Legislation Introduced To No Longer Deny Citizenship Based on Cannabis Consumption
NORML
MARCH 9, 2021
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NORML
MARCH 9, 2021
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Veriheal
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
All-star basketball player Kevin Durant recently scored a historic victory for cannabis advocacy. Now, with the 2023 policy change, the league will also no longer punish players for cannabis use. Prior to the new agreement, players faced financial and professional repercussions for violating the NBA’s ban on cannabis consumption.
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Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 13, 2021
but now they’ve been forced to reverse that policy. A power struggle has been brewing in Cook County, where job offers to several attorneys from Public Defender Sharone Mitchell were rescinded after confusion over the county’s drug policy. They were (excuse the pun) weeding positive testing attorneys out.
NORML
JANUARY 31, 2019
Martinez points out that taking direct actions like opening a private social consumption space before public consumption spaces are legal to push the issue into the mainstream discussion and bring into question unjust laws is something that is much easier for white men, but dangerous territory to cross into for a woman of color.
Cannabis Law Report
APRIL 12, 2022
PETALING JAYA: Policy issues on the development of the hemp, cannabis, and ketum industry will be raised in the Cabinet, according to the parliamentary caucus on medical cannabis today. More than 40 countries have legalised consumption of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Source: [link].
NORML
JULY 29, 2019
Kleiman , an academic expert on cannabis policy who often shared and debated his well informed views on marijuana policy reform with those of us who were committed to advocating for a policy of adult use legalization. He further developed his views on cannabis and criminal justice as a professor of public policy at UCLA.
NORML
APRIL 9, 2020
However, while we are living through the current pandemic consumers should be more mindful of day-to-day consumption practices. NORML Cannabis Policy Guidance Memo for Protecting Public Health During COVID-19 Crisis. We all know a large part of what binds cannabis consumers together is community and sharing. Download memo.
NORML
JANUARY 29, 2020
Although we’re only one month into the Roaring 20’s, Nevada NORML has already hit the cannabis advocacy ground running at full sprint. convention and hosting a festive Happy Holidays party at Nuwu’s historic cannabis consumption lounge, taking it to an even higher level in 2020 was absolutely vital.
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Consumption Lounge Will Complement Newest Retail Location in Central California and Feature Cookies’ Line of Top-Shelf Cannabis Products. consumption lounge in Coalinga, a city in Fresno County. Access to the consumption lounge requires an online reservation. COALINGA, Calif.–(BUSINESS Durian Ave. Attendees must be 21+.
Veriheal
JANUARY 22, 2024
Colorado Ballot Proposal Would Allow Concealed Carry Permits for Cannabis Users A proposed law in Colorado , backed by the advocacy group Guns for Everyone, seeks to allow cannabis users permits to carry concealed guns. For more cannabis news as well as lifestyle and consumption tips check out Veriheal’s Content Hub.
NORML
MARCH 19, 2019
She generated international headlines when she opened the World Famous Cannabis Cafe in 2009, the nation’s first public-facing cannabis consumption lounge. “I would sum up our policy as ‘do the right thing’ Let’s create legal cannabis policy that acknowledges both science and reality,” Bacca says.
NORML
JANUARY 7, 2020
Over the course of twelve months, the proud fighters of the Las Vegas chapter have taken cannabis advocacy, education and community to otherworldly levels through a variety of far-reaching ways. We heard their viewpoints on cannabis reform and asked them questions in person on how their policies would affect consumers and patients.
The Cannigma
MAY 18, 2023
Traditionally, the consumption of cannabis in the form of bhang, a cannabis-infused beverage, was considered sacred and widely accepted in India and surrounding countries. Possession, consumption, cultivation, or sale of cannabis is considered a criminal offense under the Narcotics Drugs Control Act.
MMJ Recs
MARCH 16, 2024
Recent trends indicate a growing interest in alternative forms of consumption, such as edibles, topicals, and concentrates, in addition to traditional flower products. Policy decisions related to taxation, zoning, and advertising also impact the industry’s operations and growth trajectory.
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 9, 2021
Hemp Roundtable, the industry’s national advocacy organization, opined in March that products with intoxicating effect should not be marketed as hemp, but rather should be regulated akin to adult-use cannabis. The bill would also prohibit retail sales of cannabinoid products intended for human consumption that contain more than 0.3%
NORML
JANUARY 28, 2020
” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein. .
NORML
JANUARY 24, 2019
Marijuana policy should be evidence based. Sixty-six percent of US adults believe that “the use of marijuana should be made legal,” according to national survey data compiled by the Gallup. The percentage is the highest ever reported by Gallup, which has been tracking Americans’ views on the subject of marijuana legalization since 1969.
SpeedWeed
MARCH 1, 2021
Both bills are open to but noncommittal about on-site marijuana consumption lounges. At least one advocacy group is supporting Mendelson’s bill. “We Mendelson’s bill sets the cultivation, manufacturing and retailer license fees at $7,000. Each measure says it is something regulators can consider. Both bills allow for delivery licenses.
NORML
MAY 20, 2019
Even though cannabis has been recreationally legal in the Battle Born State for nearly two years and Sin City has become a greenish gold mine of legal cannabis, many problems and societal penalties still arise with the use of it; no social consumption lounges being among the most glaring.
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 10, 2021
Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Marijuana policies in the United States (U.S.) Introduction.
SpeedWeed
JULY 19, 2021
In addition to its public policy and advocacy efforts towards legalization, Hawthorne has committed $2.5 Meanwhile, around the same percentage of people in federal prison on drug charges are Black or Latino, according to the Drug Policy Alliance. Around 80% of cannabis business owners are white. Doing the work.
MMJ Recs
MARCH 2, 2024
Dispensaries prioritize patient education, providing information on various strains, consumption methods, and dosage recommendations. Consider keeping a journal to track the effects of different strains and consumption methods. Follow dispensary guidelines regarding product handling and consumption.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 20, 2022
A team of researchers affiliated with Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk and with Saint Louis University in Missouri assessed marijuana possession arrest trends for White people and for and Black people over a 20-year span (January 2000-December 2019) in states with and without marijuana policy changes.
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
Sonia Chang-Diaz, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, said. The Legislature has long maintained a hands-off approach to marijuana policy. And all 14 committee members who registered an opinion on a bill (S 73) relative to the expungement of convictions for marijuana possession voted to advance it favorably.
Canna Law Blog
MARCH 14, 2020
be safe ( i.e. , not adulterated) for human consumption. Hemp stakeholders, including the Hemp Industries Association , have in fact advised the FDA to ban the manufacture and marketing of synthetic CBD for human and animal consumption on the basis of safety. Hemp Authority , a certification program funded by the U.S,
NORML
JANUARY 7, 2019
Since the passage of Proposition 1 , officially known as the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act , which legalized the sale, possession, consumption and cultivation of marijuana for adults 21 and up last November, members of Michigan NORML have encountered a new challenge: municipal opt-out.
NORML
MARCH 14, 2020
4522 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. Legislation is pending to allow licensed on-site cannabis consumption. 4524 would permit cities within Massachusetts to license certain establishments where cannabis is sold to also permit social consumption via city voter initiative or ordinance. Update : H.
Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 26, 2022
Hemp Roundtable, in conjunction with our intrepid Advocacy Partners, the Virginia Hemp Coalition, is now in discussions with the Governor’s office to urge him to use his unusually broad powers to amend SB 591. The Governor listened, and the U.S. Unfortunately, there were no germane bills that emerged from the committee process. Pennsylvania.
NORML
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Maryland Cannabis Policy Lobby Day. 2019 was a record year for marijuana reform, with more NORML chapters holding lobby days than ever before.
Veriheal
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
ACHI identifies itself as a sovereign health policy center that was formed in 1998. The nonpartisan center’s primary aim is to enhance Arkansans’ health by providing them with cooperative program development, evidence-rooted research, and social matter advocacy. A Deep Dive Into Cannabis Consumer Data.
NORML
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. 182 is scheduled for a hearing in the Health Policy Committee on 2/4/19 at 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building. John Fetterman, Lt. Update : S.
NORML
JANUARY 2, 2019
This only reaffirmed that social justice needs to be a priority when discussing marijuana policy in this community. July 2018: Social Use Venue Advocacy. The City of Las Vegas began drafting ordinances for social consumption this year, and we were proud to show up and voice our concerns on the record. July 2018: Lobby Day in DC.
NORML
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
It also creates on-site consumption licenses for retail facilities to apply for. A framework for an ambitious social and economic equity program aimed to right the wrongs of the war on drugs is partially laid out in the CRTA.
PrestoDoctor
JULY 16, 2019
Today, groups with a decade or less of experience advance policy and conversations alongside the veteran alliances of the movement. While cannabis legalization has always been the goal, groups like NORML understand the importance of safe consumption. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP).
NORML
JANUARY 4, 2019
At the state level, Alaska regulators have voted in favor of plans to permit on-site marijuana consumption at designated retailers. And lawmakers in Maryland are planning to establish a working group to explore marijuana legalization implementation, if and when voters approve a ballot initiative in 2020. Pennsylvania.
PrestoDoctor
JULY 16, 2019
Today, groups with a decade or less of experience advance policy and conversations alongside the veteran alliances of the movement. While cannabis legalization has always been the goal, groups like NORML understand the importance of safe consumption. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP).
Cannabis Law Report
APRIL 11, 2022
The youth group, “Badal,” claims that the law criminalizing the consumption of weed is detrimental to the future of young Tunisians, according to a report by Tunisian news outlet Albawaba. 52” that penalizes cannabis consumption , explaining that it’s “cruel,” the report added.
SpeedWeed
MARCH 19, 2021
While this doesn’t make psychedelics legal by law, police officers seem to allow their casual consumption by individuals. These developments came after yearlong campaigns by advocacy groups and publicly traded companies who worked with the health ministry to encourage better access to psilocybin and other hallucinogens.
SpeedWeed
MARCH 21, 2021
Will it have the social and economic impact many legislators and advocacy groups hope for? The competing New York bills are closely aligned in their stated goals; however, they have some key differences in achieving the primary policy objectives of legalization and economic development. Where does this legislation fall short?
NORML
OCTOBER 9, 2019
As of August 28, 2019, public consumption and possession of up to two ounces of cannabis flower is punishable as a marijuana possession violation (not a crime) and the sentence of that offense is a monetary fine up to $200 under Penal Law 221.
SpeedWeed
JULY 21, 2021
The NDA launched roughly five years ago as an advocacy and trade association for the retail segment of the market but has recently expanded to include cannabis cultivators and distributors. “They’re flexible and ready to pivot.”. RELATED: A Snapshot of Nevada’s Cannabis Retail Market: Q&A with the Nevada Dispensary Association.
SpeedWeed
JULY 21, 2021
The NDA launched roughly five years ago as an advocacy and trade association for the retail segment of the market but has recently expanded to include cannabis cultivators and distributors. “They’re flexible and ready to pivot.”. RELATED: A Snapshot of Nevada’s Cannabis Retail Market: Q&A with the Nevada Dispensary Association.
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 11, 2021
At the end, they should have a completed application for a consumption lounge.” Speaking to Fox 5 , A’Esha said, “They will learn about financing and business, how to get a license, and the licensing process for their jurisdiction. ” The Pathway To Ownership begins on Oct. There are still spots available. Sign up here.
WeedAdvisor
MAY 14, 2019
Consequently, it left a legal loophole that technically allowed shops to sell hemp, while stating that the hemp was not meant for consumption. Referring to Salvini and his equally anti-cannabis party as “thick-headed policy makers,” Monasterolo stated that Salvini’s actions deterred Adalia Holding from growing hemp in Italy.
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