Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2021

Mapping Psychedelic Drug Policy Reform. As the psychedelic renaissance contributes to a swelling pool of safety and efficacy data pertaining to the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelic medicine, many localities—particularly in North America—are revising their legal frameworks. This is what they are saying.

Decriminalization 105

Decriminalization Legalization Data Safety 105

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

HR 420 (yes, you read that right): The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Also, the rollout of the new leadership team of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus was announced. North Dakota.

Legislation 232

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 232

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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2049, that would expand the pool of individuals eligible for medical cannabis. CA resident?

Legislation 256

Legislation Patients Decriminalization Access 256

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton (R), is planning to sue five cities (Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin, and Denton) over their recent marijuana decriminalization policies. Each city passed cannabis decriminalization through voting over the last one to three years, despite marijuana still being an illegal substance in Texas.

Decriminalization 69

Decriminalization Policy Law Safety 69

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Senate Bill 2543 would prohibit an employer from discriminating against a person in hiring, termination, or condition of employment based on the person’s status as a medical cannabis cardholder or a positive drug test for THC. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical cannabis access. KY resident? MD resident?

Legislation 208

Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 208

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

This week, officials with the Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board issued their first-ever permits to retailers who wish to allow customers to consume cannabis on the premises. Missouri state regulators began issuing the first of nearly 200 licenses to medical cannabis providers. HI resident? MD resident? New Hampshire. NH resident?

Legislation 190

Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 190

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. Nixons War on Drugs The Nixon administration took the racially-charged propaganda behind cannabis prohibition even further by unofficially beginning the War on Drugs in 1971.

Legalization 76

Legalization Access Policy Banking 76

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. Governor of Pennsylvania, is beginning a state-wide listening tour to find out where PA residents stand on cannabis legalization.

Legislation 182

Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 182

NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Virginia has been one of the most reluctant states to consider marijuana law reform, though it recently began allowing some forms of cannabis oil for approved patients. Now, in 2015 — like in many other states throughout the country — we saw some fresh faces in the marijuana policy conversation. We need to do more.

Marijuana 246

Marijuana Legalization Programs Oil 246

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law that strengthens protections for medical cannabis patients and further improves upon the state’s new medical cannabis access program. In Texas, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence passed a marijuana decriminalization bill out of committee this week.

Legislation 194

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 194

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 14, 2021

“It seems implausible” that the voters intended to essentially decriminalize marijuana in prisons, Associate Justice Joshua Groban wrote for the majority. “We The Court of Appeal determined the plain language of Health and Safety Code section 11362.1, The defendants appealed. Also read [link].

Safety 111

Safety Decriminalization Policy Recreational 111

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Most of us do not realize how many resources are dedicated to dealing with cannabis-related crime in the U.S., Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. Cannabis Regulation and Crime Reduction.

Legalization 138

Legalization Consumption Recreational Policy 138

NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, HCR 2045, that seeks to arbitrarily cap the potency of cannabis flowers at two percent THC. The bill would prevent applicants from being denied occupational licenses for having previous drug charges, including for cannabis. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 2787, to regulate medical cannabis delivery services.

Legislation 219

Legislation Access Patients THC 219

The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In the last two years, more jurisdictions have passed laws providing employment protections to applicants and employees using cannabis on their free time, including in New York , Washington, DC , and California. Ceballos v. The plaintiff worked as a table games dealer at a casino for more than a year without incident.

Recreational 116

Recreational Law Decriminalization State Laws 116

NORML

MAY 20, 2019

Even though cannabis has been recreationally legal in the Battle Born State for nearly two years and Sin City has become a greenish gold mine of legal cannabis, many problems and societal penalties still arise with the use of it; no social consumption lounges being among the most glaring.

Consumption 156

Consumption Conditions Legislation Patients 156

CannaMD

JUNE 2, 2020

A long-standing problem for medical marijuana patients across the nation is that while many states have loosened up restrictions on cannabis use, company policies on marijuana have remained mostly unchanged. CITIES WITH NEW MARIJUANA TESTING POLICIES. Exceptions were again made for safety-sensitive positions.

Marijuana 111

Marijuana Safety Policy Advocacy 111

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

All-star basketball player Kevin Durant recently scored a historic victory for cannabis advocacy. Previous efforts by Durant had significant involvement in the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) decision to remove cannabis from its list of banned substances. He’s also a fierce cannabis advocate.

Advocacy 115

Advocacy Chronic Pain Policy Cannabis 115

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Activists in Nebraska, along with two pro-legalization Senators, qualified a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative petition to begin collecting signatures from registered voters in the state. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Actions to Take. AL resident?

Legislation 192

Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 192

The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

Indeed, the DEA reports that it is “aggressively striving to halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States,” including through its Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP), which began funding eradication programs in 1979 and has approximately 126 state and local law enforcement agency participants.

DEA 98

DEA Data Decriminalization Legalization 98

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2022

On Tuesday, March 8, the House Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Committee approved H.F. 1355 (Gomez), a bill to reduce the penalties for possession of small amounts of cannabis mixtures, as amended. The bill has been referred to the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee.

Safety 52

Safety Policy Decriminalization Edibles 52

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2021

The California legislation that would decriminalize some psychedelic substances under state law, Senate Bill 519, was approved in a 5-3 vote by the State Assembly’s Public Safety Committee in a June 29th hearing. Decriminalizing psychedelics is one important step in that direction. They write.

Decriminalization 105

Decriminalization Legislation DEA Safety 105

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.

Research and Development 105

Research and Development Decriminalization Education Safety 105

NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 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. The bill would prevent applicants from being denied occupational licenses for having previous drug charges, including for cannabis.

Legislation 159

Legislation Decriminalization Patients Edibles 159

NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Separate provisions in the bill exclude cannabidiol from the federal definition of marijuana, permit VA doctors to authorize medical cannabis access to qualified patients, and remove undue federal barriers to clinical trial research to better assess the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis. Pennsylvania. NH resident?

Legislation 141

Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 141

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Data from the Denver District Attorney’s office shows only 47 cases related to psychedelic mushrooms since May 2019 decriminalization. to effectively decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms by declaring them the “lowest law-enforcement priority.”. Denver may ease magic mushrooms laws further two years after decriminalization.

Decriminalization 52

Decriminalization Law Data Safety 52

NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

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. In the meantime, communities will continue to see their members arrested, prosecuted and jailed for cannabis-related offenses. By: Jason Klimek, Esq.,

Legalization 184

Legalization Marijuana Legislation Decriminalization 184

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In May 2019, Denver became the first city in the United States to decriminalize personal possession, cultivation and storage of psilocybin mushrooms. The initiative also created the Denver Psilocybin Policy Review Panel (“Panel”), which was required to report back to the City on the public safety and other impacts of decriminalization.

Policy 52

Policy Decriminalization Safety Therapy 52

NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

Legislation 185

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 185

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2021

Through the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act recently signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York legalized recreational cannabis use by adults over the age of 21. Learn more about our Cannabis Practice by clicking here. For more information, please contact the Chair of our Cannabis Practice, Steve Malito at SAM@dhclegal.com.

Compliance 100

Compliance Compliance Safety Law 100

The Blunt Truth

MARCH 8, 2021

Separate laws decriminalize marijuana and hashish possession and set out the penalties when individuals under age 21 use or possess marijuana or hashish. Although not immediately enforceable, New Jersey employers should immediately assess the implications of the laws on their current policies and drug testing practices.

Recreational 111

Recreational Law Marijuana Safety 111

The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

It was a busy week for the states, as Virginia moved towards decriminalization. The state House and Senate passed versions of a bill to decriminalize, which the governor is expected to sign. The state House Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would legalize medical cannabis.

Decriminalization 105

Decriminalization CBD Hemp Safety 105

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis.

Legislation 156

Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 156

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

In a decision last week, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the state law protecting “lawful activities” or “lawful off-duty conduct” does not apply to non-medical cannabis consumption, according to an Ogletree Deakins report. Court Rules Off-Duty Recreational Cannabis Use Not Protected By Nevada State Law. 22-25130 (1). Birmingham.

State Laws 98

State Laws Law Consumption Recreational 98

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 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, Senate Bill 170, to expand access to medical cannabis in Delaware. DE resident? The bill was deferred.

Legislation 112

Legislation Decriminalization Cultivation Patients 112

NORML

JANUARY 31, 2020

Proponents of cannabis reform in Kentucky had an opportunity to have their voices heard at the legislative level on January 22nd and 23rd. ” “Out of state lobbyists are certainly trying to influence medical cannabis legislation in their favor and not in the interests of our patients here in Kentucky. .

Advocacy 133

Advocacy Marijuana Legislation Events 133

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is engaged in a three-year initiative to examine the ethical, legal, and social implications of psychedelics research, commerce, and therapeutics. Here’s the press release. The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR).

Law 59

Law Policy Research and Development Clinical Trials 59

NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Also this week Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act, to expand and facilitate medical cannabis access to military veterans suffering from chronic pain, PTSD, and other serious medical conditions. CO resident? FL resident?

Legislation 185

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 185