NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 305, to permit qualified patients the ability to access medical cannabis preparations while in health care facilities. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of expanded medical access. 333 was unanimously approved by the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee on 4/2.

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Legislation Banking Hemp Compliance 199

NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. House Bill 324 seeks to expand and facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabidiol (CBD) products. GA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 177

NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. AL resident? Burton Hearing Room.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 161

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law that strengthens protections for medical cannabis patients and further improves upon the state’s new medical cannabis access program. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 59, to expand medical cannabis access. DE resident? HI resident? IL resident? KS resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 182

PrestoDoctor

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

However, hidden within the annals of agricultural history lies a lesser-known narrative – the story of Black hemp farmers. Thus, leading to a significant gap in our understanding of the broader agricultural landscape. These pioneers played a pivotal role in the cultivation and success of the hemp industry.

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Hemp Agriculture History Cultivation 98

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 1272, to expand access to medical cannabis in North Dakota. Legislation is pending, House Bill 350, to expand medical cannabis access. Legislation is pending, House Bill 335, to expand access to medical cannabis in New Hampshire. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical access.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 210

NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Legislation that would have significantly expanded patient access to medical cannabis in Rhode Island was held in a senate committee for further study, ultimately killing the bill. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis.

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Legislation Hemp Access Patients 182

NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. A medical cannabis access bill was signed into law in the U.S. If passed, this bill provides registered patients with regulated access to medical cannabis via licensed providers. NE resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Therapy 177

NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans. Department of Agriculture held a hemp listening session this week as regulators work to establish rules and regulations for production. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! HI resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 158

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Jacqueline Heim, Cannabis Club Redbirds President, founded the RSO in December 2022 because she “wanted the same type of opportunities that other agriculture students had within the department, such as networking and internships, but within the cannabis industry.” So Heim found enough likeminded people, and two advisors, to start the club.

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Events Education Advocacy Hemp 103

Illinois News Joint

MAY 30, 2024

GTI issued a statement claiming to have always supported patient access to medicine. “We We have a history of championing patients, including leading advocacy efforts to ensure patients could access their products during the pandemic, and most recently, preserve curbside pickup services for patients,” the statement read.

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Hemp Patients Advocacy Legislation 105

NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It was referred to the Environment and Agriculture Committee on 1/03/2019. — HB 335 would expand access to medical cannabis by allowing the Department of Health and Human Services to authorize additional dispensaries licenses in certain geographic areas of New Hampshire.

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Marijuana Legislation Hemp Patients 210

NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

At the state level, Governor Doug Burgum of North Dakota signed a package of bills into law to expand the state’s medical cannabis access program. House Bill 243, as well as Senate Bill 236, would provide registered patients with regulated access to medical cannabis via licensed providers. AL resident? AL resident? CA resident?

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Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 161

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 331, to allow registered medical cannabis patients to access their medicine while at school. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access in schools. Legislation is pending in the House and Senate, HB 1131 / SB 5155, “Allowing residential marijuana agriculture.”

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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 174

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 59, to expand medical cannabis access. Legislation is pending, House Bill 673 / Senate Bill 1430, to expand medical cannabis access. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Update : HB 2173 was approved by the House Committee on Agriculture on 3/20. DE resident?

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 148

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access at school. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 305, to permit qualified patients the ability to access medical cannabis preparations while in health care facilities. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access in healthcare facilities.

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Legislation Access Decriminalization Patients 111

NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) of Oregon signed legislation into law that prohibits landlords from arbitrarily refusing to provide housing access to an individual based solely on their status as a medical cannabis patient, or based solely on an individual’s prior cannabis conviction. CA resident? Update : S. NC resident? OH resident?

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Legislation Hemp Agriculture Compliance 126

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Legally recognizing cannabis farming as agriculture and allowing craft producers to sell directly to consumers is essential to small operators, consumers, and patients across the U.S.”. Established by cannabis trade associations, advocacy groups, and cooperatives across the country—including Origins Council (CA), F.A.R.M.S. About NCCC.

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Policy Advocacy Agriculture Patients 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

In order to really understand the speciousness of these arguments, it is important to evaluate the water use of other agricultural activities in California. Instead, agricultural water use is often measured in acre feet. Cannabis cultivation, like almost all other agricultural activities, consumes water.

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Agriculture Law Cultivation Legalization 52

Project CBD

APRIL 11, 2023

And freedom of expression takes a hit when it comes to cannabis advocacy in the Czech Republic. Department of Agriculture.” We start with some positive news from the Golden State. Then a follow-up on our investigative report about Curaleaf, the world’s biggest cannabis company.

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Supply Chain CBD Environment Cultivation 146

Veriheal

JUNE 20, 2022

” The LPP’s mission is: “Through intervention, advocacy, and awareness campaigns the Last Prisoner Project works to redress the past and continuing harms of these unjust laws and policies.” First and foremost, cannabis could play a pivotal role in endless industrial and agricultural aspects.

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Chronic Pain Advocacy Pharmaceutical Legalization 97

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In addition to his support of advocacy for regenerative organic agriculture, David directs Dr. Bronner’s resources to support animal advocacy, wage equality, and drug policy reform. Bronner’s, the top-selling brand of natural soaps in North America and producer of a range of organic body care and food products. Kelly Bender.

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Medicine Advocacy Microdosing Agriculture 52

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Market Access Program, a public-private partnership in which the USDA matches industry funds to promote U.S. Atagi served as Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the United States Department of Agriculture during the George W. commodities in the global marketplace.

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Hemp Research and Development Agriculture Advocacy 52

NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. Click here to email your governor in support of medical cannabis access. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1286, to expand patient access to medical cannabis in Arizona.

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Legislation Banking Access Hemp 115

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

In May 2019, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried announced that a newly-created and appointed Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee of 18 doctors, lawyers, patients, industry leaders, and advocates will be implemented in order to “advance and modernize policies” to move Florida into the future of medical marijuana.

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Marijuana Agriculture Research and Development Education 65

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

McNamara is unavailable for an interview” While full legalization and even the implementation of a medical access program are still the source of contention in the Statehouse, considering some form of decriminalization is not completely anathema to legislators.

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Decriminalization Legislation Topical Programs 170

SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

The wave of cannabis legalization is a net good: Growers are coming out of the shadows, the agricultural economy is getting a boost, and millions of people have access to the plant for a variety of purposes. In addition to its public policy and advocacy efforts towards legalization, Hawthorne has committed $2.5

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Advocacy Policy Programs Access 52

MMJ Recs

MARCH 16, 2024

The establishment of cultivation, processing, and dispensary facilities creates a diverse array of employment opportunities, spanning from agricultural roles to retail positions. Additionally, stigma and misinformation surrounding medical marijuana persist, impacting public perception and patient access.

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Supply Chain Research and Development Marijuana Seed-To-Sale 105

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

Workers JPR talked to described 12-hour work days in hot greenhouses, no access to water and exposure to toxic chemicals. Cannabis farms are regulated under Oregon OSHA rules regarding agriculture , but, according to law enforcement officials in Southern Oregon , the worst working conditions often take place at illegal operations.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The concurrent events will be held November 19-21, 2019 at the Williamson County Agricultural Expo Park in Franklin, Tenn. “Likewise, hemp CBD extractors and processors need access to large volumes of quality hemp and related product inventory to meet consumer demands, but also to ensure operations are at maximum utilization.”

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Hemp Legislation CBD Agriculture 45

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 10, 2019

In Florida as in elsewhere, the cannabis industry and advocates have been frustrated by a lack of access to banking. As Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried found, that even extended to campaign contributions. That dynamic has led several banks to block business with the industry altogether for fear of violating federal law.

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Banking Advocacy Legislation Business 58

NORML

MAY 1, 2019

“Recent legislation at the federal and state levels, House Bill 171 in particular, has the two men excited for the future of hemp as an agricultural crop and product, particularly because of the potential it has to stimulate a state economy in need of diversification.” Frank Latta, Executive Director, Wyoming NORML.

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Decriminalization Seed-To-Sale Marijuana Patients 183

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 170, to expand access to medical cannabis in Delaware. Legislation is pending, House Bill 331, to allow registered medical cannabis patients to access their medicine while at school. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access in schools. DE resident? DE resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Cultivation Patients 107

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The advocacy group released a statement on the recall election that said Newsom has been criticized for not pushing hard enough to reduce some of the industry’s burdens and for being a “stickler” for anti-smoking rules that wrongfully treat cannabis like tobacco.

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Cultivation Supply Chain Cannabis Business 82

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 6, 2019

Full Report [link]. Here’s his bio on his law firm page.

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Banking Policy Legislation Compliance 78

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The advocacy group released a statement on the recall election that said Newsom has been criticized for not pushing hard enough to reduce some of the industry’s burdens and for being a “stickler” for anti-smoking rules that wrongfully treat cannabis like tobacco.

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Education Supply Chain Cannabis Business 77

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC —Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization, has released its 2018 U.S. notably by authorizing and encouraging access to federal research funding for hemp, and removing restrictions on banking, water rights, and other regulatory roadblocks the hemp industry currently faces. Hemp Crop Report.

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