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NORML
MAY 21, 2020
Richmond, VA: Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has signed legislation ( Senate Bill 2 | House Bill 972 ) decriminalizing marijuana possession. Twenty six states additional states and the District of Columbia have either legalized or decriminalized the adult possession and use of marijuana.
NORML
MAY 22, 2020
Kevin Stitt has vetoed legislation, House Bill 3288 , which sough to expand patients’ access to medical cannabis and make other amendments to the state’s marijuana laws. 2020 Medical Marijuana decriminalization home delivery medical access OklahomaRepublic Gov.
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NORML
APRIL 12, 2020
Richmond, VA: Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has approved legislation ( Senate Bill 2 | House Bill 972 ) decriminalizing marijuana possession offenses. Northam also recommended technical amendments which must be approved by the legislature before the new law takes effect July 1, 2020.
NORML
MARCH 5, 2020
Broad changes to marijuana laws swept through the 2020 Virginia General Assembly. Today, the legislature approved HB 972 to decriminalize marijuana possession. Become a member Virginia NORML and join the fight to reform marijuana laws in the Commonwealth.
NORML
MARCH 18, 2019
DECRIMINALIZATION. Once signed into law, the reduced penalties take effect on July 1, 2019. Senate Bill 406 expands medical cannabis access and provides important new patient protections. ACTIVISM LEGISLATION Legislative Update Medical Marijuana access decriminalization employment hemp medical marijuana New Mexico
Leafwell
JANUARY 23, 2021
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Veriheal
OCTOBER 13, 2021
6, the senators sent a letter urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level. While Congress works to pass comprehensive cannabis reform, you can act now to decriminalize cannabis.” United States Sens.
NORML
MARCH 25, 2019
This is a vast improvement from current law, which penalizes even small amounts with an arrest, up to 180 days in jail, up to $2,000 in fines, and a permanent criminal record. Governor Dan Patrick says he’s not supportive of marijuana law reform. Texas patients need safe access to medical marijuana. * ACTIVISM Advocacy Citizen Lobbyists Community Organizing Decriminalization Grassroots Policy
Veriheal
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
A ballot campaign launched by several pro-cannabis organizations and political parties in the country last week earned the required 500,000 signatures to continue down the road to cannabis decriminalization. Cannabis reform is booming in Italy.
Veriheal
JANUARY 25, 2021
Decriminalization and legalization of cannabis may be gaining ground but patients in certain countries are still struggling to access medical cannabis through the legal market. Mandating that patients carry their prescriptions with them in case they have a run-in with the law. .
MassRoots
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Evers aims to legalize medical cannabis, decriminalize recreational possession and use, and expunge qualifying arrest records. Our budget will decriminalize possession of marijuana in amounts of 25 grams or less, and we’ll also be creating a path for expungement for these crimes for those who’ve completed their sentence or probation,” wrote Evers on Twitter. Decriminalization, Not Legalization.
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Canna Law Blog
MAY 10, 2019
jurisdiction to decriminalize psilocybin-containing mushrooms. jurisdiction has actually approved of the decriminalization of psilocybin, and this could have major effects throughout the nation. Let’s break down exactly what this law does and doesn’t do. First, the law doesn’t “legalize” psilocybin to the same extent that cannabis has been “legalized” in many states. Decriminalization is a very different concept.
WeedAdvisor
MAY 11, 2019
Whether it is decriminalization, medical permission or full-blown legalization, signature moves like these typically start and end with a decent amount of fanfare. According to Vox , the state decriminalized marijuana in early May, yet they didn’t make a peep. Doug Burgum signed a bill decriminalizing marijuana last week — but the issue got little to no attention from his office or news media. Decriminalization vs. Legalization – a Middle-Ground. .
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 2, 2021
The Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative Communications Committee took questions from participants during the Peyote and Decriminalization Webinar which took place onMay 25th, 2021. issues as this is where the Decriminalization efforts this Webinar was addressing take place.
CannaMD
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Over the course of the year, states across the country enacted more than 50 individual pieces of pro-marijuana legislation touching on everything from legalization and decriminalization to the expansion of access […].
NORML
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
” Last session, the Governor vetoed legislation , House Bill 364, which sought to allow patients registered in the state’s medical cannabis access program the option to home-cultivate up to three cannabis plants.
The Cannigma
JUNE 1, 2021
Possessing cannabis is illegal in France, although in 2020, the country changed the law so that the punishment is now a €200 fine. Possessing cannabis is illegal in France, although in 2020, the country changed the law so that the punishment is now a €200 fine.
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 6, 2021
Another California city is pursuing a resolution to decriminalize psychedelics, with an Arcata City Council member agreeing to sponsor the measure. Third California City Seeks To Decriminalize Psychedelics. Decriminalize Nature Humboldt. Marijuana Moment reports.
Veriheal
JUNE 17, 2021
Currently, Idaho is only one of three states that do not have some form of medical cannabis or recreational cannabis law in place. Will the initiative to decriminalize cannabis make the 2022 ballot for the state of Idaho?
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Lewis (District 7 – Pioneer Square to Magnolia) expressed enthusiasm following the passage of Resolution 32021 , declaring that the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of anyone engaging in entheogen-related activities should be among Seattle’s lowest law enforcement priorities.
SpeedWeed
FEBRUARY 20, 2021
Unraveling marijuana laws could be a long, tedious process, but some lawmakers have said they’re ready to try. At the federal level, cannabis continues to be prohibited across the board, resulting in a legally dubious gray market operating in the 42 states with loosened marijuana laws.
SpeedWeed
APRIL 17, 2021
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. . The proposed law is not the only effort underway to expand access to psychedelics in California.
NORML
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, control of Virginia’s legislature shifted to democrats, opening the door for decriminalization , expungement, and establishing a clear path to legalizing responsible adult-use in the Commonwealth. Despite broad support from legislators on both sides of the aisle, decriminalization, expungement, and legalization bills have historically met a swift demise along party lines in the House and Senate Committees that hear criminal justice bills.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 5, 2021
“It’s really tough emotionally to know that we’re breaking the law to supply our own medicine,” she said. “I’ve done that through using the plant medicine and I’m just so grateful that I have access to it, even though I need to do that illegally.”
NewsMunchies
DECEMBER 22, 2021
federal law as a Schedule 1 drug puts us far behind our international partners and scientific competitors, including the U.K., Most Americans have access to either medical or adult-use cannabis under state laws. Marijuana’s categorization under U.S.
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.
SpeedWeed
MARCH 27, 2021
To the surprise of many, South Dakota ’s Governor Kristi Noem is considering a bill that would decriminalize cannabis in South Dakota. That way, patients will have steady access to the medicine they need.
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 5, 2019
WHEREAS, there is a lack of clarity as to whether such practices can be subject to law enforcement and therefore those seeking to improve their health and well-being through the use of Entheogenic Plants use them in fear of arrest and prosecution; and . Magic mushrooms are still illegal under federal and state law. Oakland passed a resolution to effectively decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms and other psychoactive plants and fungi in a unanimous City Council vote on Tuesday.
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 9, 2021
The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux. Some of the most promising substances, and the law applicable to each, are outlined below: Psilocybin. As such, the use, sale, and possession of psilocybin in the United States is illegal under federal law.
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 9, 2022
Currently the TGA can, under its Special Access Scheme, provide an approval to a medical practitioner to treat a treatment resistant patient with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD and psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for depression. Here’s what they say.
SpeedWeed
MAY 14, 2021
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal council, which oversees Native communities located on the western edge of North Carolina, has voted to decriminalize the possession of an ounce of cannabis for those 21 years and older, Cherokee One Feather reports. . Image via.
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
t’s been a while since I provided an update on the state of California psychedelics law, but there have been a few important updates in the last few weeks, so it’s now that time. Psychedelics are also illegal under California law. So please stay tuned to the Canna Law Blog.
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 15, 2021
And it gives people who have been harmed by these draconian laws a chance to move forward and embrace some semblance of the life they have long been denied.”. Ensures individuals with drug convictions can gain access to drivers’ licenses. to Decriminalize Drug Use and Possession.
SpeedWeed
JULY 6, 2021
He even went as far to say that his government might introduce a law or initiate a voter’s referendum to reverse the process under certain conditions. . The post If Widened Access to Weed “Harms” Mexico, President AMLO Says He’ll Reinstate Prohibition appeared first on SpeedWeed.
The Joint Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2020
The United States House of Representatives has voted in favor of legislation that would decriminalize and tax marijuana on the federal level. The bill “is a major step, mind you, a major step toward ending the unjust war on drugs and racial inequities that are central to these laws,?
NORML
MARCH 26, 2019
It was disappointing to see Law Enforcement advocating for policy that continues to saddle Texans with criminal records and all those collateral consequences as well as putting fear ahead of regulated patient access to medical marijuana. Phase 2: Push for decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana and expanded medical use. Prohibit the practices at the county level that supersede state law by unilaterally refusing to prosecute less than four ounces of marijuana.
Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
This month, the Michigan Board of Canvassers approved a ballot initiative that asks the people of Michigan to decriminalize certain psychedelic plants and fungi. A major caveat found in the Initiative, however, is that in order to comply with the law, a business intending to provide such services would have to be designated by a qualifying hospital or psychiatric hospital for that purpose.
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