NORML

AUGUST 12, 2019

I’m proud to work with NORML to create a more just national marijuana policy. My bill, The MORE Act, is the most comprehensive marijuana reform bill ever introduced, and it’s backed by a broad coalition of civil rights, criminal justice, drug policy, and immigration groups.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Texas has one such cannabis program in flux, with a new bill being introduced that may change the legality of recreational marijuana within the state. What is the current legal status of cannabis in Texas, and what potential changes are on the horizon? Well examine these questions to get a holistic view of the situation.

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NORML

JANUARY 15, 2020

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a legislative hearing, “ Cannabis Policies for the New Decade ,” during which they considered multiple legislative bills aimed at amending federal cannabis laws. He continued: “The fact of the matter is that legalization and regulation work.

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NORML

APRIL 14, 2020

But, this new reality doesn’t mean that we don’t have the ability to positively influence federal policy. If you want to see a robust consumer-oriented cannabis marketplace, then we must act now to protect these small businesses. Together, we’re going to legalize cannabis nationwide. Justin Strekal.

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NORML

MARCH 5, 2019

Commenting on the new findings, NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri said, “The federal government needs to deschedule marijuana to allow states to better and more fully benefit from the economic growth engine that is the legal marijuana industry.

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NORML

JANUARY 14, 2019

The most essential component in creating a stable business environment to meet consumer demand is certainty, and that is what states and businesses would have with Congressman Correa’s legislation to protect state-lawful programs from potential rouge US Attorneys under a Department of Justice likely to be led by known drug warrior William Barr.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

A complex and comprehensive plan laid out in over 200 pages of legislative text, the CRTA would implement one of the most tightly regulated, highly taxed and heavily controlled legal cannabis markets in the world. It also creates on-site consumption licenses for retail facilities to apply for.

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Veriheal

APRIL 17, 2025

When it comes to any hot-button issue like cannabis legalization, there are always two sides, often without much middle ground. For those looking through a pro-legalization lens, efforts to continue federal prohibition and bar states from legalizing should be a thing of the past.

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NORML

JUNE 19, 2019

Today, the House Committee on Small Business held a hearing entitled Unlocked Potential? Small Businesses in the Cannabis Industry to discuss the economic and employment opportunities in the emerging legal cannabis industry and the challenges that federal prohibition and criminalization pose in regards to the Small Business Administration.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JULY 24, 2019

Areas that have approved the sale of cannabis still deal with a “gray market” where legal and illegal marijuana markets coexist. It is a scenario that frustrates legal cannabis businesses and law enforcement alike.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

. “Thanks to the leadership of the House Judiciary chairman, never in history have we been closer to ending the failed policy of marijuana criminalization and providing pathways to opportunity for our brothers and sisters who have suffered under its oppressive reign.” ” Click here to share this alert on Facebook.

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NORML

APRIL 9, 2020

NORML Cannabis Policy Guidance Memo for Protecting Public Health During COVID-19 Crisis. Urge Congress to Provide Small Business Relief to State-Licensed Cannabis Companies. Contact your federal lawmakers in support of this needed change to protect small businesses. NORML’s Voting Guide to Legalize Marijuana in Your State.

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NORML

MAY 19, 2020

Attorneys Generals from 34 states and territories sent a letter today to Congressional leadership urging members to expeditiously pass The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act so that state-licensed cannabis business can explicitly engage in relationships with banks and other financial institutions.

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Project CBD

MARCH 7, 2025

Its provocative kicker states: Much of whats sold as hemp today isnt hemp at all its a mix of synthetic intoxicants and illicit THC masquerading as a legal, natural product. There’s also THCP, THCO, HHC, and others that can’t be made from CBD starter material and thus are outside the legal definition of “hemp.”

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NORML

MARCH 28, 2019

Currently, thousands of state-licensed and regulated businesses lack access to the banking industry and are unable to accept credit cards, deposit revenues, or write checks to meet payroll or pay taxes because federal law discourages financial institutions from engaging in such partnerships.

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Canna Care Docs

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Potential implications of rescheduling cannabis It’s important to keep in mind that rescheduling does not legalize cannabis outright for recreational use. Rescheduling would stand to have the largest impact on cannabis research and business taxes. What does rescheduling cannabis mean for medical cannabis patients?

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Members of the House of Representatives voted 321 to 103 in favor, representing 79% of the vote of HR 1595: The SAFE Banking Act, which amends federal law so that explicitly banks and other financial institutions may work directly with state-legal marijuana businesses. Now we look to the Senate, where we are cautiously optimistic.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

Legal Status & Industry Overview 1. Is cannabis legal for business purposes in Australia? Cannabis businesses must comply with several laws, including: Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 regulates cannabis cultivation and manufacture for medicinal or scientific purposes. Cannabis Business Licensing & Compliance 6.

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2019

Chief Petitioners Madeline Martinez, Leia Flynn, and Angela Bacca filed a ballot measure to be known as “The Legalization Justice Act of 2020” at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, March 18. The OJL seeks to right these wrongs as well as provide a model for other states to implement a more just version of cannabis legalization.

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Next week, the two key committees will hold hearings on various aspects of federal marijuana policy. The first will be held on Wednesday, June 19th, in the Small Business Committee, entitled Unlocked Potential? Small Businesses in the Cannabis Industry. Presently, V.A.

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NORML

MARCH 12, 2019

This week, the Minority Cannabis Business Association unveiled their Municipal Ordinance model on how localities can administer new business licenses in a fashion that promote minority entrepreneurs and ensure that the emerging industry will not be dominated by a flood on new investors who have not been harmed by the consequences of prohibition.

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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2019

Since the passage of Proposition 1 , officially known as the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act , which legalized the sale, possession, consumption and cultivation of marijuana for adults 21 and up last November, members of Michigan NORML have encountered a new challenge: municipal opt-out.

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NORML

OCTOBER 15, 2019

NORML Canada launches official Post-Legalization platform to focus advocacy efforts on reforming Canada’s legal Cannabis system. Our goal is to ensure consumers have ease of access to legal cannabis products, access to medical dispensaries, access to world-class product options, as well as access to affordable legal options.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

In the previous Congress, The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act became the first bill in American history to end the federal policy of criminalization that earned bipartisan support. Marijuana legalization is here to stay and it is time that federal policy reflect that.”

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2019

Thousands of state-licensed and regulated businesses lack access to the banking industry and are unable to accept credit cards, deposit revenues, or write checks to meet payroll or pay taxes because federal law discourages financial institutions from engaging in such partnerships. With 97.7% of the U.S.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

The American South has been one of the toughest (weed) cookies to crack when it comes to marijuana reform, despite legalization’s wildfire spread over the past half-decade. To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). They managed to hold on to that.

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Cannabis Chronicles

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

With a growing number of states legalizing weed for recreational and medical purposes, the U.S. The public has a stigmatized view of the product but legitimate business owners can’t reach them; it creates mistrust,” says Kyle Porter, who runs CMW Media, which does marketing and public relations for cannabis companies.

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NORML

JANUARY 13, 2020

This Wednesday, January 15th, at 10 am EST, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” ” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform.

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NORML

JANUARY 6, 2020

Maine voters initially approved the legalization of adult-use cannabis sales in November 2016 by passing a statewide initiative, but lawmakers — led by former Republican Gov. Applications may be submitted online to the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy. Licensed stores are anticipated to be operational by spring 2020.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

Legal Advisor to Roc NORML, and Mary Kruger, Start SMART NY Coalition Member and Executive Director of Roc NORML. Sixty-five percent of New York residents support the legalization of cannabis. Cannabis legalization was not included in the 2019 – 2020 New York State Budget. By: Jason Klimek, Esq.,

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NORML

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

As the tentacles of the federal policy of cannabis prohibition run deep into nearly every sector of American public policy, a new voice emerged to call for clarity regarding state-legal cannabis marketplaces: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Marijuana Law, Policy, and Authority is a first-of-its-kind law school casebook in a rapidly-emerging and exciting new field. The helpful organization intersperses these issues of substantive law, policy, and authority throughout the discussion of users, suppliers, and third parties. Policy Toward Marijuana Users.

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NORML

MAY 11, 2020

“NORML’s mission is to move public opinion sufficiently to legalize the responsible use of marijuana by adults, and to serve as an advocate for consumers to assure they have access to high quality marijuana that is safe, convenient and affordable.” Even during these uncertain times, NORML’s mission remains the same.

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Veriheal

JUNE 16, 2023

Twitter’s New Policy In February, Twitter relaxed its rules by allowing cannabis companies to advertise their businesses. Twitter further updated its cannabis ads policy on April 25, 2023, to allow cannabis companies in some U.S. This news of Twitter’s policy made headlines immediately after it went mainstream.

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 2019

Congress is clearly out of step with the American people on cannabis when national support for federal marijuana legalization is at an all-time high and we saw several states move toward with legalization last November.”. Blumenauer. I encourage all Members to join us in this debate and explore the varying issues.”.

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Veriheal

JUNE 24, 2022

Thailand left its war on drugs in the past, the Texas GOP platform raised some questions, and a new study revealed how cannabis legalization affects road safety. Though it’s now home to one of the most progressive cannabis policies on the planet , a look back at Thailand’s recent history reveals just how far the nation has come.

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