NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

House of Representatives just voted to restrict the Department of Justice from interfering with the states that have legalized adult-use marijuana. Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to deschedule hemp and hemp-derived CBD from the state’s list of controlled substances.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

New laws and bills are constantly being passed that create a great deal of confusion in the cannabis world. Is CBD legal in all 50 states? Is it legal in the federal government? In this article I’m going to update you on the legal status of CBD , and only CBD, in the United States. What is CBD? South Dakota.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Cannabis consumption has become popular because people use it both for recreational and medical reasons. The laws on the legalization of cannabis are also being passed, and now several states allow people to use cannabis legally. Before using cannabis, you’ll have to buy it legally, too. Through Gifting .

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

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 social consumption sites. CO resident?

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Don’t forget to sign up for our email list, and we will keep you posted as these bills and more move through your home state legislature and U.S. doctors to fill out the state-legal medical marijuana recommendations. Legislation is pending to allow licensed on-site cannabis consumption. Your Highness, Carly.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Republican leaders in Wisconsin’s state legislature said that Governor Evers’ medical cannabis and decriminalization budget proposals will not be passed through the legislature this session. Nassau County, New York voted to prohibit retail cannabis sales in the county once it becomes legal in New York state.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

Cannabis consumption restrictions pose a significant problem that has plagued the growth of cannabis markets in the United States, but it’s a problem that is slowly being solved as more states introduce onsite cannabis consumption licenses. . The Cannabis Consumption Problem.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

MarketWatch ran an article last week on how this year’s Academy Award swag bags “are packed” with “legal” cannabis. I’m always happy to see an article like this because it means California legalization is working. Now featuring cannabis! Under MACURSA and Prop.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 13, 2021

Legalizing cannabis in Nevada back in 2017 instantly posed an issue to the state’s tourism industry: While visitors could legally buy weed, but due to regulations limiting consumption to private residences, tourists usually don’t have places to legally get high. Such applicants will pay less for licensing fees.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. In case you’re wondering where adult-use marijuana stands, the state Supreme Court has yet to issue a ruling in the legal challenge. We have an update on New York’s cannabis agencies. research.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO), along with Representatives David Joyce (R-OH) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), have reintroduced The STATES Act of 2019. Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law to allow those with certain misdemeanor cannabis convictions to have their records automatically expunged.

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Governor Kevin Stitt (R) of Oklahoma signed legislation into law to permit the retail sale of hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. Governor Kim Reynolds (R) of Iowa signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. A New Hampshire House-passed legalization bill was held in a Senate committee for further study. CA resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Under existing state law, marijuana possession (of two pounds or less) carries a mandatory minimum sentence of four months in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 182, to re-legalize the inhalation of herbal cannabis formulations for medical purposes. AZ resident? Connecticut. CT resident? CT resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. State Senators Daylin Leach (D) and Sharif Street (D), as well as Rep. PA resident?

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NORML

APRIL 20, 2019

AB 1465 (Bloom) would allow licensing of cannabis consumption cafés and lounges in California. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption lounges. Legislation is pending, House Bill 19-1230, to allow the social consumption of cannabis by adults in licensed and regulated establishments. CA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

Connecticu t’s legalization efforts looked all but certain to fail at the beginning of the week, but now it’s headed to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. During the state’s normal legislative calendar, lawmakers passed a similar bill, but Republicans pushed back and it never made it to a vote.

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Veriheal

MARCH 12, 2025

At this time, the court noted that the state continues to prohibit cannabis consumption inside a vehicle but acknowledges that the smell of burnt cannabis could linger on a person after they have smoked. Adult-use cannabis is legal in Illinois, and therefore, residents over 21 years old can purchase and transport the product legally.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Dozens of times per month, I am asked by clients and potential clients whether hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) products are legal in California. 3% delta-9 THC and excludes hemp, which is legally defined as the Cannabis sativa L. 3% delta-9 THC and excludes hemp, which is legally defined as the Cannabis sativa L.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

Connecticut has become the 19 th state to legalize recreational marijuana use by adults. Provisions regarding lawful possession go into effect July 1, 2021, but the provisions affecting employers will take effect next year on July 1, 2022. Individuals cannot possess more than 1.5 Provisions Affecting Employers.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. On the same day, LegalizeND announced that they will try again with a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production. MD resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

We need the 61% of Delawareans who support legalization to stand with us to end cannabis prohibition in the 1st State. Delaware doesn’t have voter initiative like the other states, so citizen lobbying is the ONLY way to legalize cannabis in Delaware. Florida NORML Lobby Days. NORML Women of WA 4th Annual Lobby Day.

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NewsMunchies

MAY 16, 2023

The legalization of medicinal and recreational cannabis at the state level has created a growing desire to roll out more products to more consumers. AI can track information about consumers’ product preferences, consumption habits, and purchasing power so that companies can prepare their inventories accordingly.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Raybon , involves five inmates in a California state prison who were convicted on felony charges after being found with marijuana in their cells. The state supreme court weighed in after a challenge from the state attorney general. Instead, it’s the court’s responsibility to interpret the statutory language.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2020

Consequently, the sale of Hemp-CBD-infused smokable products is in a legal gray area , not explicitly allowed nor prohibited under federal law. The FDA now oversees all products “made or derived from tobacco that [are] intended for human consumption.” Emphasis added).

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Veriheal

JUNE 16, 2021

A lot of people prefer a responsible combination of drinking and cannabis consumption. More states have begun legalizing medical and recreational cannabis despite the United States Federal government’s current classification of cannabis as a schedule one drug. Luckily, it looks like it may be coming to an end.

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Veriheal

MAY 12, 2023

Secret Service Revises Cannabis Employment Policy In order to keep up with the growing movement for cannabis legalization, several federal organizations have revised their cannabis policies. The agency is also adopting a more relaxed approach toward the consumption of hemp-derived CBD products. Let us know in the comments!

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

The legalization of medical marijuana use in 33 states and recreational marijuana use in 11 states has led to hazy implications for the hospitality industry. Vast variances in state laws exist and, to make matters worse, cannabis remains listed as a Schedule I illicit substance under the Controlled Substances Act.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

About a year ago, we were the first law firm to report on the legality of manufactured cannabidiol (“CBD”)-infused alcoholic beverages. In addition, the state agency announced it would begin cracking down on the sale of CBD-infused alcoholic beverages manufactured in the state starting February 2020.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of legalization. Licensed dispensaries are expected to be operational in Missouri by this spring. NH resident? WI resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

The voters have spoken and legalized it in the State of California. The board further acknowledged that Harper’s behavior was “no different from the personal consumption of wine, beer, or other alcoholic beverages.”. “It It is a social and recreational activity that is legal and permissible in California,” the board said.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 15, 2022

National parks abide by federal law and cannabis remains illegal under federal law, however cannabis containing less than 0.3 percent THC is considered technically legal. An additional note: national parks in the United States abide by their own separate regulations that may vary. Is cannabis legal in state parks?

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 21, 2019

The Illinois General Assembly has been working on a marijuana legalization bill this session. Across the country, states are moving to legalize medical and recreational marijuana. Illinois is taking the route of full legalization of recreational marijuana. Bills are pending in the House and Senate. Illinois Governor J.B.

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Governor Jared Polis (D) of Colorado signed multiple cannabis reform bills into law that regulate cannabis delivery services and social consumption spaces, and reduce criminal penalties for the possession of large quantities of cannabis. Click here to email your governor in support of legalization. IL resident? NV resident?

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

MARCH 9, 2022

The Legal Side. As marijuana is legalized in more states with each election, it is becoming an increasingly common substance to use – both recreationally and medically. And with the growing legalization of cannabis, there is often more space for parents to smoke weed without fear of legal consequences.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

The voters have spoken and legalized it in the State of California. The board further acknowledged that Harper’s behavior was “no different from the personal consumption of wine, beer, or other alcoholic beverages.”. “It It is a social and recreational activity that is legal and permissible in California,” the board said.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Additionally, Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced The Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act to explicitly bar federal agencies from discriminating against workers solely because of their status as a cannabis consumer, or due to testing positive for marijuana use on a workplace drug test.

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Canna Care Docs

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The 2020 election brought big wins for cannabis, with all of the five state ballot initiatives regarding legalization passing. Both adult-use (or recreational) and medicinal cannabis were legalized in South Dakota; Medicinal cannabis was approved in Mississippi; and adult-use initiatives passed in Arizona, Montana and New Jersey.

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