Canna Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

Legal Status & Industry Overview 1. Is cannabis legal for business purposes in Australia? Are there any efforts to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide? There are ongoing political discussions and advocacy efforts, particularly from the Legalize Cannabis Party and the Greens.

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NORML

JULY 8, 2019

The bill greatly increases the employment opportunities of both recreational consumers and patients alike, and is undoubtedly a step in the correct progressive direction. The pinnacle of Nevada NORML’s advocacy over the past month consisted of board members’ tour across Northern Nevada. ”

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

I care about fighting racism; about replacing a black market that empowers and enriches gangs and organized crime with a legal one that produces good jobs and lots of tax revenue; and about defending our civil liberty to simply enjoy the recreational use of marijuana if we want to.

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Marijuana Seeds NL

JUNE 21, 2021

Once illegal worldwide, one by one, countries and regions are now loosening their restrictions on legality. Now the majority of the United States have their own individual medical or recreational programs in place, and first-world countries like Canada have legalized weed federally. The Current State of Legal Weed .

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

The evidence presented in this brief suggests that legalization of marijuana for medical or recreational use results in: 1. Medical marijuana legalization also appears to be associated with a reduction in drunk driving. The effects of the legalization of marijuana for recreational use are less clear.

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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. Tina showed the true power of Nevada NORML’s advocacy on a national level. Organized a virtual lobbying mission on Veterans’ Day.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 21, 2024

federal law, but 24 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug for recreational purposes, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), an advocacy group that tracks state-level legislation on the issue. The use and possession of marijuana is illegal under U.S. 38 states and.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 8, 2021

Despite the fact that cannabis also isn’t approved for use by the Food & Drug Administration, advocacy organizations claim that smoking cannabis is a viable treatment for a number of behavioral and health issues, ranging from tension and worry to Frontotemporal disease and Parkinson’s disease (FDA). billion by 2024.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

“Canada’s Cannabis License Holders are broadly distributed across Canada, representing the sector’s untold advocacy strength” said George Smitherman, President and CEO of the Cannabis Council of Canada (C3). Election advocacy training sessions open to all Health Canada License Holders.

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Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

With a growing number of states legalizing weed for recreational and medical purposes, the U.S. In a statement, the company said that while it allows “marijuana advocacy content,” posts promoting the sale of cannabis are verboten. New York state has a small medical program and is expected to approve recreational weed this year.

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WeedAdvisor

JUNE 21, 2019

It is no secret that legalization was a major point of contention for New York state in recent weeks. While lawmakers, lobbyists and everyday proponents hoped to see recreational dispensaries open their doors, the legalization bill was ultimately stalled after it hit too many political roadblocks. But not all was lost.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

New Mexico lawmakers postponed a Senate floor vote on a recreational marijuana legalization bill as the regular legislative session ended Saturday, but the measure may be headed to a special session. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has been pushing for legalization. Medical marijuana sales would be tax-free. View original article.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 9, 2021

Ohio attorney general Dave Yost has rejected an advocacy group’s proposal and signatures to legalize recreational cannabis. The legalization proposal, called “An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis,” seeks to add a chapter to the Ohio Revised Code in order to legalize cannabis for recreational use.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2021

Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP (DHC), a top New York-based commercial law and government relations firm, has announced the formation of a Cannabis Practice Group, which will help clients navigate the regulations around newly legalized adult recreational marijuana in New York State.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Connecticu t’s legalization efforts looked all but certain to fail at the beginning of the week, but now it’s headed to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. In the state’s recent special session, the Senate approved a full legalization bill by a vote of 19-12. Advocacy Groups Celebrate.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 1, 2021

Washington DC lawmakers have two recreational marijuana legalization bills to consider after Mayor Muriel Bowser and City Council Chair Phil Mendelson introduced separate measures. At least one advocacy group is supporting Mendelson’s bill. “We Each measure says it is something regulators can consider.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The fight to legalize cannabis in Arkansas has gained more gusto than ever before with a new group of activists lobbying to get a reform initiative featured on the state’s 2022 ballot. 4 with the secretary of state’s office, the latest legalization effort comes courtesy of Arkansans for Marijuana Reform. Filed on Thursday, Nov.

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WeedAdvisor

JULY 3, 2019

With all the buzz going on as state after state legalizes recreational marijuana – or at least loosens restrictions – we never really questioned why most adults want to see the drug legalized. While its intoxicating effects are clearly its main appeal from a recreational standpoint, marijuana’s situation is much more complex.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 30, 2019

The Democratic controlled legislature insisted that legalization would help minority communities.The measure creates a $30 million social equity loan program and lawmakers directed Pritzker to pardon people with past low-level marijuana convictions. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) said. Source: [link]. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Vermont and D.C.

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WeedAdvisor

OCTOBER 9, 2019

One thing alarmists love to say is that marijuana legalization will cause an increase in violent crimes, theft and other major offences. Researchers chose them because they legalized the drug in 2012, well ahead of their (currently) nine counterparts. Of course, there has never been evidence to back up such scare tactics.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite Louisiana’s slow warm-up to cannabis, the state is making significant progress when it comes to cannabis legal reform. While cannabis has been decriminalized, citizens are still far from seeing a recreational cannabis program implemented—which they would benefit from in more ways than one. Starting Aug.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2021

Governor Ralph Northam announced appointments to the three newly-created boards that oversee marijuana legalization in Virginia. On July 1, recreational marijuana became legal for adult use in Virginia. WTKR reports. Board members cannot have financial interests in the cannabis industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 22, 2023

Since legalizing recreational marijuana, the state of Missouri has granted more than 15,000 expungements at the misdemeanor and felony levels for nonviolent marijuana offenses. That includes 65 in St. Louis City, 304 in St. Louis County, 55 in Jefferson County, and six in Franklin County.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

Recreational marijuana became legal in Illinois last January. Finkle says Campanelli was against drug testing applicants after recreational marijuana was legalized in Illinois. Brittany Robinson and Matt Stein applied for open attorney positions in the Cook County Public Defender’s Office. Both received job offers.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 22, 2024

Maryland celebrates one year of recreational sales, “Little Amsterdam” pops up on the Texas-New Mexico border, and voters advocate to empower cannabis consumers in their Second Amendment right. However, particularly with the HSS call to reschedule cannabis, both cannabis and gun advocacy groups are pushing back on this law.

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NORML

JANUARY 31, 2019

Nearly 10 years after opening the first cannabis cafe in the United States , Oregon NORML ( ornorml.org ) executive director Madeline Martinez is appealing directly to legislators in Salem to pass a bill sponsored by Senator Lew Frederick (D-Portland) that would finally legalize her trademark business, The World Famous Cannabis Cafe.

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LifeCannMD

APRIL 28, 2025

This isn’t a story about recreational marijuana or getting high. By then, Canada had legalized medical marijuana, but that didn’t mean doctors were handing out prescriptions. Faced with legal persecution, Rick made the difficult decision to leave his home country. Then fate stepped in. Can you imagine the heartbreak?

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 26, 2024

Over a week after a group of North Dakotans filed a 2024 ballot measure petition to legalize recreational cannabis, the state’s top election official gave the green light for signature gathering to begin, reported ABC News. The New Economic Frontier, a cannabis advocacy committee behind the push, needs to garner.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

We study the effect of state recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) on workers’ compensation (WC) benefit receipt among adults 40-62 years. We find that WC receipt declines in response to RML adoption both in terms of the propensity to receive benefits and benefit amount.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 15, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We’ve got an update on the latest Montana legalization developments. Minnesota introduced a legalization bill and of course, there’s more news from Massachusetts. minnesota legalization proposal.

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 9, 2022

Cannabis advocates pushed back Tuesday on an attempt by the state legislature to prohibit gifting of the plant in an effort to prevent sellers from circumventing Connecticut’s budding recreational retail industry. . Kissel said he was not yet sold on the legalization of cannabis but had heard the testimony of many who agreed with Wynne.

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Recreational Use and Possession Limits As of 2023, cannabis is not legal for recreational use in Texas. While cannabis remains illegal for recreational use in Texas, there is ongoing discussion and advocacy for marijuana reform. [1] 5] [6] [7] [8] Conclusion: Is Cannabis Legal In Texas 2023?

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The state’s leading physician advocacy group, the Vermont Medical Society , initially issued the rejected recommendations to the Cannabis Control Board. Vermont has already introduced a potency cap for its looming recreational cannabis legalization market, with flower capped at 30% and THC and concentrates capped at 60%.

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Veriheal

JUNE 20, 2022

Recreational, or adult-use, cannabis is legal in 18 states across America, and medical cannabis is legal in 37. Sadly, even as the legal cannabis industry continues to reach new heights, some people are still doing time behind bars for cannabis-related charges. and raise funds for the Last Prisoner Project (LPP).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 5, 2021

In his home state of Pennsylvania, he is also a big man in advocacy. Since his start in politics, John has had an unwavering position on cannabis and the legalization of the plant. 03:50 – What is the key in your opinion to getting legalization passed? 13:30 – Are you hopeful for Federal legalization in the near future?

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 15, 2021

From CBD to edibles to medical marijuana, legal cannabis has become the fastest-growing industry in the U.S. If you have your heart set on starting your very own cannabis, then you probably will be wondering where to legally get marijuana seeds from? Marijuana seeds can be purchased legally for other uses such as use in paints, etc.

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