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The Week in Weed: March 1, 2024

The Blunt Truth

This week, we check on the retail market legislation in Virginia. Nevada opens its first cannabis consumption lounges. VIRGINIA We’ve expressed some skepticism about Virginia’s ability to set up a retail cannabis market due to Governor Youngkin’s (R) disinterest in seeing one. Next stop: the Governor’s desk.

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California Senators Just Approved Bill to Decriminalize Possession of Psychedelics

SpeedWeed

State senators on the Golden State’s public safety committee voted to advance a bill that would decriminalize the possession of many mind-expanding substances by 4 to 1 on Tuesday. . SB 519 would decriminalize both the possession and use of psilocybin, psilocyn, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, DMT, mescaline, and ibogaine.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/15/20

NORML

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. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of on-site consumption.

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2022 Election Results – Cannabis Continues Its Spread Across Michigan

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

With the votes tallied, it appears that 13 municipalities voted in favor of initiatives to expand cannabis access that were on the ballot. Some of those municipalities voted to allow cannabis businesses for the first time, while others voted to expand legal access from only medical to adult use.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/19

NORML

Several mayors across the state of New Jersey are calling for automatic expungement provisions to be included in the state’s marijuana regulation bill, and are threatening to ban retail sales in their jurisdictions if state lawmakers pass legislation without it. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/4/19

NORML

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. The measures would regulate the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults. PA resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/14/20

NORML

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.