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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18

NORML

Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. Update: SB 440 was heard by the Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee, but no action has been taken yet. At the state level, North Dakota state Rep. AR resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22

NORML

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. 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? Connecticut. CT resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/15/18

NORML

Department of Agriculture held a hemp listening session this week as regulators work to establish rules and regulations for production. Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt. Update : SB 1352 was heard and unanimously approved by the House Committee on Agriculture on 3/13.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/22

NORML

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. GA resident?

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Cannabis in Mexico: Focus on Hemp

Canna Law Blog

Apart from limited Oaxacan efforts to decriminalize individual recreational consumption and grant a few medical growing licenses, and earlier Supreme Court decisions declaring prohibition unconstitutional, we have not heard about any legislative efforts to regulate a market that is poised to grow globally. Neither have we.

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The Synergy Between the Cannabis Industry and ESG By Robert Hoban

Cannabis Law Report

In any event, it is incumbent on any business in the cannabis industry to understand and evaluate potential compliance with these forthcoming rules and business practices as they evolve and grow. The EENR Business Unit has provided programming and content surrounding this topic.

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Green growth: Exploring the social and economic dimensions of cannabis investments

The Joint Blog

The legalization, regulation, and decriminalization of cannabis have created a new market with significant potential for economic growth. The economic benefits are not limited to the cannabis industry but extend to related sectors such as tourism, manufacturing, and agriculture.