The Blunt Truth

JUNE 2, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. uses a marijuana pun. The advocacy group South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws has gathered enough signatures to put an adult-use measure on the November 2022 ballot. And finally, Jeopardy! south dakota.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Marijuana Moment reports. Supreme Court that it should not take up a case concerning workers’ compensation for medical marijuana that could have wide-ranging implications related to federal supremacy. Justice Department Tells Supreme Court To Reject Marijuana Case, While Acknowledging Legalization Momentum.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

Advocacy groups consider the move harassment of business owners. Law enforcement officers are carrying out raids in Topeka on shops selling cannabis products. The move frustrates advocates holding out hope that the Kansas Legislature will take final steps later this month to seal a deal that would legalize medical marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The vast majority of the people, including myself, wanted to decriminalize the use of marijuana. Chu also noted that he was among the leaders of a health advocacy group that has lobbied against cannabis businesses in Marin. It also allows marijuana delivery services to sell in any jurisdiction in the state.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 9, 2021

Members of the New Orleans city council approved a municipal ordinance late last night effectively eliminating local penalties for low-level marijuana possession offenses. In a separate action, city officials also moved to vacate thousands of past marijuana-related convictions. Source: [link].

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

President Joe Biden received a letter from 37 members of Congress on Thursday urging him to issue a blanket pardon for nonviolent offenders with convictions for federal marijuana crimes. Advocacy Groups Also Petition Biden For Pardons. The letter was led by Rep. Barbara Lee and Rep. NORML Praises Leaders In Congress.

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The Joint Blog

JULY 21, 2019

Utah officials on Friday granted eight medical marijuana cultivation licenses to businesses that are both from Utah and those from outside the state reports the Associated Press. As noted by the AP, that’s two short of the 10 growers allowed under state law, but regulators are “hoping to ensure a supply-and-demand balance.”

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Medical marijuana (MMJ) has brought about a significant transformation in healthcare and well-being for residents of Maryland. This article explores the profound impact of MMJ on Maryland communities, shedding light on the medical marijuana benefits experienced by patients and the positive effects it has had on the state’s communities.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

Medical marijuana is currently legal in 31 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam, and 46 states have some form of medical marijuana law ; however, it remains illegal under federal law. A recent American Legion poll found that one in five veterans use marijuana to alleviate a medical condition.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Committee advancing marijuana cafe, host agreement bill . And all 14 committee members who registered an opinion on a bill (S 73) relative to the expungement of convictions for marijuana possession voted to advance it favorably. The Legislature has long maintained a hands-off approach to marijuana policy.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

.” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. CO resident? FL resident? IN resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Cannabis real estate and licensing company looking to hire an experienced regulatory, licensing and public affairs attorney to lead ballot initiative efforts, handle local and state marijuana licensing files/applications and public affairs matters. Licensed and member in good standing with state bar. Stellar advocacy skills.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It seems like every day I read a new story about legislators, high-ranking federal officials, and frustrated advocates of marijuana research complaining that researchers still can’t study the actual marijuana that people are using in the state-legal markets. That simply is not true. SRI received one of those licenses.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

However, marijuana reform has stalled in the past few months. Send a general letter in support of sensible marijuana reform in New Jersey NOW. There are three major reform bills in the New Jersey State Legislature during the current legislative session. For more information on this bill (and similar measure S. 2703 and A.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 19, 2023

In September, Clark County District Court Judge Joe Hardy ruled in favor of the plaintiff, stating that the Schedule I classification was indeed unconstitutional. In the state of Nevada, the designation of a substance as a controlled substance is invalid if the designation was made outside of the authority delegated by the legislature.

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NORML

JUNE 10, 2019

The language states: The Committee encourages OPM to review its policies and guidelines regarding hiring and firing of individuals who use marijuana in states where that individual’s private use of marijuana is not prohibited under the law of the state. The language was included by Rep.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 13, 2019

Kays advises and represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters arising under federal and state laws. She is experienced in litigating federal and state court cases involving the defense of employment discrimination claims, wrongful discharge, and retaliation matters. During law school, Ms.

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. State Senators Daylin Leach (D) and Sharif Street (D), as well as Rep. PA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

The grant funding was made available through the collection of marijuana-related sales tax revenues. A 2019 state law permits those convicted of marijuana-specific activities which have since been decriminalized or legalized to submit a written request to the court to have those records sealed.

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Don’t forget to sign up for our email list, and we will keep you posted as these bills and more move through your home state legislature and U.S. Another great way to stay up to date is Marijuana Moment’s daily newsletter, which you can subscribe to HERE. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take. CO resident?

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Don’t forget to sign up for our email list, and we will keep you posted as these bills and more move through your home state legislature and U.S. doctors to fill out the state-legal medical marijuana recommendations. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. Your Highness, Carly.

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MMJ Recs

AUGUST 29, 2022

Missouri legalized medical marijuana in 2018. Missouri dispensaries are now selling high-quality, locally produced marijuana products to hundreds of thousands of Missouri MMJ patients. Medical marijuana dispensaries in Missouri have quickly built a reputation for excellent produce and knowledgeable, passionate staff.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

Under Massachusetts law, an accommodation for an employee’s medical marijuana use is not per se unreasonable – despite possession of marijuana being illegal under Federal law. The employer thus has the burden to prove that a medical marijuana accommodation would pose an undue hardship to their business.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 1, 2018

ASA works with a grassroots base of more than 50,000 members using public education and direct advocacy to affect national change. In 2016, Maryland contracted with ASA’s Patient Focused Certification program to train the officials tasked with watching over the state’s emerging medical cannabis program. The mission of this D.C.-based

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 1, 2018

ASA works with a grassroots base of more than 50,000 members using public education and direct advocacy to affect national change. In 2016, Maryland contracted with ASA’s Patient Focused Certification program to train the officials tasked with watching over the state’s emerging medical cannabis program. The mission of this D.C.-based

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

“…The Board notes that it does not take a position on whether using marijuana is a good thing or a bad thing. The voters have spoken and legalized it in the State of California. 21-01 , Darrin Harper v. 21-01 , Darrin Harper v. California Department of Transportation.

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Another great way to stay up to date is Marijuana Moment’s daily newsletter, which you can subscribe to HERE. The Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and to provide funding for the expungement of criminal records for those with past marijuana convictions.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Together with the required $2,000 fee, an advocacy group by the name of Decriminalize California submitted ballot language to the state attorney general’s office in September. About Cannabis Law Group. Now the activist group awaits approval from the attorney general on both the official measure title and summary it submitted.

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NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

Don’t forget to sign up for our email list, and we will keep you posted as these bills and more move through your home state legislature and U.S. Another great way to stay up to date is Marijuana Moment’s daily newsletter, which you can subscribe to HERE. This bill allows adults to cultivate up to six marijuana plants in their home.

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Puff Puff Post

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states where medical marijuana is legal , students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court. HARTFORD, Conn.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

This week, officials with the Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board issued their first-ever permits to retailers who wish to allow customers to consume cannabis on the premises. Missouri state regulators began issuing the first of nearly 200 licenses to medical cannabis providers. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take. GA resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

2019 was a record year for marijuana reform, with more NORML chapters holding lobby days than ever before. With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Meetings will begin at 9am.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

An activist group in North Dakota filed paperwork to begin petitioning for another adult use marijuana legalization ballot initiative in 2020. Members of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission have decided to advance plans to regulate social marijuana use facilities. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take. LA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A federal raid on a small household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing confusion and resentment about U.S. drug enforcement priorities on Native American lands, as more states roll out legal marketplaces for recreational pot. SANTA FE, N.M. I was just open with the officer, straightforward.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2019

State laws regulating ownership and control items always must be taken into account, but the bottom line is that voting rights and economic rights are two very different things in cannabis businesses, just like anywhere else.

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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. New Jersey lawmakers have come to an agreement with Governor Murphy regarding retail marijuana tax rates, settling on charging sales tax by weight as opposed to a specific percentage.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

HR 420 (yes, you read that right): The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Another great way to stay up to date is Marijuana Moment’s daily newsletter, which you can subscribe to HERE.

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