NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

And Dayton, Ohio completely decriminalized cannabis possession, as the city commission decided to eliminate the existing $150 possession fine. Shannon Roers Jones (R) introduced legislation, House Bill 1155, to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 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. Update : HB 1089 is scheduled for a public hearing in the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee at 1:30 on 2/19/2020 in Room LSB-A.

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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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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Voters in Artesia, a suburb in Los Angeles County, voted to authorize a tax on marijuana businesses of 15% of gross receipts and $20 per square foot for cultivation. Voters in Calabasas approved a cannabis tax structure, authorizing a 10% tax on marijuana businesses generating an estimated $10,000 per year to fund city services.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

Marijuana was once again one of the hottest legislative topics across the nation in 2021, and while some states’ new legislation provided greater protections to employers with drug-free and/or zero-tolerance policies, others took a more employee-friendly approach.

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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

JULY 6, 2021

Cannabix is developing Marijuana Breathalyzer devices to give law enforcement and employers a tool to enhance public safety. Furthermore, employers are re-examining their drug testing policies, procedures and tools. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cannabix Technologies Inc. Cannabix Technologies Inc.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

Employers are not prohibited from establishing or enforcing drug testing policies, including drug-free workplace policies, or requiring a worker to disclose that they are a medical marijuana card holder. New Mexico. Since June 29, 2021, adult recreational use of marijuana has been legal in New Mexico.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

As Marijuana Business Daily noted in their overview of the successful initiatives, “as of June, only 168 of California’s 540 cities and counties allowed for any type of legal MJ retail operations, and many of those don’t allow adult-use retail, only medical.” of gross receipts generating an estimated $1.9 Ojai: Measure G.

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Veriheal

JULY 19, 2022

On June 9, an announcement published in the Royal Gazette confirmed that Thailand had become the first Southeast Asian country to decriminalize cannabis. This policy change legally allows Thailand’s cannabis industry to form. The good news is that cannabis sales revenue could act as a financial safety net.

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WeedAdvisor

JUNE 22, 2019

Although still not fully confirmed, marijuana policy in Colombia appears to be inching closer to legalization. Recreational marijuana has already been decriminalized, even allowing small amounts to be grown at home for individual use. Now, with this sudden change in policy, legalization is the final possible step.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

The bill includes several provisions for additional research to investigate the impact of legalization on public health, driving safety, and similar areas. Decriminalization of Cannabis, Recognition of State law Controlling Cannabis. Many direct and indirect cannabis business have difficulty accessing loans or other financing.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. DE resident? HI resident? IL resident?

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

billion industry that focuses on local businesses and creates total employment between 30,700 and 43,400 employees. Safeguarding safety and public health through advertising restrictions, stringent quality control, harm reduction options, and public education.

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. AL resident? CO resident? CO resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Atlanta lawmakers met on Tuesday to discuss a proposed resolution in support of locally decriminalizing psychedelics, hearing testimony on the therapeutic benefits of entheogenic substances and discussing a plan to further consider the reform in a work session. Atlanta Lawmakers Discuss Psychedelics Decriminalization Resolution.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

As Jason Ortiz, President of the Minority Cannabis Business Association (“MCBA”) and police accountability activist, stated in a recent press release , “[t]his [misallocation of marijuana tax revenue] is not just an Oregon problem, this is a national disgrace.” See also Marijuana and Racism: Bearing the Blunt of the Problem.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. Oregon’s Public Policy Approach to Support Legal Marijuana Production and the State’s Abundant Supply: The Course for Seeking the Right Balance. Oversupply is seen as a positive as it indicated incorporation of grey & black markets. State has 2,100 licensees.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 30, 2022

Canadian social policy and attitudes to the plant had come full circle after nearly a century. The judge agreed with him, saying (at para 28): The seizures associated with Parker’s epilepsy constitute a serious threat to his health and safety. The federal government failed several times in 2003 and 2006 to decriminalize marijuana.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2022

John Bel Edwards signed a bill into law that decriminalizes the possession of cannabis in amounts up to 14.5 Does not protect employees of emergency medical services, law enforcement, public safety officials, state employees of the horse racing commission, or firefighter services. 2021 – Gov.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Still before Governor Newsom for his signature is SB 1496 , which would implement a series of changes to the state’s cannabis tax policy, including authorizing regulators to extend the deadline for tax payments by cannabis businesses located in areas affected by an emergency proclamation by the Governor.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. ” At a more local level, the decriminalization policy in Dayton, Ohio went into effect this week. NH resident?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

Public safety at issue. Proponents of these THC caps—who are often the same politicians who stood against legalization and lost—contend that limiting THC levels will increase public safety. Cornyn have indicated their support for descheduling cannabis. Cannabis Voter Project (@Cannabis_Voter) March 3, 2021. In 2019, Sen.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Kight on Cannabis is a law firm founded by attorney Rod Kight that represents legal cannabis businesses. . If enacted, MORE promises to reshape cannabis policy and business in the US. In addition to the benefits set forth under the Community Reinvestment Grant Program, the Act works in conjunction with the Small Business Act.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Update : HB 2149 was approved by the Public Safety Committee on 2/20. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! AZ resident? IL resident? West Virginia.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2019

Their shared traits aside, cannabis and cryptocurrency have complementary business models that are likely to bolster one another as adoption – in both – becomes more widespread. We’re going to present a brief survey of the separate cannabis and crypto business landscapes and point out the important intersections developing between the two.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

JULY 24, 2023

var mantis = mantis || []; mantis.push(['display', 'load', { property: '5bbb53a2bcafb20075d8dc64' }]); Cajibio (CNN) — On a recent Friday morning, about 200 coca and marijuana farmers gathered in the small…

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

In Texas, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence passed a marijuana decriminalization bill out of committee this week. Update : SB 34 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development on 4/1/2019. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 20, 2023

Americans are buying more marijuana than chocolate CNN Senior Data Reporter Harry Enten spends this April 20th looking at the. Read More

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

As such, the Bureau finds that immediate action to amend the Bureau’s regulations is required to avoid serious harm to the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare. Cannabis goods sold by unlicensed cannabis retailers do not have to meet the same consumer safety standards imposed during the testing process.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2021

And another 13 states have decriminalized cannabis. The bill seeks to rectify the adverse effects of the War on Drugs and reinvest in communities of color by decriminalizing and descheduling cannabis. Some states also prohibit non-residents from operating or investing in cannabis businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 27, 2021

And another 13 states have decriminalized cannabis. The bill seeks to rectify the adverse effects of the War on Drugs and reinvest in communities of color by decriminalizing and descheduling cannabis. Some states also prohibit non-residents from operating or investing in cannabis businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Alison Felix , Senior Policy Advisor , Sam Chapman , Associate Economist , and Jordan Bass , Research Associate. However, the strong growth of marijuana sales and new business entrants began to slow in 2017 and 2018, suggesting the industry may be moving into a more mature stage of development. Department of Justice (DOJ).

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. There are questions about the logistics of opening and running one of these types of businesses, given the complex interplay of laws and regulations promulgated by bodies from the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In essence, the administration’s cannabis policy appears to be a mere adjunct to its criminal justice agenda. American jails could be emptied of all those imprisoned for cannabis offenses, state and federal, and it will not move the needle when it comes to the normalization of cannabis business activities.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

This week: The National Credit Union Administration affirms that credit unions may provide financial services to hemp businesses. Five federal financial regulatory agencies replied to a request for clarification from Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) regarding the availability of banking services to hemp businesses.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

And in my belief, it should be cannabis, because of the safety profile, number one. 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: It’s something that just struck me right now.

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