins, executive director of the Washington DC-based Marijuana Policy Project and CEO of the U.S. 1, 2024, start. Cannabis Council. “I By the numbers.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) will create and enforce rules aimed at protecting public health and safety, preventing youth exposure, and avoiding diversion into the illegal market.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Still before Governor Newsom for his signature is SB 1496 , which would implement a series of changes to the state’s cannabis tax policy, including authorizing regulators to extend the deadline for tax payments by cannabis businesses located in areas affected by an emergency proclamation by the Governor.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 31, 2021

26, includes raising the excise tax on cannabis products from 12% to 18% over the course of six years, beginning in 2024, according to chief sponsor Rep. One key amendment adopted in special session House Bill 2 , which was a continuation of H.B. 12, the Cannabis Regulation Act that the body passed Feb. Javier Martinez (D). According to S.B.

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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. The pressure is really on lawmakers at every level of government to take action,” said Carly Wolf, NORML’s state policies director. With the signature of Gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

from the second half of 2021 onwards as the Group fully repaid in May and June 2021 its 2022 and 2023 Eurobonds and successfully purchased a significant portion of its 2024 and 2026 Eurobonds which were bearing much higher interest rates. Second investment grade credit rating from Fitch Ratings after the one secured with Moody’s last year.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

If adopted, these proposals would dramatically reshape Oregon’s hemp industry and implicate the entire national market, and create new classes of crimes and increased penal sanctions for illegal marijuana production in Oregon that may mark a larger national reversion to war-on-drugs policies and mentalities.

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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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The Blunt Truth

MAY 11, 2023

Both laws, which will be effective January 1, 2024, are the first of their kind because they require employers to have a basic understanding of a somewhat complicated issue – the science behind cannabis testing. More recently, on May 9, 2023, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed similar legislation relating to initial hiring decisions.

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The Cannigma

MAY 15, 2023

Ketamine has a long safety record as an anesthetic since the 1980s, and it has also been successfully used “off-label” for over a decade to treat conditions such as anxiety, depression, OCD, and PTSD, among others. New permanent rules regarding ketamine telehealth have been proposed but not yet adopted. 2 How much does ketamine therapy cost?

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In early 2024, a bill was signed by Kentuckys Governor to expedite the cannabis licensing process ahead by six months so the new medical cannabis market launch could also happen sooner. These applications flooded in during the two-month window for applying that ended in October of 2024.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Three great public policy wins with one change.”. The Legislative Analyst’s Office—a nonpartisan fiscal and policy research institute for California’s Legislature—estimates that adult-use cannabis businesses operate in less than one-third of jurisdictions statewide. But if California continues to report record sales quarters, that $7.2-billion

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Connor & Connor PLLC

AUGUST 15, 2024

According to the Pew Research Center (2024), 88% of Americans believe cannabis should be legal for either medical or recreational use. Currently, marijuana is a Schedule I substance, meaning it is thought to have no medical value, a high probability of addiction, and a lack of any accepted safety or use in medically supervised treatment.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

“Virginia is committed to legalizing cannabis the right way—by learning from other states, by listening to public health and safety experts and by centering social equity,” Northam said. million in 2024 and $38.4 Ngiste Abebe of Richmond, Vice President of Public Policy, Columbia Care.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

The National Institute on Drug Abuse published a grant notice to encourage research on the effects of changing US cannabis laws and policies on public health. billion by 2024. Of the 47 states reviewed, only Oregon received a grade in the “A” range, while 17 states received failing grades.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

“Virginia is committed to legalizing cannabis the right way—by learning from other states, by listening to public health and safety experts and by centering social equity,” Northam said. million in 2024 and $38.4 Ngiste Abebe of Richmond, Vice President of Public Policy, Columbia Care.

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