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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/19

NORML

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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Cannabis-Tourettes’ Study Shows Promise, OR & MD Make Psychedelic Progress, and Idaho Weighs MMJ Legalization

Veriheal

While the study’s findings are promising, researchers say that more studies are necessary to evaluate the efficacy and safety of these cannabis treatments. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, advocates are pushing to decriminalize psilocybin statewide. Specifically, the frequency of tics did not change among the participants.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/8/19

NORML

North Dakota’s first medical cannabis dispensary opened its doors last week in Fargo; and registered out-of-state medical cannabis patients will now be able to access their medicine while visiting Hawaii. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. AL resident? Update : H.333

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Which Countries Are Next For Medical Marijuana Legalization In 2021?

MMJ Recs

Patients are getting a whole new lease on life thanks to MMJ treatment, which is extremely effective in pain management and symptom reduction. The Irish Medical Cannabis Access Programme is operating on a pilot basis for the next five years. Belgium: Recreational marijuana use is decriminalized and widely accepted.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/15/18

NORML

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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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/22

NORML

And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 59, to expand medical cannabis access. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. DE resident? HI resident? IL resident?

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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back

SpeedWeed

Public safety at issue. Proponents of these THC caps—who are often the same politicians who stood against legalization and lost—contend that limiting THC levels will increase public safety. That 90-day limit works out to 50mg per day per patient, which is not much for patients managing chronic pain or other conditions. .

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