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Municipalities Moving Away from Marijuana Testing for Employees

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. “Now is the time for municipalities throughout the state to review and update their policies so they may better align with state law and public opinion.” Those new laws take effect on July 1, 2020.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/7/20

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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. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. AL resident? NORML opposes the passage of this legislation.

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Oakland (City) officially decriminalizes plant based psychedelics

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RESOLVED, That the Oakland City Council directs the City Administrator to instruct the City’s state and federal lobbyists to work in support of decriminalizing all Entheogenic Plants and plant-based compounds that are listed on the Federal Controlled Substances Schedule 1; AND BE IT FURTHER. That makes it the second U.S.

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Ketamine Is Removed from California Decrim Bill

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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.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/29/20

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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 measure prohibits the release of past records for any marijuana offense that is no longer defined as a crime under state law.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/19

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Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) of New York and Governor Gina Raimondo (D) of Rhode Island both included plans for cannabis legalization as a part of their budget proposals in their respective states. A medical cannabis access bill was signed into law in the U.S. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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Amazon sued for employment discrimination over Psychedelic Mushrooms

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This means they are illegal under federal law and under many state laws, including Michigan. The “Michigan Decriminalization of Psilocybin Mushrooms and Other Plants and Fungi Initiative,” was approved at the beginning of the year by Michigan’s Board of Canvassers. Decriminalizing Mushroom and Plant Psychedelics and HR.