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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. AL resident? AL resident? KY resident? MD resident? MD resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/20

NORML

At the state level, a new decriminalization law took effect this week in Hawaii involving the possession of up to three grams of marijuana, as well as a procedure for expungement of past convictions for the same amount. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. IN resident? NH resident? New Jersey.

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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. 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. Now, the rubber is going to hit the road – both the House and the Senate passed a retail market bill this week.

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Retail Cannabis Sales in Maine to Finally Begin Very Soon!

Veriheal

It’s been a long and winding road toward widespread cannabis access for the residents of the state of Maine, but at last, another hurdle is about to be overcome—recreational cannabis is about to become available for retail purchase. But it’s common for the path to cannabis access to be a complicated one. So what went wrong?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/8/20

NORML

Legislation is pending, House Bill 136, to permit physicians to authorize access to medical cannabis for any patient whom they believe would benefit from its therapeutic use. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of expanded decriminalization.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/19

NORML

At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. A medical cannabis access bill was signed into law in the U.S. A medical cannabis access bill was signed into law in the U.S. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of retail sales.