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Pennsylvania: House Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana Sales in State-Operated Stores

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The post Pennsylvania: House Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana Sales in State-Operated Stores appeared first on NORML. NORML has expressed opposition to the state-monopoly model, opining "Adopting this model would arguably make the state (and its employees) vulnerable to litigation and, ultimately, federal preemption.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. Pennsylvania began offering registration for the medical cannabis program in 2017. For now, at least police in Pennsylvania are arresting fewer people.”

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Pennsylvania: Supreme Court Rules That Medical Cannabis Use Is Permissible While on Probation

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Justices for the Supreme Court of the state of Pennsylvania have struck down a countywide policy that barred those on probation from accessing medical cannabis. … In enacting the MMA, the Pennsylvania Legislature proceeded pursuant to its independent power to define state criminal law and promote the health and welfare of the citizenry.

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Pennsylvania: Supreme Court Rules That Medical Cannabis Use Is Permissible While on Probation

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The post Pennsylvania: Supreme Court Rules That Medical Cannabis Use Is Permissible While on Probation appeared first on NORML. "While the circumstances are certainly uneasy — since possession and use of medical marijuana remains a federal crime — we find that the District cannot require state level adherence to the federal prohibition.".

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Pennsylvania Police Arrested Over 13,000 People for Marijuana Possession in 2021

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It's clear that cannabis consumers are targeted in Pennsylvania for arrest and the striking racial disparities to enforcement are getting worse. The post Pennsylvania Police Arrested Over 13,000 People for Marijuana Possession in 2021 appeared first on NORML.

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Pennsylvania: Medical Marijuana Patients Protest for Better Protections, Lower Prices

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Lehigh Valley NORML, and medical cannabis patients from across Pennsylvania, will hold the second in a series of monthly protests at the Department of Health (PaDOH) headquarters on Forster St. 13th protest again focuses on the struggles within Pennsylvania’s very restrictive medical marijuana program.

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Pennsylvania: Expedited Pardon Process Now Available for Those with Low-Level Cannabis Convictions

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The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons has created an expedited process to review and grant pardon applications for those with marijuana-related records. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro both publicly endorsed plans to legalize the adult use of cannabis in the state and to expunge criminal records.