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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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 160

NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Among the changes are: allowing physicians assistants to recommend medical cannabis to their patients, adding several new qualifying conditions, and authorizing cancer patients to possess greater quantities of cannabis than typically allowed. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation.

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Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 142

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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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 175

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. NORML opposes this legislation.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 171

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, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced legislation this week, HR 712 / S. Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation.

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Legislation Patients Oil Hemp 147

NORML

APRIL 20, 2019

Welcome to the 4/20 edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At the state level, Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed legislation into law to facilitate regulations governing the licensed production and distribution of oils and other products containing limited amounts of plant-derived THC. AL resident? California. CA resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Compliance 149

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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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 156

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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NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At the state level, a bill to allow licensed social consumption spaces in Oregon was defeated for this year. A bill to allow patients to use medical cannabis while on probation or parole died in Montana’s state Senate. CO resident? CT resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 145

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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Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 126

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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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 133

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced legislation to allow for interstate commerce when it comes to state-legal cannabis programs. Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law.

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Legislation Access Decriminalization Patients 108

NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Kevin Stitt (R) of Oklahoma signed legislation into law to permit osteopaths to recommend medical cannabis to their patients. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation. AL resident? California.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 143

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. CT resident?

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 133

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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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 142

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! City council members in Berkeley, California voted to approve a proposal to allow marijuana consumption spaces. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state.

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Legislation Decriminalization Cultivation Patients 107

Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

This landmark legislation, which was developed in response to the approval of Question 4 on the 2022 ballot, brings about significant changes to the cannabis industry in the state. What does the new legislation mean for Maryland? The new adult-use legislation does not directly affect the medical cannabis program in Maryland.

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Legislation Packaging Edibles Concentrates 52

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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Legislation Access Banking Hemp 109

Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

This landmark legislation, which was developed in response to the approval of Question 4 on the 2022 ballot, brings about significant changes to the cannabis industry in the state. What does the new legislation mean for Maryland? The new adult-use legislation does not directly affect the medical cannabis program in Maryland.

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Legislation Packaging Edibles Concentrates 52

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). This marks a change from past years, when similar laws were primarily enacted via citizens’ initiatives, not by legislative action.

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Legislation Patients Retail Access 98

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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Legislation Patients Supply Chain Dispensary 98

The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Earlier this year, New Mexico legislators and Gov. Updates to the law ranged from relatively simple definition changes to more significant changes like allowing consumption areas for cannabis patients. Continue reading State job opportunities limited for medical cannabis patients at The NM Political Report.

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Veriheal

APRIL 26, 2023

Glenn Youngkin has publicly declared legislative changes that could result in a major reduction in high-inducing hemp-derived products that have been largely unregulated in Virginia. Language contained in the bills stated how certain products could resemble candies and snacks that might appeal to children.

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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For patients seeking access to this valuable form of treatment, it’s essential to understand the complex web of regulations, legal requirements, and rights surrounding medical marijuana in the Golden State. This recommendation is a critical legal document that allows patients to use and possess medical marijuana.

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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 2, 2023

California has been a trailblazer in the realm of medical marijuana, offering patients access to a variety of treatment options. Patients must first schedule an appointment with a licensed medical professional who can evaluate their medical history and condition. In 1996, the state became the first in the U.S.

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Dispensary Patients Environment Conditions 52

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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Legislation Consumption Safety Access 59

SpeedWeed

JUNE 3, 2021

After four years of setbacks, cannabis consumption lounges could finally be making their way to Nevada. The legislation now sits on Gov. The bill would provide the licensing and regulatory framework for cannabis consumption lounges in Nevada, paving the way for an unlimited number of lounges to open across the state.

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Consumption Dispensary Legislation Cannabis 40

NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

A complex and comprehensive plan laid out in over 200 pages of legislative text, the CRTA would implement one of the most tightly regulated, highly taxed and heavily controlled legal cannabis markets in the world. The explicit language barring patients from “smoking” would be removed.

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Legalization Legislation Programs Access 298

Veriheal

MARCH 2, 2024

In December of 2023, the country recently made a new move towards reform that could stimulate the cannabidiol (CBD) industry and provide many patients, such as those with epilepsy , with access to potentially life-changing medical treatments. The changes outlined by the bill are poised to go into effect by the end of next year.

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Legalization Epilepsy Clinical Trials THC 105

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

Czech cannabis patients will soon be able to treat their ailments not only with MOTAGON’s dried flowers, but also full spectrum extracts. I would also like to express my great appreciation to our team at MOTAGON who have successfully managed to comply with all the legislative requirements of the regulatory authorities.”

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PrestoDoctor

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Today, a number of Governors continue to veto medical cannabis legislation as well as other marijuana measures. In some cases, patient access was a prime focus of the legislation. Governors from both sides of the aisle have rejected legislation by their lawmakers in recent months and years.

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Legislation Consumption Access Patients 69

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. The Hall Act expressly does not allow for the use of cannabis products that are smoked or vaped, baked goods, or candies. Connecticut.

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Legislation Legalization Marijuana Recreational 105

Veriheal

JANUARY 22, 2021

In the past, employers could reprimand or even fire employees for their cannabis consumption on or off the clock. With more states in America passing medical cannabis laws than ever before, the inevitable question of how we treat medical cannabis patients is surfacing its head more frequently. Trust me; this is no laughing matter.

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Patients Medicine Access Cannabis 52

NORML

JANUARY 8, 2020

The proposed constitutional amendment establishes a state-licensed system of dispensaries to provide cannabis products to qualifying patients. The proposed initiative permits qualifying patients to possess up to 2.5 The proposed initiative permits qualifying patients to possess up to 2.5 public health.”

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 9, 2021

A proposed bill in the Minnesota state senate would make it legal for medical cannabis patients in the state to use marijuana flower for treatment. The legislation cleared its first hurdle earlier this month, with the bill getting passed out of the Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee on March 1.

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Patients Marijuana Programs Treatment 52

MMJ Recs

MAY 5, 2024

California state has been at the forefront of progressive cannabis legislation, particularly when it comes to medical marijuana. Its legal framework has evolved, and an understanding of California medical cannabis regulations is essential for patients, caregivers, and those who have an interest in the cannabis industry.

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