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California Supreme Court: Cannabis Law Not Applicable to Prison Inmates

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

The majority opinion held that there as nothing in the ballot materials for the law that indicated voters had considered or were even aware of how this might impact possession of the drug in prison. The court stated, “it seems implausible that the voters intended to essentially decriminalize marijuana in prison.”

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Medical Cannabis Now Legal in California Health Care Facilities

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Gavin Newsom signed into law the Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act, or Ryan’s Law – remarkable for the fact that he vetoed a similar measure in 2019 due to conflict with federal law. Their reticence is mostly due to the official discrepancy between state and federal law where marijuana is concerned.

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US Hemp Roundtable: Latest State Alerts

Cannabis Law Report

This week, we share three good bills to follow, and encourage our Hemp Supporters in Hawaii, Kentucky and Maine to use our State Action Center portal to urge their legislators to support CBD: State Alert: Maine. To date, bureaucrats in Maine have misread state law to prohibit CBD products that were derived from out-of-state hemp.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

NORML

This created issues for law enforcement and testing facilities in determining the difference between legal hemp and illegal marijuana. Jake Wheatley introduced legislation once again, House Bill 2050, to legalize and regulate adult use marijuana in Pennsylvania. Update : HB 847 was approved by a House committee this week. GA resident?

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Californian Lawmakers End Pot Smoking in Moving Vehicles

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Before the passing to Assembly Bill 1810 , it was illegal for drivers and passengers to smoke or vape marijuana within vehicles travelling on state highways. But the state law did extend exemptions for taxi, bus and limousine passengers. Therefore, this law change in no surprise. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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California Activists Seek Decriminalization of Magic Mushrooms

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

The California Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative , as the proposed statutory amendment is called, seeks to revise state laws surrounding psilocybin mushrooms. The change will also reduce resources and funds spent on upholding possession laws, as well as processing possession cases. About Cannabis Law Group.

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California Employers Ease Zero Tolerance on Cannabis

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Supreme Court had affirmed challenges to the federal law in part because deemed marijuana dangerous Schedule I drug. Attorney General said he’d favor a new bill protecting cannabis businesses and users from federal prosecution as long as they were in compliance with federal law. Call us at 714-937-2050. Recently, the U.S.

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