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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/20

NORML

At the state level, a new decriminalization law took effect this week in Hawaii involving the possession of up to three grams of marijuana, as well as a procedure for expungement of past convictions for the same amount. Legislation is pending, A1897, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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Oregon Cannabis Legislative Preview: Producer Moratorium, Equity, State Banking and More

Cannabis Law Report

For background, in 2020 Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110 , which decriminalizes simple possession of drugs and requires that all growing marijuana tax revenue goes toward drug treatment centers. House Joint Resolution 205 – State Banking. HB 4061 – Water Theft Enforcement & Penalties.

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Maybe This Time Will Be Different: Senate Unveils Legislation to Legalize Marijuana

Cannabis Law Report

On Thursday, July 21, 2022, Senators Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, and Cory Booker unveiled the long-awaited Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) , which, if passed, would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and require various federal agencies to establish rules for regulating various aspects of the marijuana industry.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/8/19

NORML

Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week.

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Proposed Federal Marijuana Reform: Financial Services Industry Primer

Cannabis Law Report

Ed Perlmutter’s (D-CO) Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking (SAFE) Banking Act , which was most recently passed by the House in 2021. Provide for reforms to the treatment of marijuana-related activities or convictions in federal immigration policy. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Rep.

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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. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. IL resident? NV resident?

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Dentons – Cannabis Client Alert – May 2022

Cannabis Law Report

Large Majority of Americans Favor Legal Recreational Cannabis Under Federal Law – Nearly two-thirds of Americans want recreational cannabis use to be legal under federal law and in their own state. Multiple Republican and Democratic senators continue to oppose cannabis legalization. Dentons Speaks.

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