NORML

APRIL 22, 2019

A spokesperson for the Jefferson County (population: 658,000) Sheriff’s Office announced today that local law enforcement will begin citing, rather than arresting, low-level marijuana offenders. Under the new policy, police will issue a summons to those who possess personal amounts of marijuana or cannabis-related paraphernalia.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

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. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day. Maryland Cannabis Policy Lobby Day.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The majority opinion held that there as nothing in the ballot materials for the law that indicated voters had considered or were even aware of how this might impact possession of the drug in prison. The court stated, “it seems implausible that the voters intended to essentially decriminalize marijuana in prison.”

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

Last week, Washington became the second US state to decriminalize drug possession. But unlike Oregon, where decriminalization was approved by a majority of voters on a ballot initiative, Washington’s sudden decriminalization came by way of its highest court. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

More and more states across the South are adopting medical marijuana regimes. One such pain for marijuana businesses is the tension between following state laws on a product that is still illegal at the federal level. As drafted, the MORE Act would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. Keep careful records.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

And I wanted to talk about the prospect of a federal reform from various levels all the way up to full legalization or decriminalization on the federal level. MSO: You wrote a book called The Medical Cannabis Primer , which is aimed at sort of educating and giving the tools to people entering the medical cannabis world.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Those fears were confirmed when Sessions formally rolled back the Cole Memo, a federal directive under the Obama administration not to pursue criminal actions or civil forfeiture against marijuana businesses that were abiding state law. As it now stands, 10 states (including California) plus Washington D.C.

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