Polish Free Hemp Initiative collects 100,000 signatures in 2021
Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 26, 2021
The Free Hemp Citizens’ Initiative, seeking to introduce a law decriminalizing the possession and cultivation of cannabis, has faced a… Read More.
Kentucky NORML Advocates for Medical Marijuana in Frankfort
NORML
JANUARY 31, 2020
Advocacy groups including Kentucky’s chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (KY NORML), Kentuckians for Medical Marijuana (KY4MM) and Kentucky Cannabis Freedom Coalition (KCFC) organized advocacy day activities in Frankfort.
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Alert: DoD prohibited substances: marijuana, CBD, and hemp
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
DoD prohibited substances: marijuana, CBD, and hemp. . Even though some states have decriminalized or legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use, under federal law, Marijuana remains an illegal Schedule I Controlled Substance, with a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use. What is Hemp?
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/11/19
NORML
JANUARY 11, 2019
And Dayton, Ohio completely decriminalized cannabis possession, as the city commission decided to eliminate the existing $150 possession fine. Shannon Roers Jones (R) introduced legislation, House Bill 1155, to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.
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Cannabis laws in Serbia
The Cannigma
DECEMBER 14, 2022
President Aleksandar Vucic said, “Not only has it not been decriminalized, but we will punish it even more severely.” Cannabis advocacy group Initiative for Change in the Legal Regulation of Cannabis (IRKA) has been lobbying the government since 2016 and there have been protests for medical cannabis dating back to 2005.
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Woody Harrelson’s Hollywood Dispensary, Thailand’s Cannabis Plant Giveaway, & Vermont’s First Cannabis License
Veriheal
MAY 20, 2022
For Harrelson, the opening of his new shop represents the culmination of years of advocacy work. The actor was famously arrested in 1996 after planting hemp seeds in protest of an unfair Kentucky law. . Earlier this year, Thailand became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis. Let us know in the comments!
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/19
NORML
JANUARY 18, 2019
Meanwhile, a decriminalization bill was defeated in the Virginia House this week. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1540, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/3/19
NORML
MAY 3, 2019
Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/22
NORML
MARCH 22, 2019
And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. GA resident? HI resident? HI resident?
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/14/19
NORML
JUNE 14, 2019
At a more local level, the Cincinnati, Ohio city council approved a measure to decriminalize up to 100 grams of cannabis possession. Legislation is pending, House Bill 459, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. NH resident? North Carolina. Update : S.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18
NORML
MARCH 1, 2019
Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. Legislation is pending, House Bill 213, to establish an industrial hemp program to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. At the state level, North Dakota state Rep.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/15/18
NORML
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
On the same day, the Department of Health, Surgeon General, and Drug Director issued a public health advisory regarding “the risks of harm associated with use of products derived from Cannabis, including marijuana and hemp, that claim to benefit health.” Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production.
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How Hawthorne Gardening Company fights for an equitable cannabis industry
SpeedWeed
JULY 19, 2021
For many, including those who have been in the cannabis business for decades, prohibition still runs strong, even in areas that have legalized or decriminalized cannabis. In addition to its public policy and advocacy efforts towards legalization, Hawthorne has committed $2.5
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/15/18
NORML
MARCH 15, 2019
Department of Agriculture held a hemp listening session this week as regulators work to establish rules and regulations for production. At the state level, activists in Idaho have begun efforts to qualify a medical cannabis and hemp ballot initiative for the 2020 ballot. The bill will now be transmitted to the governor. AR resident?
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22
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. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. AZ resident? California. CT resident?
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176 Italian Interior Minister Takes Extreme Anti-Cannabis Stance, but Analysts See it as Empty Rhetoric
WeedAdvisor
MAY 14, 2019
Bred for its CBD content from hemp (a member of the cannabis genus), Italian law states that no legal cannabis can contain more than 0.6% Recreational marijuana remains illegal, but is decriminalized. Frederico Valla of EasyJoing, which sells hemp-based products, is equally critical. A War Starts Today”.
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Marijuana reform is budding in New Hampshire!
NORML
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
Several bills have been introduced in the state legislature, ranging from legal hemp production to adult-use marijuana legalization, and the fight for freedom has never been more widely supported than now. Here in New Hampshire, there has been a great deal of progress in the last few years.
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211 NORML Chapter Newsletter – May 2019
NORML
JUNE 7, 2019
“This would be a big deal in terms of changing our policies to follow states like Colorado, Washington, California, that we’ve seen move forward ending prohibition, not only stopping the arrests, as we’ve done significantly in Illinois with our decriminalization laws, but to open up the marketplace.”
Report: Federal Marijuana Legalization Would Create $86 Billion in New Tax Revenue by 2025
The Joint Blog
JANUARY 30, 2019
tax firm CohnReznick, were presented during a briefing hosted by New Frontier Data in collaboration with The Liaison Group, a federal advocacy group working with federal lawmakers towards a safe and thriving cannabis economy. hemp market is projected to grow to $5.7 and Congressman Lou Correa (D-Calif.) Currently, 33 U.S. There were 2.4
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Why the MRTA gets an A- & the CRTA gets a C-
NORML
MARCH 3, 2020
New York State is set to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult-use, and improve our existing medical marijuana and hemp programs by April 1st with the 2020-2021 NYS Budget. But our work isn’t over yet and we need to fight for SMART legalization now more than ever!
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/29
NORML
MARCH 29, 2019
In Texas, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence passed a marijuana decriminalization bill out of committee this week. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. GA resident? HI resident?
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/20/19
NORML
APRIL 20, 2019
Governor Laura Kelly (D) of Kansas signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. A decriminalization bill was defeated in the Missouri House of Representatives this week. At a more local level, The city commissioners of Daytona Beach voted to decriminalize up to 20 grams of marijuana possession. AL resident?
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Cannabis in Namibia: an Interview with Angela Prusa
CannaTech
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
I spoke to activist Angela Prusa about cannabis in Namibia and recent government efforts to suppress cannabis advocacy. We have more and more hemp products coming from South Africa or from Europe that are on the shelves, but our regulations only permit 0.001% of THC and only for topical use.
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Cannabis in Namibia: an Interview with Angela Prusa
CannaTech
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
I spoke to activist Angela Prusa about cannabis in Namibia and recent government efforts to suppress cannabis advocacy. We have more and more hemp products coming from South Africa or from Europe that are on the shelves, but our regulations only permit 0.001% of THC and only for topical use.
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Cannabis in Namibia
CannaTech
NOVEMBER 10, 2019
I spoke to Namibian cannabis activist Angela Prusa about her country’s efforts to suppress cannabis advocacy. We have more and more hemp products coming from South Africa or from Europe that are on the shelves, but our regulations only permit 0.001% of THC and only for topical use. Ideally, how would you foresee that working?
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40 Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/5/19
NORML
APRIL 5, 2019
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. Governor Janet Mills (D) of Maine signed legislation into law to allow the production and retail sale of hemp-derived CBD products. An Arkansas House committee defeated a decriminalization bill this week to send it to study.
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186 Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/12/19
NORML
APRIL 12, 2019
Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/21/19
NORML
JUNE 23, 2019
New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to deschedule hemp and hemp-derived CBD from the state’s list of controlled substances. The bill now heads to the Governor.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/28/19
NORML
JUNE 28, 2019
Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. DE resident? North Carolina. Update : S. Update : S. NC resident?
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Canna Law Blog Cited by U.S. Senators in Letter to the Attorney General
Canna Law Blog
JULY 31, 2022
The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. That said, relentless advocacy is critical. Attorney General, pressing for the end of cannabis prohibition. Readers, we feel heard!
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Harris Bricken Are Excited… Their Canna Law Blog Quoted By US Senators In Letter To AG
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 31, 2022
The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. That said, relentless advocacy is critical. Attorney General, pressing for the end of cannabis prohibition. Readers, we feel heard!
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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. Substances derived from the cannabis plant include marijuana, hemp, and cannabinoids. The AAFP opposes the recreational use and legalization of marijuana, but supports decriminalization of marijuana for personal use. Relevant AAFP Policy.
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Project CBD: FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK IN CZECH CANNABIS CRACKDOWN
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 26, 2021
Robert Veverka, publisher and editor-in-chief of Legalizace magazine, heads an advocacy organization of the same name. Veverka says he first became interested in cannabis at the age of 16 in 1992, when he read Jack Herer’s hemp manifesto The Emperor Wears No Clothes. But Veverka felt this decriminalization was far too limited.
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The Green Wave – Legal Challenges, Considerations for Investors in Cannabis Industry
Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 19, 2020
In 2017, a Mumbai-based medical research startup, Bombay Hemp Company Pvt. The only valid exception under the NDPS Act is where such activity is for medical or scientific purposes in accordance with the procedures of the NDPS Act as well as industrial hemp. The US Government estimates the cannabis industry to be worth USD 60 billion.
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Oregon Cannabis Legislative Preview: Producer Moratorium, Equity, State Banking and More
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
House Bill 4016 – Mortarium on Cannabis & Hemp Producer Licenses. HB 4016 authorizes the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and Oregon State Department of Agriculture (ODA) to unilaterally issue moratoriums on the issuance of new marijuana and hemp producer licenses.
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Is Europe falling behind?
The Cannigma
MAY 7, 2021
Europe’s obviously come a long way and most of the countries on the continent have varying degrees of medical programs alongside going hemp industries but can you start by giving a quick overview of where Europe is in comparison to North America but also your thoughts on why the momentum seems to be different? MSO: Let’s pivot for a minute.
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The LGBTQ Leaders in Cannabis
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 25, 2021
Dr. Trina Hazzah is a Veterinary Integrative Oncologist and Cannabis Expert educating vet practitioners, pet parents, and cannabis/hemp companies on the medical application of cannabis in pets. Trina Hazzah- Cannabis Veterinarian, Green Nile Inc. Amber is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard.
Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/26/19
NORML
APRIL 26, 2019
Republican leaders in Wisconsin’s state legislature said that Governor Evers’ medical cannabis and decriminalization budget proposals will not be passed through the legislature this session. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. AL resident?
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NORML Chapter Newsletter
NORML
JANUARY 2, 2019
Grower Advocacy Council and the Mass. Patient Advocacy Alliance to Host Second Annual Harvest Cup. “We She’s advocating to decriminalize simple possession of marijuana, and Tuesday the Norfolk City Council officially endorsed that position with its 2019 Legislative Agenda.”. Read more from City Watch !
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NORML Chapter Newsletter – April 2019
NORML
MAY 1, 2019
“The restaurant will also host speakers who advocate for the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana, including state Sen. Virginia NORML Hosts Marijuana Decriminalization Panel Discussion. Follow DFW NORML on Facebook and Twitter and become a member today ! ” Read more from the Journal Sentinel !
Rhode Island: Gov. Raimondo’s Proposed Marijuana Legalization Budget Plan
NORML
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
The Governor proposes an 80% wholesale tax on non-psychoactive cannabidiol (CBD) products made from hemp — cannabis sativa which contains no more than 0.3% NORML RI does not believe hemp, in any form, should be taxed like psychoactive marijuana products. Rhode Island decriminalized minor marijuana-possession offenses in 2013.
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Forget About the Courts, What About My Personal Cannabis Rights?
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. ” CANNABIS USE RIGHTS.
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45 Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/10/19
NORML
MAY 10, 2019
Governor Eric Holcomb (R) of Indiana and Governor Ned Lamont (D) of Connecticut signed industrial hemp legislation into law. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. AL resident?
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144 Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 4, 2021
a leading biotech company in the hemp and cannabis industries. 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. in/ronanlevy/. The Third Wave. in/paul-f-austin/ [link]. Sam Chapman. Kevin O’Leary.
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