NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Manor Township, Pennsylvania is considering a proposal that would decriminalize cannabis possession. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2555, to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possession. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 2020

On January 13 , Virginia NORML, along with eight more regional NORML chapters will lobby state lawmakers in Richmond in support of decriminalizing minor marijuana possession. Reciprocity and expansion of the medical marijuana program are also priorities for 2020. Please sign up in advance if you plan to attend!

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NORML

JULY 23, 2019

If enacted, the bill would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. The Office of Cannabis would be one of the Justice Programs in the Department of Justice.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. And it took extensive, concerted efforts from marijuana law reform organizations like NORML to negotiate with Virginia’s Republican Party to get the program finally running.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access at school. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. The bill now heads to the Governor.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access in school. Legislation is pending, House Bill 673 / Senate Bill 1430, to expand medical cannabis access. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of medical access. Legislation is pending to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced legislation to allow for interstate commerce when it comes to state-legal cannabis programs. New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. California.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

At the state level, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington launched a new program and began granting pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. And Dayton, Ohio completely decriminalized cannabis possession, as the city commission decided to eliminate the existing $150 possession fine.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Las Vegas NORML has once again found themselves busy with many types of advocacy for patient and consumer rights, both statewide and federally. For starters, cannabis would be decriminalized on the federal level and therefore removed from the entirety of the Controlled Substances Act.

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NORML

MARCH 3, 2020

New York State is set to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult-use, and improve our existing medical marijuana and hemp programs by April 1st with the 2020-2021 NYS Budget. YES MRTA= % of tax revenue from marijuana legalization is allocated specifically for a Community Reinvestment Grant program.

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NORML

MAY 9, 2019

Millions of Americans have suffered from the lifelong collateral consequences of criminal prohibition, making it harder for them to find a job, obtain housing, and access higher education.” To date, these statewide regulatory programs are operating largely as voters and politicians intended. Schumer (D-NY).

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Jim Justice (R) of West Virginia signed legislation into law that allows financial institutions to provide banking services related to the state’s medical marijuana program. Late last week, the North Dakota State Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure to expand the state’s medical marijuana program. California.

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

California NORML Supports Legislation to Protect Cannabis Compassion Programs. These programs are now threatened by Prop. Grower Advocacy Council and the Mass. Patient Advocacy Alliance to Host Second Annual Harvest Cup. “We Dan Viets says it will still be until next year for people to access cannabis.

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Another hearing is scheduled for Thursday, where the Veterans Affairs Committee will discuss various bills that are pending regarding medical cannabis programs and veterans access. At a more local level, the Cincinnati, Ohio city council approved a measure to decriminalize up to 100 grams of cannabis possession. California.

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NORML

APRIL 20, 2019

A decriminalization bill was defeated in the Missouri House of Representatives this week. At a more local level, The city commissioners of Daytona Beach voted to decriminalize up to 20 grams of marijuana possession. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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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. A medical cannabis access bill was signed into law in the U.S. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 24, 2022

Decriminalize Nature, the national organization that has brought together local chapters to advocate for the decriminalization of psychedelics, is proud of its guidelines. The group also advocates for decriminalization of these substances without possession limits that are sometimes part of state initiatives. Click here to join.

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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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NORML

MARCH 18, 2019

Establishing the Community Grants Reinvestment Fund, which will invest in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the drug war through job training, economic empowerment, and youth development programming. Our communities can’t wait.

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NORML

JANUARY 12, 2020

On January 13 , Virginia NORML, along with eight more regional NORML chapters will lobby state lawmakers in Richmond in support of decriminalizing minor marijuana possession. Reciprocity and expansion of the medical marijuana program are also priorities for 2020. Please sign up in advance if you plan to attend!

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

” True to his prediction, a record number of cannabis bills have been introduced for consideration during the 2019 session, including a total of 13 that pertain to either medical or decriminalization. “So again, I am open to this concept, but we need to have more discussion.”

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. Legislation is pending, HB 350, to expand medical cannabis access. NH resident? GA resident?

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Veteran Access : HR 1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, would allow V.A. 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. Your Highness, Carly.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 15, 2021

The country legend and longtime cannabis aficionado will be headlining “Luck Summit: Planting the Seed,” a four-day virtual cannabis festival created with Luck Presents, a cannabis advocacy group from the Red Headed Stranger’s hometown of Luck, Texas.

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CannaMD

JUNE 2, 2020

However, medical marijuana is here to stay, and so – as advocacy groups argue: employers will have to come around sooner or later. Additionally, Virginia passed several other pro-medical marijuana laws that decriminalize marijuana possession and relax restrictions on medical marijuana access.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

On January 13 , Virginia NORML, along with eight more regional NORML chapters will lobby state lawmakers in Richmond in support of decriminalizing minor marijuana possession. Reciprocity and expansion of the medical marijuana program are also priorities for 2020. Please sign up in advance if you plan to attend! Dover, Delaware 19901.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 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, House Bill 331, to allow registered medical cannabis patients to access their medicine while at school. MD resident?

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. An Arkansas House committee defeated a decriminalization bill this week to send it to study. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs. CA resident? Colorado. FL resident? HI resident?

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

At the same time, the bill would redirect tax revenue from a legal industry towards various programs that redress harms from the War on Drugs, while also increasing and improving public education and treatment programs geared towards responsible use, reducing overdoses, and saving lives. of the state’s population.

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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. Days later, the Chief Deputy announced that the cite and release program will be put on hold, without further details. AL resident? AL resident?

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 15, 2021

Connecticut (recreational cannabis is decriminalized, in quantities under.5 Delaware (recreational weed is decriminalized but is still illegal). . Hawaii (recreational cannabis has been decriminalized but is still illegal). . Minnesota (recreational weed is decriminalized but is still illegal). . New Mexico.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Senate Bill 34 would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. CA resident?

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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. ” At a more local level, the decriminalization policy in Dayton, Ohio went into effect this week. GA resident?

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. AL resident?

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

While serving as mayor of Burlington, Vermont in the 1980’s, he called for decriminalizing drug possession and treating substance abuse as a public health issue. When elected to Congress in the 1990s, he co-sponsored legislation that would have allowed for access to medical marijuana. Quote: “Prohibition doesn’t work.

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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 decriminalization. AL resident? AL resident? California.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The new law lists minority-owned businesses as ‘social and economic equity applicants,’ a designation that allows Black and brown New Yorkers a chance at participating in the cannabis industry by having access to licenses. However, Sen. Cooney said projections for the state’s cannabis market range from $2 to $7 billion annually. “My

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