Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

The Traffic Safety Culture Index is an annual survey with national scope and multiple measures relevant to driving after marijuana use. Because THC presence is an imperfect proxy for impairment [ 10 ], driving data may be limited in clarifying what traffic safety risks, if any, are associated with permissive marijuana policies.

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Policy Safety Marijuana Data 59

NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of expanded decriminalization. Legislation is pending to allow licensed on-site cannabis consumption. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of social consumption.

Legislation 189

Legislation Access Patients THC 189

NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Separate provisions in the bill exclude cannabidiol from the federal definition of marijuana, permit VA doctors to authorize medical cannabis access to qualified patients, and remove undue federal barriers to clinical trial research to better assess the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis.

Legislation 125

Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 125

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. HI resident?

Legislation 136

Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 136

Leaf Science

JUNE 28, 2019

Decriminalization bills passed in around 14 states. In 1978 Jimmy carter endorsed nationwide decriminalization of cannabis. Decriminalization bills and urine testing at workplaces was introduced. Health and safety benefits. “In the 1970’s a tremendous amount of progress was made in the movement. Stagnant 80’s. “He

Decriminalization 64

Decriminalization Sleep Access Advocacy 64

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

Legislation 179

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 179

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

City council members in Berkeley, California voted to approve a proposal to allow marijuana consumption spaces. 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. DE resident? DE resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Cultivation Patients 106

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2019

This session, bills emerged to send proceeds to an education account, authorize limited-purpose banks to handle the marijuana industry’s finances and ease the path forward for consumption lounges. The bill also calls for a Center for Emerging Small Marijuana Business Advocacy and Services within the Governor’s Office of Economic Development.

Legislation 58

Legislation Banking Consumption Conditions 58

NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Furthermore, Virginia’s consumption/product regulations are smoke-free. Your state’s Attorney General, Mark Herring, sounds like he’s down for decriminalization if not outright legalization. Decriminalization will reduce arrests, but it won’t address the disparities with which these arrests are made.

Marijuana 213

Marijuana Legalization Programs Oil 213

The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Consumption or possession of cannabis in federal lands is banned such as national parks. Cory Gardner (R) of Colorado and Elizabeth Warren (D) of Massachusetts, that would allow states to write their own marijuana policies, remove marijuana from the list in the CSA, and decriminalize it federally. Possession of 28.5 Tulsi Gabbard Rep.

Decriminalization 29

Decriminalization Recreational Advocacy Policy 29