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Alabama: Jefferson County Police To Cite, Rather Than Prosecute, Minor Marijuana Violators

NORML

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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California Supreme Court: Cannabis Law Not Applicable to Prison Inmates

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

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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Importing “Drug Paraphernalia” after Eteros and Keirton

Canna Law Blog

The federal law defines drug paraphernalia as: any equipment, product, or material of any kind which is primarily intended or designed for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting, concealing, producing, processing, preparing, injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing into the human body a controlled substance.

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Ready to Lobby?

NORML

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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Be Very Skeptical of Cannabis Advertising

Canna Law Blog

“Farm Bill compliant CBD” The 2018 Farm Bill is one of the least understood laws on the books, in my view. All of this is to say, there is no such thing as a “Farm Bill compliant” CBD product, because it’s not something that the law addresses. What about raw, smokable hemp?

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Federal Appeals Court: Maine’s Cannabis Licensee Residency Requirement is Unconstitutional

Canna Law Blog

The First Circuit has added itself to the list of jurisdictions that have invalidated similar state cannabis laws on DCC grounds, including in the Sixth and Eighth circuits. The First Circuit’s decision effectively eliminates all residency requirements for becoming a cannabis licensee in the state.

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Cannabis reforms must include medical cannabis: here’s why

The Cannigma

But prior to 1996 when California declared it medicine, cannabis was illegal in every state at every level. This bill assumes that federal standards for medical cannabis are not needed because patients are protected under state medical cannabis programs, but that logic is flawed. It wasn’t always this way.

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