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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/25/19

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced legislation this week, HR 712 / S. Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation.

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Maryland: Governor Vetoes Bill Shielding Marijuana-Related Convictions from Public View

NORML

Larry Hogan has vetoed legislation, House Bill 83 , which sought to prohibit “the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of a certain case in which possession of marijuana is the only charge in the case and the charge was disposed.” Republican Gov.

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Marijuana reform is budding in New Hampshire!

NORML

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 was referred to the Environment and Agriculture Committee on 1/03/2019.

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Move Legalization Forward in New Jersey

NORML

There are three major reform bills in the New Jersey State Legislature during the current legislative session. It was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/22/2018 and is still stuck in committee. 3205 ) and to send a message to your state lawmaker in urgent support of this legislation, click here. Companion bills S.

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Senate Proposed Coronavirus Relief Legislation Does Not Include Marijuana Banking Protections

MassRoots

On Monday, the Republican-controlled Senate rolled out new Coronavirus relief legislation—a counteroffer to the $3.4 Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), would allow legitimate legal cannabis businesses access to financial services regardless of federal prohibition. trillion package unveiled by House democrats back in May.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

While patients won’t be rolling up joints full of pungent flower, they can still access oils, tinctures, lozenges, inhalers, topicals, and pills packed with non-intoxicating CBD or THC-A, the acidic precursor of THC. We had the Joint Commission on Health Care introduce that legislation for the 2018 session; it passed unanimously.

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NORML Issues Report Highlighting 2021 State Legislative Victories

Cannabis Law Report

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). This marks a change from past years, when similar laws were primarily enacted via citizens’ initiatives, not by legislative action.