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Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/3/19

NORML

Governor Larry Hogan (R) of Maryland also signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. At a more local level, members of Las Vegas, Nevada’s city council approved legislation to allow cannabis consumption lounges. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. AL resident? CO resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/14/20

NORML

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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law.

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New York Medical Marijuana Guide

Cannabis Law Report

Over the next 50 years, several studies surrounding marijuana use and its effects were conducted as the state introduced new laws. Marijuana remained illegal, however, until 1977, when the possession of 25 grams or less of cannabis was decriminalized. What did pass in 2019 was a handful of marijuana decriminalization measures.

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Which states allow out-of-state patients to buy medical marijuana?

Veriheal

Which States Accept Out-of-State MMJ Cards? As different levels of cannabis legalization grow across the country, it’s important to know what you’re looking for in terms of out-of-state cannabis consumption. These conditions are: Cancer. Current marijuana laws prohibit the retail sale of cannabis in D.C. .

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Buds Behind Bars: An Analysis of People v. Raybon

Cannabis Law Report

Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not. Although the Perry court acknowledges that possession is not synonymous with consumption, they argue that possession is not unrelated to use.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/22

NORML

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.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22

NORML

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. MD resident? NV resident?