Canna Law Blog

JULY 11, 2022

.” Last April, Fried sued the federal government “over federal cannabis policies that prohibit Floridians from purchasing a firearm on the sole basis that they are a state-law-abiding medical marijuana patient.” ” According to Fried, this constitutes a violation of patients’ Second Amendment rights.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

On the topic of sustainability, Florida also currently lacks a dedicated patient or clinic “cannabis collection” station for used cannabis products; an integrated program for safe disposal here in Florida must be addressed, by the Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee or other dedicated state body. . Strains & products.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. Senate Bill 1003 / House Bill 2273 to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. AZ resident?

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NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries announced their intentions to introduce legislation known as the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), thus ending the nearly century-long federal policy of criminalization and prohibition.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis. Governor Ralph Northam (D) of Virginia signed legislation into law that will allow medical cannabis oil to be administered to patients on school property. DE resident? DE resident? HI resident?

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law that strengthens protections for medical cannabis patients and further improves upon the state’s new medical cannabis access program. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 223, to allow medical cannabis to be administered to patients at school. DE resident? GA resident?

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Governor Chris Sununu (R) of New Hampshire signed legislation into law allowing physicians assistants to recommend medical cannabis to their patients. Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. CA resident?

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 440, to prohibit the availability of cannabis-infused food and drink products for qualified patients. House Bill 324 seeks to expand and facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabidiol (CBD) products. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

She also signed bills to allow medical cannabis to be administered to patients while at school, and a broader medical expansion bill that adds several new qualifying conditions and patient protections. Governor Janet Mills (D) of Maine signed legislation into law to allow the production and retail sale of hemp-derived CBD products.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

We will be taking many more in-depth looks at the 2020 race as it progresses, including potential primary challengers on the Republican side, but first we wanted to provide an overview of all the currently announced Democratic candidates, along with their record and policy statements when it comes to marijuana legalization. The Senators.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Legislation that would have significantly expanded patient access to medical cannabis in Rhode Island was held in a senate committee for further study, ultimately killing the bill. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Among the changes are: allowing physicians assistants to recommend medical cannabis to their patients, adding several new qualifying conditions, and authorizing cancer patients to possess greater quantities of cannabis than typically allowed. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The explicit language barring patients from “smoking” would be removed. Patients and their caregivers could also apply for a permit to cultivate and process their own cannabis for their own personal medicinal use, with undetermined restrictions to be left to regulations put forth by the OCM.

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

A bill to allow patients to use medical cannabis while on probation or parole died in Montana’s state Senate. The measure would give doctors the discretion to recommend medical cannabis to any patient for whom they believe will benefit from its therapeutic use. DE resident? ID resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. Senator Anna Wishart (D) has re-introduced legislation, LB 110, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. KY resident? IA resident?

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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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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

Thus every pound of cannabis which is donated free of charge to legal patients is liable for nearly $1000 in state taxes.”. Grower Advocacy Council and the Mass. Patient Advocacy Alliance to Host Second Annual Harvest Cup. “We Read more from City Watch ! MassCann NORML Joins Mass. Read more from The Charlotte Observer !

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law giving patients the option to inhale medical cannabis through vaporization. Governor Janet Mills (D) of Maine signed legislation into law facilitating reciprocity for out-of-state medical cannabis patients visiting Maine. CA resident? NH resident? North Carolina.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

Pennington, who focuses on federal appeals and regulatory issues, is co-counsel on several high-profile cases against the DEA regarding cannabis research, hemp, and psychedelics. Hemp Industries Association v. Hemp Industries Association v. Crown Distributing v.

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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. Allows veterinarians to administer hemp and CBD products to animals.

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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?

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) of Oregon signed legislation into law that prohibits landlords from arbitrarily refusing to provide housing access to an individual based solely on their status as a medical cannabis patient, or based solely on an individual’s prior cannabis conviction. California. DE resident? LA resident? LA resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2019

And a North Dakota bill to permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes was defeated in a Senate committee this week. Democratic State Senator Bill Montford re-introduced Senate Bill 384, which would allow qualified patients to use medical cannabis while in school. FL resident?

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Governor Kevin Stitt (R) of Oklahoma signed legislation into law to permit the retail sale of hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. Governor Kim Reynolds (R) of Iowa signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of descheduling hemp. IL resident? LA resident?

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 236, to allow qualifying patients with certain debilitating conditions to use and safely access medical cannabis. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 225, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. AL resident? New Jersey.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Matthew Schweich, Deputy Director at the Marijuana Policy Project, expects the state Supreme Court will reinstate Amendment A and reverse the lower court’s decision. Noem’s positions on cannabis as “bad policy and bad politics.”. Noem has been a vocal opponent of marijuana and hemp legalization in her state. “I

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

First and foremost, I’ll highlight the patient perspective, patients like myself who are legally registered State of Florida Medical Marijuana active ID cardholders. I am a medical patient in Florida’s Medical Marijuana Use Registry due my qualifying condition: a 2010 diagnosis of aggressive Multiple Sclerosis.

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NORML

JUNE 8, 2019

A burning joint, pleasantly fragrant and wrapped in organic hemp paper, rests between my fingers. Marijuana smokers and medical cannabis patients in New Jersey are to remain second class citizens. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Red Bank) was promising home cultivation for medical patients. Like many, I bear scars.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 31, 2021

She provides clear strategies for teaching healthcare professionals how to improve their proficiency and cultural competency for caring for medical marijuana patients. Major/Program: Chemistry with a Minor in Environmental Policy and Culture . Benjamin Sanchez. School: Northwestern University. Qamar Saitovski. Kennedy Coates.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Other parts of the proposal will no longer permit growing marijuana plants by and for medical marijuana patients who can’t or won’t demonstrate hardship, instead driving them toward retail sales at compassion centers. medical marijuana law, patients and caregivers may cultivate 12 mature plants and 12 seedlings.

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NORML

MARCH 31, 2019

. “Attendees will find out about the network’s Spring Outreach Strategy and learn about the tools and techniques to spread awareness about the urgent need for immediate cannabis policy reform in Delaware.” ” Read more from the Dover Post ! Follow Delaware NORML on Facebook and Instagram and become a member today !

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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. Medical patients are restricted to 4 plants total, per household. Legalization in NYS has 3 main goals: Address decades of harm caused by marijuana prohibition.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2019

Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump have voiced support for state governments deciding their own policies. Sadly, it seems Stivers already has an answer for would-be medical cannabis patients. In that time around a dozen other states have passed medical bills, eight more have joined Colorado and Washington in full legalization.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 1, 2021

Her pro-pot policies would take shape in college during the ’90s and early 2000s. With a pro-pot policy, Fried is not afraid to educate and push back when necessary against opposition to the plant, including its governors—a position many expect her to run for in 2022. Florida’s Ongoing Cannabis Reform Efforts.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

After years of tireless advocacy and extraordinarily hard work, that time is coming to an end in New York state,” Cuomo said. It would increase the number of allotted caregivers per patient, allow home cultivation of medical cannabis for patients and permit people with a substantial list of medical conditions to access medical cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

After years of tireless advocacy and extraordinarily hard work, that time is coming to an end in New York state,” Cuomo said. It would increase the number of allotted caregivers per patient, allow home cultivation of medical cannabis for patients and permit people with a substantial list of medical conditions to access medical cannabis.

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