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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

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Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. It would not allow patients to smoke herbal marijuana or vape, but would allow forms including pills, oils, lozenges and patches.

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Medical Cannabis Now Legal in California Health Care Facilities

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

California hospital facilities will be allowed to use medical cannabis for terminally ill patients. As it stands, 36 states plus the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical and recreational uses. Industry researchers report that last year, sales of legal cannabis climbed 45 percent. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program, What To Know

Cannabis Law Report

The Pennsylvania Department of Health regulates licensing and has issued 25 grower/processor licenses and fifty dispensary licenses to date. Dispensaries were declared essential businesses and patients were given access to telemedicine consultations to obtain medical marijuana user cards. Legalization in the future.

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More California Marijuana Dispensaries May Be Cropping Up in Sacramento

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Amid the booming Southern California cannabis industry, the City of Sacramento is weighing whether to lift the existing cap on the number of marijuana dispensaries licensed to operate in the city, the primary goal being to offer more opportunities to minorities. Of those dispensary owners, not a single one is black.

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California Supreme Court: Cannabis Law Not Applicable to Prison Inmates

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

The men appealed to the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, which overturned their convictions after determining that while they could not legally eat or smoke pot in prison, possession of marijuana is no longer a criminal offense. Call us at 714-937-2050. The two dissenting justices disagreed with the ruling in part.

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What Are the Odds U.S. Senate Will Legalize Pot at the Federal Level?

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Our Southern California cannabis lawyers have been carefully eyeing the legal developments happening at the federal level, with Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer of New York recently releasing draft legislation that would legalize marijuana in the U.S. Marijuana is Legal in Many States – Why Does Federal Legalization Matter?

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Cannabis Now a Step Closer to Federal Legalization

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

An all-encompassing cannabis reform bill inches the nation’s marijuana industry ever closer to federal legalization, as the U.S. If you need legal advice for your cannabis business, our Orange County cannabis business lawyers are here for you. Legal Implications. Kamala Harris in the Senate. The MORE Act. The STATES Act.