Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.). By Dan Flynn.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

The city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S. If passed, the Department of Regulatory Agencies would be required to develop rules that would allow for therapeutic psychedelic programs at licensed healing centers for adults to receive psychedelic treatments by a trained facilitator.

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Legalization Decriminalization Medicine Research and Development 109

SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Cuomo today announced 30-day amendments to the Governor’s proposal to establish a comprehensive adult-use cannabis program in New York. The grants from this program may also be used to further support the social and economic equity program. ALBANY, New York, Feb. 17, 2020 – PRESS RELEASE – Governor Andrew M.

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Programs Legislation Decriminalization Safety 40

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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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 195

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

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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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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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 160

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2022

Several other states have already legalized and decriminalized marijuana for recreational and medical use, implying that voters have altered their attitudes about whether tws marijuana is a gateway drug and if people should be imprisoned for possessing it. States that have decriminalized marijuana and/or made it legal for medical use .

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 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. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of access to edibles. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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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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Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 125

MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Several countries have sensible, liberal MMJ programs that their citizens can avail of. But that legality tends to involve such restrictive programs that almost none of their citizens qualify, and for those who do, the product range available is extremely limited. Ireland’s legal MMJ program is preliminary and very limited.

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CannaMD

JUNE 2, 2020

Rochester, specifically, passed a law on May 12, 2020, which no longer requires city employees to take pre-employment marijuana drug screening tests, except when applying for safety-sensitive positions, such as commercial driving and police officer positions. Exceptions were again made for safety-sensitive positions.

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NORML

AUGUST 19, 2019

The MORE Act, which was introduced to the US Congress last month, would completely decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. Currently, public support for legalizing weed nationwide is at an all-time high: 62 percent of Americans favor legalizing the adult use of marijuana, while over 90 percent want access to medical cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) is a three-year project aiming to “promote safety, innovation, and equity in psychedelics research, commerce, and therapeutics,” the university said in a press release. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. “By The US market for medicinal psychedelics is predicted to grow to $6.85

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2022

Not surprisingly, Southern states have been more conservative in their approach to developing medical cannabis programs. Zero of the 18 adult-use programs now in existence have been created down south. John Bel Edwards signed a bill into law that decriminalizes the possession of cannabis in amounts up to 14.5 2021 – Gov.

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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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Legislation Access Patients THC 189

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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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 136

NORML

MAY 20, 2019

Millions now carry harmful convictions for harmless offenses that still haunt their lives and deeply hinder their access to everything from housing, financial assistance and employment opportunities. ” Without exception, The War on Drugs was a bigger critical failure than Fyre Festival could’ve ever dreamed about. .”

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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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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 163

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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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 165

The Cannigma

AUGUST 26, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Illegal (though at least one territory has adopted decriminalization). Australia has a legal medical marijuana program, and while recreational cannabis remains illegal on the federal level, the enforcement of cannabis laws and the penalties handed out can differ widely from one territory to another.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

The bill includes several provisions for additional research to investigate the impact of legalization on public health, driving safety, and similar areas. Decriminalization of Cannabis, Recognition of State law Controlling Cannabis. Many direct and indirect cannabis business have difficulty accessing loans or other financing.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Cuomo today announced 30-day amendments to the Governor’s proposal to establish a comprehensive adult-use cannabis program in New York. The grants from this program may also be used to further support the social and economic equity program. ALBANY, New York, Feb. 17, 2020 – PRESS RELEASE – Governor Andrew M.

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Media Decriminalization Safety Research and Development 52

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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Marijuana Education Advocacy Legislation 103

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 1, 2021

” In their 2019 election program they already advocated for another legal status for cannabis. Another issue and in the same direction was his commitment to the establishment “of the State guarantee in the safety of consumers and in the control of the production, trade and consumption” of cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 1, 2020

The Effort to Decriminalize Psilocybin in California is Underway. These include education, reducing mental illness, and developing a long-term strategic plan for ensuring the accessibility of psilocybin mental health services for persons over 21 years of age. The Psilocybin Movement is Like the Cannabis Movement (Except When It’s Not).

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Research and Development Therapy Education Conditions 58

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

People who have access to harm reduction programs are five times more likely to connect with drug treatment than those who do not and three times more likely to stop problematic drug use. Make data about drug war enforcement publicly available and easily accessible, and regularly publish racial and gender impact analyses.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

7] And cities around the country are beginning to decriminalize some psychedelics, with advocates for decriminalization citing the potential medical benefits. In May 2019, Denver became the first city to decriminalize psilocybin, followed by Oakland, CA, Washington, D.C., and Seattle, among other municipalities. Times (Nov.

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Research and Development DEA Clinical Trials Therapy 52

Veriheal

JUNE 30, 2020

Arrests for violations disproportionately impact communities of color, carry significant social & public costs to taxpayers, and can jeopardize employment opportunities, immigration status, and access to health, housing, and other programs for those subjected to these unnecessary arrests.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Update : HB 2149 was approved by the Public Safety Committee on 2/20. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of access in healthcare facilities. AZ resident? California. CA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 179

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

Not only are more and more jurisdictions decriminalizing the use of psychedelics for recreational purposes, but it appears that psychedelic substances are the new horizon for the treatment of severe psychological disorders and other ailments. Published Via JD Supra. The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

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. Many will be priced out of what patients already complain is a too expensive medical marijuana program, instead seeking out the black market.”.

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THC Patients Law Chronic Pain 52

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Though carrying a small amount of cannabis is decriminalized, it will attract penalties if the weight is more than 7.5grams. Having said that, Ireland made this legislation only as a pilot program. It may or may not change the legislation after the end of the intended program period. France & Finland.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As of this writing, 18 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands have legalized marijuana for recreational use, and another 13 states have decriminalized the use of marijuana. The Illinois statute is similar to that of Massachusetts, articulating a standard of “unreasonable danger to the safety” of a child.

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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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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 167

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. Therefore, the AAFP advocates for further research into the overall safety and health effects of recreational use, as well as the effects of those laws on patient and societal health. Relevant AAFP Policy. Marijuana Possession for Personal Use.

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Cannabinoids Marijuana Research and Development Access 40

The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

At the end of the episode, Debbie Churgai, executive director of Americans for Safe Access, discusses the various ways that military veterans — who could very much benefit from medical cannabis — have difficulty accessing it and the ways that the Veterans Administration can address that issue. Produced by Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man.

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Legalization Patients Education Dispensary 128

NORML

MAY 21, 2020

Richmond, VA: Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has signed legislation ( Senate Bill 2 | House Bill 972 ) decriminalizing marijuana possession. ” Governor Northam had previously gone on record in support of decriminalizing marijuana violations and expunging past convictions, as has Attorney General Mark Herring.

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