NORML

MAY 24, 2019

The Rochester advocacy groups are hosting a series of community education and outreach events to mobilize support for immediately passing the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (S.1527/A.1617), 1617), known as MRTA, this legislative session in Albany. Statewide in 2018, Black and Latinx people comprised of 81.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

New Jersey policymakers can take essential steps toward dismantling the drug war by enacting the following: Decriminalize all drug use, personal possession, and low-level drug sales. Make data about drug war enforcement publicly available and easily accessible, and regularly publish racial and gender impact analyses. times greater.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Studies of crash or driving data suggest that, although permissive marijuana policies are associated with higher prevalence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) presence among drivers [ 1 , 2 ], there is mixed evidence that these policies are associated with motor vehicle crashes [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. never vs. at least once). (2)

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2022

This statistic is telling of a racial hiring bias when compared to census data that shows 55% of Denver residents are white, while 40% are Black or Hispanic. Even in states that have decriminalized cannabis, racial disparities in arrests have persisted. times more likely to be arrested for possession.

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NORML

MAY 21, 2020

Richmond, VA: Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has signed legislation ( Senate Bill 2 | House Bill 972 ) decriminalizing marijuana possession. According to data from the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, more than 15,000 people were convicted for a first or second marijuana possession offense from July 2018 to June 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

For example, in Texas, a state which continues to resist the decriminalization and regulation of marijuana, possessing two ounces or less of marijuana is punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine. A Tale of Two States.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

Using data from 2018, the authors estimated that approximately 39 out of every 100 drug arrests that year were for mere possession of marijuana. Myth #3: Decriminalizing marijuana will fix all of these problems. One reason is that “decriminalization” is not a uniform policy. Decriminalization often amounts to a half-measure.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Advocates who fought for decriminalization of marijuana, however, wanted to make sure people from Black and brown communities didn’t lose out on possible opportunities, said Melissa Moore, Director of Civil Systems Reform at the Drug Policy Alliance, a non-profit group that advocates for the decriminalization of drugs.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2019

The study scope would include scientific evidence about marijuana-related impairment as well as data about the number of arrests and convictions for marijuana DUIs before and after Nevada legalized recreational marijuana. Sealing records for decriminalized offenses. Closing disparities in the marijuana industry. Brian Sandoval.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Knowing Your Rights , provided by the national medical cannabis advocacy organization Americans for Safe Access, admonishes current cannabis consumers: Medical cannabis patients and their providers are vulnerable to federal and state raids, arrest, prosecution, and incarceration. PERSONAL RIGHTS.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

Healing Advocacy Fund. Sam is the Executive Director of the Healing Advocacy Fund, which is the nonprofit organization supporting the implementation of Measure 109 in Oregon. Graham contributes to Psilocybin Alpha as editor-at-large, providing data for patent trackers and writing about IP in the psychedelics space. Sam Chapman.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Part of the state’s decriminalization bill signed by Democratic Gov. The next thing that comes is conference,” said Chelsea Wise, founder of advocacy group Marijuana Justice, in a phone interview with Cannabis Business Times and Cannabis Dispensary. What’s happened so far? And that’s where things get tricky. Where are things now?

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Veriheal

MARCH 9, 2023

states have decriminalized cannabis or enacted full adult-use programs. Oklahoma’s cannabis legalization campaign is being led by lobbyists from the advocacy group Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws. State-wide polling data suggests that 60% of registered voters “think the use of recreational marijuana should be made legal.”

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2019

It’s understandable lawmakers want reliable data before making a decision. The good news for Kentucky legislators is the data already i s available. We can all agree on objective scientific data. Jimmy Higdon’s Cannabis Decriminalization (SB 82), and Sen. The study cited alcohol as a more likely gateway to hard drug use.

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NORML

MARCH 26, 2019

Phase 2: Push for decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana and expanded medical use. The blueprint for proponents of marijuana legalization is clear and has been effectively used in other states that have now legalized this drug. Phase 1: Achieve passage for limited medical use.

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NORML

MAY 9, 2019

” At the time of introduction, the bill sponsors said: “It’s time to decriminalize marijuana, and this bill is a critical first step,” said Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY). ” Send a message in support of the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act to your Senators and Representative in just one click here.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The MORE Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, essentially decriminalizing it at the federal level. Support for the MORE Act isn’t just coming from the voters but also from health professionals, advocacy and activist groups, national human rights organizations, and many others.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

We had lawmakers who were just proposing lists of diseases that they felt were deserving, and we tried very narrow approaches, proposing two diseases, cancer and Crohn’s disease specifically, and we were being met with questions like, “Where are the data on that?” It’s essentially a Band-Aid on a femoral artery bleed.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Pot Data Co. Cannabis price tracker New Leaf Data Services LLC on Wednesday asked a Connecticut federal court to hit a rival with a default judgment and $4 million in damages for infringing its trademarks and buying up dummy domains to poach users. House Panel Approves Cannabis Tax, Decriminalization Bill. November 20, 2019.

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