NORML

JANUARY 9, 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. Reciprocity and expansion of the medical marijuana program are also priorities for 2020. Maryland Cannabis Policy Lobby Day.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law. AL resident? IL resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 270

Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

8, will see voters render a verdict on a broad scope of drug policy reform issues via their midterm ballots. Existing medical cannabis business license holders would also be authorized to sell cannabis at their existing locations and could launch one new location strictly for commercial sale. Election Day, which kicks off Nov.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 11, 2022

Rowan University in New Jersey now offers an MBA in Cannabis Commercialization with courses ranging from Cannabis Legislation, Regulations, and Policy to Advanced Chemical Analysis of Cannabinoids. Two required courses include Evolution of the Cannabis Industry and Business Model Innovation in Cannabis. Read more at [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Join Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s upcoming webinar, “Risky Business: US Immigration Law and the Marijuana Industry,” on October 22 at 12 pm CT. About the Program: Despite the growing trend by states and foreign countries to legalize cannabis for recreational or medicinal use, and the growth of the legalized cannabis business in the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 29, 2022

A7928 would establish a psychedelic research institute and a therapeutic research program. A6065 would decriminalize psilocybin. Rowan University’s Rohrer College of Business now offers an MBA with a concentration in Cannabis Commercialization. Also check out the psychedelic law blog !

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

Currently, ten states and the District of Columbia have legalized the adult use of marijuana and thirty-three states and DC have medical marijuana programs. This is not just good policy, but good politics. As long as marijuana remains a Schedule I substance, federal policy remains ignorant of this fact.

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SMPL

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This week, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced plans for a December vote on the MORE Act, which would federally decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act. Elsewhere, in New Jersey, Sen. Here, we’ve rounded up the 10 headlines you need to know before this week is over. Federal: The U.S. The bill, S.21/A.21,

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 11, 2020

Our big news this week is that the American Bar Association asked the Small Business Administration to make marijuana-related companies eligible for relief funds. Iowa votes to reform its medical marijuana program. New Jersey considers decriminalization. There’s plenty of state news also. aba/sba correspondence.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 16, 2020

And there is endless news about the (lack of) relief for marijuana businesses. VIRGINIA DECRIMINALIZATION. Governor Ralph Northam (D) signed a bill decriminalizing cannabis possession earlier this week. This week, the state’s Office of Marijuana Policy postponed sales indefinitely due to the pandemic. MASSACHUSETTS.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Manor Township, Pennsylvania is considering a proposal that would decriminalize cannabis possession. John Fetterman, Lt. AZ resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 12, 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. Reciprocity and expansion of the medical marijuana program are also priorities for 2020. Maryland Cannabis Policy Lobby Day.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Reduce the business license fee from $500,000 to $5,000. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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Legislation Patients Decriminalization Access 239

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 22, 2021

With decriminalization efforts underway in many other cities and states, this new training, the first of its kind in the US, could set the stage for the design and deployment of programs like it across the country.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

At the state level, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington launched a new program and began granting pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. And Dayton, Ohio completely decriminalized cannabis possession, as the city commission decided to eliminate the existing $150 possession fine.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Las Vegas NORML has once again found themselves busy with many types of advocacy for patient and consumer rights, both statewide and federally. For starters, cannabis would be decriminalized on the federal level and therefore removed from the entirety of the Controlled Substances Act. ” Learn more at www.lvnorml.org.

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NORML

MARCH 3, 2020

New York State is set to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult-use, and improve our existing medical marijuana and hemp programs by April 1st with the 2020-2021 NYS Budget. YES MRTA= % of tax revenue from marijuana legalization is allocated specifically for a Community Reinvestment Grant program.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The program debuted as “the only four-year degree program of its kind to combine experimental horticulture and advanced analytical chemistry with an optional entrepreneurial track,” said NMU’s News Director Kristi Evans. They’ve since added a degree in cannabis business. Northern Michigan University. SUNY Morrisville .

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Education Chronic Pain Agriculture Policy 52

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. Reciprocity and expansion of the medical marijuana program are also priorities for 2020. Maryland Cannabis Policy Lobby Day.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Policy 130

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 29, 2021

Total decriminalization through the removal of cannabis from the Rhode Island Controlled Substances Act. Social investment of cannabis tax dollars in communities harmed by the war on drugs. Equitable industry regulations that prioritize the participation of historically marginalized people. Watch their video. Their Vision.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 1, 2022

Unfazed by the federal leadership vacuum on cannabis, states continue to roll out cannabis proposals and programs. These proposals range from limited decriminalization measures to comprehensive, adult use licensing. This is because racial minorities and victims of the War on Drugs generally fall behind at program launch.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

What has evolved in the policy gap with federal law over the past decade is a patchwork of state-sanctioned fiefdoms where cannabis markets have largely developed locally and extend just to the border. And major national companies could pour into Washington state and Maine and buy up or push out small businesses.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

For many, including those who have been in the cannabis business for decades, prohibition still runs strong, even in areas that have legalized or decriminalized cannabis. In addition to its public policy and advocacy efforts towards legalization, Hawthorne has committed $2.5 Around 80% of cannabis business owners are white.

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

House of Representatives’ Small Business Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday on the challenges and opportunities small businesses face in the cannabis industry. At a more local level, the Cincinnati, Ohio city council approved a measure to decriminalize up to 100 grams of cannabis possession. CA resident?

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Legislation Banking Access Hemp 146

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 12, 2019

Cannabis Business Reality – Conference Agenda Mismatch – For those of you who read our post regularly, it is no surprise that we have been “beating a drum” over problems within the cannabis industry in California that focus on licensing and the underground market. . “U.S. Tom McClintock, R-Calif.,

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NORML

MARCH 18, 2019

Establishing the Community Grants Reinvestment Fund, which will invest in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the drug war through job training, economic empowerment, and youth development programming.

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Marijuana Access Legislation Business 258

Veriheal

MARCH 5, 2021

And the state of Washington may or may not have decriminalized drug possession after declaring its current laws unconstitutional. Rowan University in New Jersey has launched the Institute for Cannabis Research, Policy, and Workforce Development. Did Washington Decriminalize Drug Possession? Video Transcript. And lastly, .

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

Decriminalization of Cannabis, Recognition of State law Controlling Cannabis. Availability of Small Business Administration Programs and Loans to Cannabis-Related Legitimate Businesses. Many direct and indirect cannabis business have difficulty accessing loans or other financing. Draft Bill Details. Provisions.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

This week, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595, to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. AL resident? GA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2022

law as a Schedule I Controlled Substance, 2 which means that its possession, sale or use is prohibited by federal law, even in those states whose laws have decriminalized the use of cannabis. IHEs are required to certify that they have an AOD prevention program in order to remain eligible for certain forms of federal funding and assistance.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 10, 2022

One in three Americans now live in a state where the plant is legal, and dozens of countries around the world have legalized or decriminalized the plant. The organization works to “end America’s discriminatory and counterproductive policy of cannabis criminalization, as well as to repair the harms of this unjust and ineffective crusade.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

– Thirty-seven states allow for medical cannabis use through state run programs. Thirty-eight states have either decriminalized cannabis or enacted laws authorizing its use for medical or recreational adult use. [1] 1] The most recent state to pass legislation is Rhode Island, which authorized an adult use program.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Sonia Chang-Diaz, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, said. The Legislature has long maintained a hands-off approach to marijuana policy. There’s universal agreement about the problems: high costs of entry and lack of access to capital create a near-impossible barrier for many talented entrepreneurs.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The medical cannabis program in the U.K. With this fully legalized medical cannabis program also came the legalization of the export of medical cannabis products for commercial purposes. This change in policy was sparked by the increase in authorizations in recent years. The Number of U.K. MMJ Patients Is on the Rise.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 6, 2022

Mason Marks, a senior fellow and project lead on the Project at Psychedelics Law and Regulation at Harvard Law School who helped to draft some sections of the bill, told Marijuana Moment that it “builds on the momentum of previous psilocybin policy reform efforts in Seattle and across the country.”. Read more at.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

Despite the fact that marijuana had been “decriminalized” long ago, more than 100,000 New York State residents continued to be arrested every year. Liz Krueger (D- Manhattan) who demanded strong equity measures—and not just a business-first measure. A five-member cannabis control board will set rules, regulations, and policy.

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