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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/25/20

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. Legislation is pending, HB 583 / SB 527, which would authorize licensed medical cannabis facilities to sell edible products.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/19

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Several mayors across the state of New Jersey are calling for automatic expungement provisions to be included in the state’s marijuana regulation bill, and are threatening to ban retail sales in their jurisdictions if state lawmakers pass legislation without it.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/4/19

NORML

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2019! At the state level, Alaska regulators have voted in favor of plans to permit on-site marijuana consumption at designated retailers. Jake Wheatley (D), plan to file marijuana legalization bills in their respective chambers this legislative session.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18

NORML

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. GA resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/15/18

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) signed legislation into law that would strengthen and clarify medical cannabis patient protections. Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt. CA resident?

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NJ Lawmakers Look To Introduce Legislation Banning Cannabis Consumption By Specific Workers – 4 Bills Submitted So Far

Cannabis Law Report

how alcohol consumption isn’t legislated in the same way. Robert Singer (R-Ocean), would amend the state’s recreational marijuana law to ban cannabis consumption for any employee who operates heavy machinery or uses weapons, or whose use of cannabis would “put the public at risk.” It’s funny (not ha! introduced.