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Australia Cannabis Q&A

Canna Law Blog

Comply with relevant workplace health and safety legislation. Valid consent for data collection and use. What are employer obligations regarding workplace drug testing? Employers should: Establish fair and transparent testing policies. Ensure that testing aligns with anti-discrimination and privacy laws. Competition Law 30.

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Pride and Plant Medicine: How the LGBTQ+ Movement Shaped the Cannabis Industry

The Cannigma

Known as the Compassionate Use Act, this landmark legislation became the first to legalize medical cannabis in the United States. Together, she and Peron turned love into action, transforming grassroots care into legislative change. I bake the world a better place, one brownie at a time.”

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Before Biden Left Office, These Lawmakers Demanded More Cannabis Reform

Veriheal

Shortly before his administration came to a close, a collection of congressional signatories emphasized to the president that rescheduling efforts alone are insufficient to comprehensively or effectively address the greater issues associated with the ongoing federal criminalization of cannabis classified under the legal category of marijuana.

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House Members Pass Historic Legislation Legitimizing Retail Cannabis Sales

NORML

This historic vote marks the first time ever that a chamber of Congress has ever held a successful floor vote on a stand-alone piece of marijuana reform legislation. The YES votes represented 99% of the Democratic majority caucus and 47% of the Republican minority caucus. Introduced by House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.),

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Bipartisan Legislation To End Marijuana Prohibition Filed

NORML

“This legislation is effective in its simplicity, it will deschedule marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and end federal prohibition once and for all, full stop.” territories of Guam and Puerto Rico have enacted legislation specific to the physician-authorized use of cannabis. and the U.S.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/8/19

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. NORML opposes this legislation.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/14/19

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law giving patients the option to inhale medical cannabis through vaporization. Governor Doug Ducey (R) of Arizona signed legislation into law to establish medical cannabis testing standards.