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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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

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. Update : HB 1648 is scheduled for an executive session in the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on 1/28/20 at 10am.

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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. HI resident? MO resident?

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CannaMD

JUNE 2, 2020

However, medical marijuana is here to stay, and so – as advocacy groups argue: employers will have to come around sooner or later. Exceptions were again made for safety-sensitive positions. Medical Marijuana: Employee Rights & Safety. INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENT? Find Out if You Qualify.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Manor Township, Pennsylvania is considering a proposal that would decriminalize cannabis possession. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2555, to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possession. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. AZ resident? California. grams of marijuana. IA resident?

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

All-star basketball player Kevin Durant recently scored a historic victory for cannabis advocacy. In recent years, other major US sports leagues, including the National Football League (NFL), National Hockey League (NHL), and Major League Baseball (MLB), have taken significant steps for cannabis advocacy and normalization.

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. AL resident? CO resident? HI resident?

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

Marijuana prohibition has not increased public safety. According to a Human Rights Watch report published in 2012, people who enter the criminal justice system with an arrest for public possession of marijuana are no more likely to be threats to public safety than someone who has not been arrested.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Your state’s Attorney General, Mark Herring, sounds like he’s down for decriminalization if not outright legalization. He understands that decriminalization — fines, not crimes — is an easy step that Virginia can and should take, but that it doesn’t provide the real solution.

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NORML

MAY 20, 2019

While this bill certainly applies to the unfortunately large demographic of people who have low-level cannabis charges, AB 192 applies concurrently to other charges that once were illegal in Nevada but have been decriminalized through either prior or current legislation.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

With the 2020 ballot fast approaching, California activists are keenly working towards securing a measure that would decriminalize psilocybin, also commonly known as ‘magic mushrooms.’. Representatives for Decriminalize California have stated the group currently aims to raise $1.5 The Proposed Measure. Legal Implications.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

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. Update : SB 79 was approved by the House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee on 1/29/20. DE resident? DE resident? MD resident?

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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. The bill now heads to the Senate. IA resident? Send a message to your lawmakers in opposition to THC limits. The bill now heads to the Senate. MD resident?

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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.

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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. HI resident? ” IL resident? SC resident?

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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), Safeguarding safety and public health through advertising restrictions, stringent quality control, harm reduction options, and public education.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2022

On Tuesday, March 8, the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Committee approved H.F. The bill has been referred to the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. 2348 (Abeler) as amended and approved this week by the House Public Safety Committee. Blunt Strategies report. ?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

” At a more local level, the decriminalization policy in Dayton, Ohio went into effect this week. Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety is scheduled to hold an executive session on HB 481 on 2/21 at 11:00am in LOB 204. NH resident? Click here to email your lawmakers in support of legalization. New Mexico. NM resident?

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 6, 2021

Although lawmakers have officially described this bill as a decriminalization initiative, the legislation clearly states that it would “make lawful” the possession and social sharing of psilocybin, DMT, LSD, MDMA, ibogaine, and pretty much every other psychedelic drug.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

Legal sales for adult use – not just decriminalization – are necessary to stymie illicit markets operating without regulatory controls, address discriminatory enforcement, and meaningfully advance social justice.”. That undermines public safety. In 2018, the D.A.’s 1), a class B misdemeanor, or PL 221.05, a violation.

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

It’s important to note that Texas has not decriminalized marijuana, so any possession or selling cannabis is still treated as a criminal offense. While cannabis remains illegal for recreational use in Texas, there is ongoing discussion and advocacy for marijuana reform. [1] or less) and high levels of CBD.

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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?

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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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WeedAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

This will certainly open up a world of opportunity, safety and convenience to beleaguered dispensaries everywhere. We need decriminalization at the federal level, criminal justice reform, and investment in opportunity for minority & women-owned small businesses.”. He simply feels more needs to be done.

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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

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Wyden expressed frustration at the lack of regulatory action by the FDA, arguing that it hurts consumer safety and creates economic uncertainty for hemp farmers. “We And in the interim, advancing cannabis banking reform could serve a public safety interest while helping to stabilize industries that continue to evolve across the country.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

10 budget request, calling for an industry “that prioritizes public health, public safety, and social justice.” The Make It Legal advocacy group says it must collect about 200,000 more signatures; 766,000 are needed to put the issue before voters. New York marijuana laws. Connecticut. Democrat Gov. Florida marijuana laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. Therefore, the AAFP advocates for further research into the overall safety and health effects of recreational use, as well as the effects of those laws on patient and societal health. Relevant AAFP Policy. Marijuana Possession for Personal Use.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Senate Bill 519 would have decriminalized the personal possession of certain psychedelic substances, legalized life-saving public health interventions, and studied future approaches to increasing use of psychedelics. The continued criminalization of all drugs and the people who use them increases harms to public health and safety.

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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

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. 11] New Jersey also decriminalized marijuana and legalized recreational use, joining 13 other states. [12] times greater. Policy Recommendations.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2019

The bill also calls for a Center for Emerging Small Marijuana Business Advocacy and Services within the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Sealing records for decriminalized offenses. Democratic Assemblyman William McCurdy’s AB192 establishes a procedure for sealing records when an offense has been decriminalized.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Like it or not, we’re going to be incurring public safety and public health expenses because it’s legal in Massachusetts… And I think it is time for us to put together our own regulatory and taxing framework,” she said. Rhode Island decriminalized minor marijuana-possession offenses in 2013.

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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. In 2018, he helped guide the Decriminalize Denver campaign in the process of drafting the initiative text. in/andrew-chadeayne-989b751/ [link].

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2019

The negative effects of alcohol abuse, both on the user and their loved ones, are well documented, so it’s odd Stivers and the Kentucky Senate lack the same concern for data and safety when it comes to alcohol. Jimmy Higdon’s Cannabis Decriminalization (SB 82), and Sen. 8 – state Rep.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

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. Decriminalize recreational marijuana use and expunge prior convictions. Joe’s latest policy stances on marijuana.

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