NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation. Actions to Take.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

If House Bill 5284 becomes law, Illinois registered qualifying medical cannabis patients would gain more rights within a health care facility. Kevin John Olickal introduced HB5284, which would eliminate health care facility restrictions on medical cannabis use by a registered qualifying patient.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The passing of Senate Bill 1559 is another example of how the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act continues to evolve. Lightford is scheduled to host an informative town hall meeting to discuss several aspects of Illinois’ sometimes confusing cannabis law. The event is free and open to the public. Wednesday, Nov. Wednesday, Nov.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

a leading global cannabis and consumer packaged goods company, announced that the company has initiated a policy roundtable with German regulators on adult-use cannabis legalization in Germany. We applaud the German government in leading responsible adult-use cannabis legislation in Europe and we are proud to support this effort.”.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 7, 2023

With Friday, May 19, set as the 103rd General Assembly last day for this legislative session for the Illinois House and Senate before adjournment, recently aligned cannabis stakeholders are making a final push for the passage of current cannabis bills and more. For more specifics on ACE’s legislative priorities, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Medical cannabis dispensaries and their patients are affected.” In March, a failed cannabis regulation bill included a provision providing that “a dispensing organization may dispense cannabis from a drive-through window of the restricted access area or a curbside pickup location in close proximity to the restricted access area.”

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 15, 2023

In our six-part series, “ Part 2: What Illinois cannabis patients really want ,” we discussed the absence of safe on-premise spaces in Illinois for legal consumption of cannabis. A key mistake, we believe, of Illinois’s cannabis laws, was over-restricting the market. We don’t want to repeat that.”

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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 2, 2023

California has been a trailblazer in the realm of medical marijuana, offering patients access to a variety of treatment options. Patients must first schedule an appointment with a licensed medical professional who can evaluate their medical history and condition. In 1996, the state became the first in the U.S.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Governor Andrew Cuomo has included a plan to “regulate, restrict, and control” the responsible adult use of cannabis in New York, known as the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act (“CRTA”). The explicit language barring patients from “smoking” would be removed. development and hiring programs.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 22, 2023

The Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) today announced it again has extended curbside pickup for cannabis medical patients. Medical Cannabis Dispensaries are permitted to modify their policies and procedures regarding dispensing to accommodate this Variance.”

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 1, 2024

16, and with a new legislation session inevitably comes new proposed cannabis laws. Chicago NORML is set to host its first monthly meeting of the year to discuss the state of medical cannabis before the next legislation session begins. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. 7, from at 2 p.m.-3:30

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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. Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, or as the emerging trend is becoming with Kentucky’s legislators, thanking them for their support. They are there to represent their constituents, after all.

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TheAnswerPage

JANUARY 11, 2022

Are you able to answer your patients’ medical marijuana questions? Also, a recent systematic review of healthcare professionals’ “cannabis knowledge” reported “there was a unanimous lack of self-perceived knowledge surrounding all aspects of medicinal cannabis” (2). million medical marijuana patients nationwide.

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NORML

MAY 12, 2020

Tamara Netzel was a middle school English teacher, an Army officer’s wife, and possibly the most cannabis naive individual you could have met. By the time she learned she was breaking the law, cannabis medicine was saving her life. It concerned her that even as a registered patient, she could still be arrested.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Illinois lawmakers took their third attempt to amend the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act and eliminate the requirements for a physical medical-cannabis examination for those applying for a medical card and registered cardholders in the Medical Cannabis Program. Bob Morgan introduced HB4201 on Oct.

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 2019

Today, the rollout of the new leadership team of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus was announced, with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and David Joyce (R-OH) joining founding members Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Don Young (R-AK). For far too long, communities of color and women have been left out of the conversation on cannabis.

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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. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day. Delaware Citizens’ Cannabis Lobby Day XXV.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 16, 2024

We recently reported on the new adopted cannabis tax amendments stated in the Illinois Register and Flinn Report. Harper introduced the first cannabis amendment of the new legislative session. House Bill 4465 provisions concern rate of taxes for registered medical cannabis patients. Today, Representative Sonya M.

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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. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day. Delaware Citizens’ Cannabis Lobby Day XXV.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 29, 2023

The meeting will include discussions about local hemp events, current legislation, the delta-8 controversy, and how to get involved. Members also will discuss upcoming local hemp events, including workshops, conferences, and networking opportunities. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. Friday, July 7.

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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. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day. Delaware Citizens’ Cannabis Lobby Day XXV.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 20, 2019

Back on March 1, I ran through a legislative forecast and report for Oregon cannabis in 2019. SB 218 is key legislation for Governor Brown, who wants to show our U.S. This means no cannabis lounges and probably no temporary event permits or tours in 2019. The deadline is Friday to make a decision. Local Grow Tax.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

event 3–9 p.m. The event is free, open to the public, and will be located at Gotti’s Cucina & Bar (1501 Mannheim Road in Stone Park). Items to sample at the event include hemp pasta dishes and infused drinks (non-alcoholic options available). For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. Sunday February 19.

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NORML

JANUARY 31, 2019

Nearly 10 years after opening the first cannabis cafe in the United States , Oregon NORML ( ornorml.org ) executive director Madeline Martinez is appealing directly to legislators in Salem to pass a bill sponsored by Senator Lew Frederick (D-Portland) that would finally legalize her trademark business, The World Famous Cannabis Cafe.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

The Oregon legislature has been grappling with cannabis for five consecutive years. At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. Talking with those in Salem trenches, one senses some fatigue.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 4, 2023

Headset , a data platform for the cannabis economy, recently released a report that examined the Illinois cannabis market. In this article, we highlight one of the most glaring statists in the report: the price of cannabis in Illinois. Either way, Illinois leads all legal states in highest-priced cannabis per gram.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2021

OTTAWA, ON , July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc (“Tetra” or the Company”) (TSX: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) (FRA: JAM1), a leader in cannabinoid-based drug discovery and development has announced that it filed a PCT patent application for Cannabis Plant Residue and Use Thereof, PCT Patent Application No.

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The Joint Blog

APRIL 17, 2020

Cannabis Sativa, a.k.a Its psychoactive ingredient, THC, has made cannabis a highly used recreational drug for millennia. Over the past few decades, there has been an increased interest in leveraging cannabis and cannabinoids for medicinal purpose. marijuana” is the one of the most popular illicit substances in the world.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2019

Here’s the blurb… Clinicians and medical students interested in learning from the experts about how medical cannabis works, helps patients and can be prescribed are invited to a CPD-accredited lecture and Q&A hosted by Hon. Professor Mike Barnes, author and Director of Education at The Academy of Medical Cannabis.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

September 19, 2022, a ruling by the Appellate Court of Illinois (Third District) delivered the judgment that the “smell of burnt cannabis” alone did not provide an “officer with probable cause to search the vehicle.” Dalton of the Whiteside County Court, the decision hinged “on the changing landscape of cannabis law.”

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 12, 2023

With Illinois’ 103rd General Assembly session adjourning Friday, May 19, lawmakers are making their final push for legislation, including a cannabis omnibus. If the omnibus is agreed upon and is attached to a different Senate bill for passage, all cannabis related amendments in the omnibus would pass.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Acting in one fell swoop, on September 18, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 10 cannabis-related legislative bills into law. Senate Bill 1326 is the most widely recognized bill of the group, and authorizes the Governor the power to sign cannabis trade agreements with other states where cannabis is legal.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 14, 2023

They plan to propose legislation to regulate the delta hemp industry in time for the Illinois General Assembly to consider during its fall veto session. Banning it will just expand the monopoly that Big Cannabis already has. Illinois shouldn’t ban a natural health alternative popular with patients.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

adult-use, patient access, decriminalization etc.) Priority legislation includes: the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act , the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act , the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act and more! Regardless of the policy you’re advocating for (e.g.,

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CannaTech

MAY 17, 2020

Rylie was scheduled to be with us in Tel Aviv, but with the event being delayed, we wanted to catch up with her and see how she’s doing and what initiatives she’s taken on since we saw her six months ago in Cape Town. It’s the kind of patient story that you never forget. She tackled a seemingly impossible job.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Stuart Titus will be presenting at the Hemp for the Future educational event in Reykjavík, Iceland , on Oct. Medical doctors, scientists, hemp farmers, and patients will share their knowledge on the current industry landscape and future of hemp. “Medical Marijuana, Inc. ” Dr. . “Medical Marijuana, Inc.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 31, 2023

According to the press release , “The legislation, which goes into effect January 1, 2024, will promote public safety and community success by implementing criminal justice reforms.” For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. The post Gov.

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