NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 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.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2359, to reduce barriers to employment for those harmed by the War on Drugs.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Licensed dispensaries are expected to be operational in Missouri by this spring. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. CO resident? GA resident?

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 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. AL resident? AR resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 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. This was a big week for marijuana in Congress.

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Veriheal

MAY 15, 2023

North Dakota legislation has also shot down bills decriminalizing marijuana for several years. But in brighter news, legislation from Rep. Most state caregivers assist those unable or unable to access medical marijuana themselves, including children and those receiving hospice care.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis. And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. California.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation. GA resident?

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Veriheal

APRIL 29, 2024

The state decriminalized cannabis in 2021, making full legalization the next logical step, and lawmakers hope to finally make marijuana sales a reality next year. It sets up the retail side with dispensaries and how we would do that.” This legislation will create a cannabis program run by the Louisiana Department of Health.

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NORML

MAY 15, 2020

In the city of Rochester, council members approved municipal legislation on Tuesday barring pre-employment marijuana testing for non-safety sensitive city employees. “Virginia’s first medical dispensaries will open this year, and the Commonwealth is in the process of studying a regulatory framework for adult-use,” she said.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) signed legislation into law that would strengthen and clarify medical cannabis patient protections.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2022

The full impact of this legislation will not be felt right away, but as the number of states that have legalized marijuana expands, substantial changes in where it is legal are on the horizon. New Jersey legislators established laws governing the legal sale of marijuana for adult use in the Garden State in late February.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

expands medical cannabis patient protections, Fetterman talks cannabis legalization with President Biden, and Sioux Falls celebrates the opening of its first medical cannabis dispensary. California governor Gavin Newsom has signed two new pieces of cannabis legislation into law. California Gov. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year.

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

It’s important to note that Texas has not decriminalized marijuana, so any possession or selling cannabis is still treated as a criminal offense. Only a small number of dispensaries are licensed to provide medical cannabis in Texas. Possession of even a small amount can result in criminal charges, fines, and potential jail time.

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Veriheal

JUNE 17, 2021

However, there are Idaho activists who are currently working to get an initiative on the 2022 State ballot that would decriminalize residents purchasing legal cannabis out of state and bringing it back to their private property. Will the initiative to decriminalize cannabis make the 2022 ballot for the state of Idaho?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2022

Part of the reason for this explosive growth is that many of those who left their jobs in retail and restaurants during the “Great Resignation” are flocking to dispensaries for better benefits and opportunities. But state legislators are crafting inventive ways to address this racial inequity. Source: [link].

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NORML

JANUARY 31, 2020

Proponents of cannabis reform in Kentucky had an opportunity to have their voices heard at the legislative level on January 22nd and 23rd. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, or as the emerging trend is becoming with Kentucky’s legislators, thanking them for their support. They are there to represent their constituents, after all.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Since then, a rush of dispensaries and cannabis-related businesses have opened across the country. As a result, Thai residents have gained access to many new jobs in cannabis hospitality, retail, and cultivation. The proposed bill would have decriminalized the personal possession of natural psychedelics. Undeterred, Sen.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

There have been so far been eight major reform bills introduced in the New Hampshire General Court during the current legislative session. For more information on this bill and to send a message to your State Senator in support of this legislation, click here. It passed the House on 2/27/2019 by a vote of 209-147.

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The Cannigma

JULY 5, 2022

There is no adult-use market, thought several cities have decriminalized possession. But it is a medical program in name only, because as of June 2022 there were no licensed dispensaries in Georgia. Several cities have decriminalized cannabis possession, but this is not statewide. Possible penalties.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Kind Idaho Chair Jackee Winters is laser-focused on qualifying the group’s medical cannabis legalization initiative for the state’s 2022 ballot in order to help her daughter, who suffers from a brain tumor, get legal access to cannabis. It’s time for Idaho to grow up,” she told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

Virginia is considered one of the more cannabis-friendly states, being one of the first states to decriminalize the use and possession of marijuana in 2021. Cannabis laws vary from state to state, but accredited marijuana physicians are vital to validating citizens qualified to access products. Access Requirement . Possession.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Kind Idaho Chair Jackee Winters is laser-focused on qualifying the group’s medical cannabis legalization initiative for the state’s 2022 ballot in order to help her daughter, who suffers from a brain tumor, get legal access to cannabis. It’s time for Idaho to grow up,” she told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 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. It now awaits consideration by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Often once one state sticks its neck out and decriminalizes or legalizes a particular activity, other states start to follow suit. . After the legislation changed in November 2018, history was made as the first legal cannabis shipment arrived in the UK a few months later. Oregon got the ball rolling. The FDA approves CBD drug.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 26, 2021

Kind Idaho Chair Jackee Winters is laser-focused on qualifying the group’s medical cannabis legalization initiative for the state’s 2022 ballot in order to help her daughter, who suffers from a brain tumor, get legal access to cannabis. It’s time for Idaho to grow up,” she told Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

“This would be a big deal in terms of changing our policies to follow states like Colorado, Washington, California, that we’ve seen move forward ending prohibition, not only stopping the arrests, as we’ve done significantly in Illinois with our decriminalization laws, but to open up the marketplace.”

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law to allow those with certain misdemeanor cannabis convictions to have their records automatically expunged. Governor Leon Guerrero (D) of Guam signed cannabis legalization legislation into law.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The devil will always be found in the details of legislation such as the SAFE Act. Who knows where legislation in the United States such as the SAFE Act will go in view of the intense partisanship in Washington, D.C.? The denial of access to banking to the cannabis industry – legal or illegal – is simply stupid.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

This move by lawmakers comes just one week after the Senate saw success with a similar version of the legislation. At the beginning of the year, Virginia decriminalized cannabis and created a panel to study cannabis legalization and reform. Even more so than just legalization, Americans deserve safe, affordable access to cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2022

Yes, there is momentum from 2021’s state legislative victories that resulted in Connecticut, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia all legalizing adult use. This month, cannabis operators closed their doors on more than ten dispensary locations in Michigan and Colorado.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2022

John Bel Edwards signed a bill into law that decriminalizes the possession of cannabis in amounts up to 14.5 John Bel Edwards signed a bill into law that decriminalizes the possession of cannabis in amounts up to 14.5 2019 – The law was expanded to allow Louisiana’s first state-licensed medical cannabis sales. 2021 – Gov.

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MassRoots

JANUARY 22, 2019

According to the Virgin Islands Medical Cannabis Patient Care Act, licenses will be issued for cultivators, testing labs, product manufacturers, and retail dispensaries. Virgin Islands since 2014 when the legislation he introduced to decriminalize possession of up to one ounce was approved by the Legislature. Bryan said.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

As of April 2021, seventeen states, two territories and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation to regulate cannabis for adult use. In addition, Connecticut and Rhode Island seem poised to legalize adult use cannabis, Louisiana has decriminalized marijuana possession and Montana is establishing its own marketplace.

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SMPL

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The legislation would allow patients with qualifying conditions to purchase cannabis products from licensed dispensaries. The next stop for the legislation will be the Senate floor. Tim Melson (R) sponsored both versions of the legislation and served as chairman of the review panel.

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 6, 2020

Home deliveries of your MMJ products consist of a cannabis dispensary in your state shipping or delivering items right to your front door. Some dispensaries even offer monthly subscription boxes so you can easily try out new products. Legislation surrounding medical marijuana is changing and evolving all of the time.

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