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. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has scheduled to convene a markup on The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 on Tuesday, March 26th. 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.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

US Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) , chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, expressed interest in addressing banking issues facing cannabis businesses operating legally in their states. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R. The SAFE Banking Act (H.R.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week. Legislation is pending, House Bill 5442, to expand the pool of individuals eligible for medical cannabis by allowing physicians to recommend it to those with generalized chronic pain. A subcommittee of the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) said that an impeachment trial could delay consideration of cannabis financial services legislation, but no moreso than anything else that requires floor time. This is the second House of Commons committee to embrace decriminalization in as many weeks.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. Several bills have been introduced in Congress in 2019 that call for legalizing or decriminalizing the substance.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

The Delaware Senate passes legislation making violation of cannabis consumption/possession laws by minors a civil rather than criminal infraction. The Supreme Court rules Lanham Act provision preventing registration of trademarks seen as “immoral or scandalous” is an unconstitutional restriction on speech.

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