NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Legislation is pending, HCR 2045, that seeks to arbitrarily cap the potency of cannabis flowers at two percent THC.

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Cannabis Life Network

APRIL 12, 2022

Thanks to a recent change in legislation, businesses can now apply for a commercial cannabis consumption lounge license. The post Cannabis Consumption Friendly Hotel Coming to Las Vegas appeared first on Cannabis News, Lifestyle - Headlines, Videos & Cooking.

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NORML

JANUARY 3, 2023

The post Virgin Islands: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Legalizing Cannabis Use, Expunging Past Convictions appeared first on NORML. “It is my hope that the current administration implements [the law] to its full potential, for the benefit of the people of this Territory.".

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NORML

JANUARY 31, 2019

Nearly 10 years after opening the first cannabis cafe in the United States , Oregon NORML ( ornorml.org ) executive director Madeline Martinez is appealing directly to legislators in Salem to pass a bill sponsored by Senator Lew Frederick (D-Portland) that would finally legalize her trademark business, The World Famous Cannabis Cafe.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2023

State cannabis regulators have framed draft regulations for businesses that will serve as venues for the controlled consumption of marijuana, On-site consumption lounges were envisioned in the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act approved in 2021, the same legislation that allows the possession of marijuana and the retail sale of cannabis products (..)

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

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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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

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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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

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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Veriheal

APRIL 28, 2022

The NCAA’s updated cannabis policy includes relaxing the rules for cannabis testing and consumption among U.S. The Details of the NCAA’s Updated Cannabis Policy: Cannabis Testing and Consumption. About the NCAA’s Cannabis Testing and Consumption Policy Shift .

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

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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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law to allow individuals with prior low-level cannabis convictions to apply to the sentencing court to have their record vacated. The two measures became law absent Mayor DeBlasio’s signature.

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

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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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Does recreational cannabis legalization contribute to a spike in consumption? On the other hand, Martins and her team of researchers claim that legalization did not contribute to a rise in frequent cannabis consumption among the aforementioned groups since the year 2017. Non-Hispanic white (16.6-19.4%).

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 2, 2022

A California bill to create a safe drug consumption site pilot program is heading to the governor’s desk following a Senate vote on Monday. The Senate just gave final approval to our bill (SB 57) to authorize safe consumption sites in SF, Oakland & LA. The legislation from Sen. Marijuana Moment reports.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2023

The 2023 Oregon legislative session kicked off yesterday. ” Specifically, it has also voiced opposition to any local tax increase (could be a real fight), thrown support behind social consumption (like every year; not happening) and addressing wasteful and onerous packaging requirements (a good idea). HB 2377 – OLCC homework.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 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. California. CA resident? CT resident?

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

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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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 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. AL resident?

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Virginia Cannabis Laws Should Protect Legal Consumption. Even local legislators, such as Senator Jennifer Boysko, a representative of Loudoun County, noted that there’s a history of not protecting victims in cases such as these, when instead they should be treated with “respect and dignity.” View original article.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 12, 2022

In April, we sent you a 2022 legislative update , highlighting 5 bills that help licensees connect with consumers and diversify their offerings. May 27 was the deadline for bills to pass in the house of origin and head to the other legislative chamber. This allowance was removed as the bill was amended in the Assembly.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

On September 22, 2022, Canada’s Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Carolyn Bennett, announced the overdue legislative review of Canada’s Cannabis Act (Act). In the second quarter of 2022, legal cannabis consumption composed 69% of the marketplace.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 3, 2021

On Wednesday, June 30, Governor Tom Wolf (D) of Pennsylvania signed medical cannabis legislation amendments into effect. Under the terms of the legislation, House Bill 1024 will extend cannabis curbside services and indefinitely eradicate the patient cap for actively serving caregivers.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The New Mexico Department of Health has proposed a list of rule changes for the state’s Medical Cannabis Program, which would add guidelines for designated “consumption areas” and reciprocity for medical cannabis patients enrolled in medical cannabis programs in other states. Continue reading Dept.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

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.

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NORML

MAY 19, 2019

However, implementing the plan will require additional legislative action from lawmakers. To date, only Alaska has enacted statewide regulations governing on-site marijuana consumption sites. Similar legislation to establish “marijuana hospitality spaces” is before the Governor of Colorado.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

Below is a list of some Frequently Asked Questions that cannabis clients may have regarding the new legislation and its implementation. Social Consumption. Can municipalities authorize social consumption? Host Community Agreements. Will existing HCAs be grandfathered in? We are happy to assist.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

With the state preparing to issue the first marijuana dispensary licenses by year’s end, local officials last week introduced legislation to regulate where cannabis-related businesses can operate within town. Town Board members unanimously approved a resolution setting a Dec.14

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 26, 2022

Known for its harsh anti-drug policies, Thailand became the first country in South East Asia to legalise medical cannabis in 2018, with the legislation passing in February 2019. Boonsoong adds: “As one of the first countries in the region to legalise the growth, sale and consumption of cannabis, Thailand has the first-move advantage.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2019

Description: Prohibits employers from not hiring or firing a candidate/employee for off-hours cannabis consumption. 5) Social Consumption/ Cannabis Lounges / Tasting Rooms. Description: Creates and regulates, under certain circumstances, limited licensing of consumption and event spaces specifically for cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

Among the many changes that this new legislation brought were amendments to and expansion of New York’s lawful off-duty conduct law to protect cannabis use by employees when they are not on the job. Connecticut. Remedies for prevailing plaintiffs include reinstatement, back wages, attorneys’ fees and costs.

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Veriheal

MARCH 2, 2024

Yet, at the same time, the new amendment to Japan’s cannabis control legislation will also impose harsher bans and punishments for the consumption of recreational tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing cannabis products. So, with all of these changes, the question remains: Is weed legal in Japan?

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 1, 2020

The Canadian Press report on the province’s new legislation. The legal age for consumption is 19 in every other province except Alberta, where it’s 18. Quebecers under the age of 21 won’t be able to legally buy or possess cannabis as of Wednesday, as the province’s new legal age for consuming recreational pot goes into effect.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

Year 2 of the legislative session is in full swing in Sacramento, with an assortment of cannabis bills on taxes, water pollution crimes, employment, enforcement, events, and access. AB-2844 creates a new state caterer license type for service and consumption of cannabis at a private event. Which are most exciting to you?

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SpeedWeed

JULY 21, 2021

“Customers are coming in that either haven’t consumed cannabis in many, many years or may have never consumed cannabis, and so we focus on education, knowledge, [and] creating an environment that helps awareness and understanding of the product, the different methods of consumption [and] the effects of that consumption. …

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. And anything else would be either housekeeping or progressive new laws, like a social consumption framework, or protecting employees for off-work consumption.

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WeedAdvisor

MAY 30, 2019

These include changes like delivery services and even consumption lounges, according to the Colorado Sun. Since drug dealers do not need to pass legislation, they are all-too-happy to deliver – and have been doing so since the advent of the black market. But Polis solved this with his new legislation. Marijuana Delivery. .

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