NORML

JANUARY 28, 2020

Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. cannabis arrest data since 2008. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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Veriheal

MARCH 9, 2023

states — Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania — stand a good chance at legalizing recreational cannabis this year. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have enacted legal medical marijuana programs. states have decriminalized cannabis or enacted full adult-use programs. Additionally, 23 U.S.

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (legalization may be pending). Cannabis is legal for medical use in Israel and the country has implemented decriminalization policies for small-scale possession charges. A nurse holding medical cannabis in a retirement home in Rehovot, Israel (Shutterstock).

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2024

California’s path to cannabis social equity: from arrests to advocacy Data from the California Department of Justice reveals that nearly half a million individuals were arrested on cannabis charges in the state between 2006 and 2015. Funds will go towards local programs offering technical support, regulatory compliance and assistance.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

The American South has been one of the toughest (weed) cookies to crack when it comes to marijuana reform, despite legalization’s wildfire spread over the past half-decade. To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). JM Pedini | Photo by Adam Ewing.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

It’s common for advocates and opponents of state-level marijuana legalization to make a variety of arguments. Advocates claim that legalizing decreases crime rates, lowers criminal justice expenses, improves public health, generates tax revenue, enhances traffic safety, and promotes the economy. .

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 17, 2021

The Legal Aid Society, an organization offering pro bono legal assistance to New York City’s most marginalized communities, is calling attention to new NYPD data showing that 94 percent of all cannabis arrests in 2020 targeted people of color.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2021

cities where cannabis is not yet fully legal. The analysis was rounded out by a survey of over 1,000 Americans who were asked to offer their views on cannabis legalization, use, and marketing. The Google search data revealed a high volume of interest in legalization from those living in states where cannabis is already legal.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. To start with the bad news, a House bill that would have decriminalized, regulated and taxed cannabis went down to defeat this week. But all is not lost for legalization advocates – a similar bill just passed the state Senate.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Health education programs. “The Marijuana Justice Act seeks to reverse decades of this unfair, unjust, and failed policy by removing marijuana from the list of controlled substances and making it legal at the federal level.” ” “But it’s not enough to simply decriminalize marijuana. . “Rep.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Kathy Hochul in September—are currently working on building policies for the newly legal adult-use cannabis market , which Wright says should be ready in about 18 months. States With Legal Cannabis Have Less Race-Based Arrests, Study Finds. Analysis Reveals Army Recruits With Cannabis History Are Not Risky. Despite the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 23, 2020

Given that cannabis remains federally illegal in the United States (despite the fact that more than a majority of states have some form of cannabis legal reform), we get pretty excited when we see other countries undertake legalization experiments at the federal level. But, it’s a start.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Hawaii legalized cannabis in its’ House Bill 2729 which was passed in 2018. Despite such an early move to allow medical cannabis consumption, the act did not account for or allow for cannabis in the legal market as well as for it to be sold in dispensaries. . House Bill 773 for the decriminalization of industrial hemp. .

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NORML

MAY 9, 2019

At a time when 68 percent of Americans support marijuana legalization, including outright majorities of Democrats (77 percent), Independents (62 percent), and Republicans (57 percent), it is time for ending federal prohibition to become a truly bipartisan issue in the eyes of voters.” Schumer (D-NY).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2022

Is Medical Marijuana Legal in Pennsylvania? Medical marijuana is legal in Pennsylvania, but only for those who possess a medical marijuana card. Is Cannabis Legal in Pennsylvania? Nevertheless, possession of small amounts was decriminalized. This article will help you understand the laws in Pennsylvania.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota. Cannabis, recreational or medical, is currently not legal in Mississippi. Data about public opinion surrounding Initiative 65 and Alternative 65A is relatively scarce.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2022

As Marijuana Moment reported , he’s calling for the DOJ to investigate the FBI over its handling of its Uniform Crime Reporting program (UCR)—specifically, how it counts marijuana arrests. The problem, Sterling found, is how the FBI is counting marijuana arrests in states that have decriminalized the drug. This distinction matters.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 6, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The Texas legislature moves on cannabis decriminalization. Also this week, another bipartisan, bicameral group introduced the Marijuana Data Collection Act. One would decriminalize marijuana possession.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

I’ve never understood exactly why folks get excited about, or even remotely interested, when various lifetime politicians in Congress push bills on the federal legalization/rescheduling of marijuana. I’ve been practicing corporate, transactional, and regulatory law in the marijuana industry for going on 10 years now.

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NORML

MARCH 7, 2019

Today, we stood with Representatives Tulsi Gabbard and Don Young as they introduced the Ending Federal Prohibition Act and Marijuana Data Collection Act. Currently, ten states and the District of Columbia have legalized the adult use of marijuana and thirty-three states and DC have medical marijuana programs.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota. Cannabis, recreational or medical, is currently not legal in Mississippi. Data about public opinion surrounding Initiative 65 and Alternative 65A is relatively scarce.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 23, 2021

James Talarico took advantage of the 420 high holiday on Tuesday as an opportunity to promote his recent move to get the ball rolling on Texas cannabis legalization. I’ve filed legislation to legalize cannabis, expunge past marijuana convictions, and use the new tax revenue to fund early childhood education,” Talarico tweeted on Tuesday.

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SMPL

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This week, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced plans for a December vote on the MORE Act, which would federally decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act. Sixty-eight percent of respondents endorse legalization—the highest percentage of support ever reported in a national Gallup poll. The bill, S.21/A.21,

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

Financial pressures, public opinion, social inequity, and public safety could lead to federal cannabis legalization sooner than many people previously expected. While there are still many obstacles in the way, here are four factors pushing lawmakers to consider federal legalization more seriously: 1. The Economy.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2019

In that time around a dozen other states have passed medical bills, eight more have joined Colorado and Washington in full legalization. It’s understandable lawmakers want reliable data before making a decision. The good news for Kentucky legislators is the data already i s available. 8 – state Rep.

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The Joint Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

New Frontier Data , which claims to be “the authority in data analytics and business intelligence on the global cannabis industry”,?today today announced new economic data detailing the potential impact of federal cannabis legalization in the United States. states have enacted legal state cannabis programs.

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CannaMD

JULY 19, 2020

Let’s take a closer look at what DEA data reveals. Per the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCESP) , a whopping 4,003,194 cannabis plants were seized and destroyed in 2019. That’s what DEA data indicates, at least — especially when looked at closely. Illicit Grow Ops Targeted.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You might think that cannabis legalization would lead to a significant decrease in marijuana-related arrests, but that hasn’t been the case. Not only did marijuana arrests initially increase as states legalized the plant, but there are still more people arrested for marijuana possession than for all violent crimes combined.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

In addition, Connecticut and Rhode Island seem poised to legalize adult use cannabis, Louisiana has decriminalized marijuana possession and Montana is establishing its own marketplace. cities where cannabis is not yet fully legal. Those are big gains, and they just keep coming.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

When I first wrote an MLK Day blog post five years ago , FBI data indicated that “marijuana arrests [were] increasing, even as more states legalize[d] possession and sale of the plant.” On the campaign trail, Joe Biden pledged to “decriminalize the use of cannabis and automatically expunge all prior cannabis use convictions.”

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 17, 2020

As of February 2020, cannabis is legal for adults over the age of 21 in eleven states and Washington D.C. As of February 1, 2020, cannabis is legal for recreational and medical use by adults over the age of 21 in 11 states and Washington D.C., and is legal for medical use in 33 states. Clyde & Co. Source: [link].

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Modern societies continue to do so at high rates, both in areas where it has been legalized and those where it remains outlawed. As policies become more data-driven and progressive, cultivation and production technologies have continued to improve drastically over the past several years. More States Favor Cannabis Legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Passage would decriminalize adult possession and therapeutic use of what are called entheogenic plants, such as cacti and fungi with psychoactive ingredients that alter perception, mood, consciousness, cognition or behavior. .” Detroit, Michigan, Proposal E, Decriminalization of Entheogenic Plants Measure (November 2021).

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Virginia, once a conservative stronghold, positioned itself to make history this month by becoming the first traditionally “Southern” state to legalize cannabis, possibly as soon as this summer. Industry advocates are also concerned that more conservative elements of the state legislature will prevent equitable legalization in Virginia.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 15, 2019

“Commanders, senior leaders and program managers can use these recommendations to focus their efforts on crime prevention that will assist them with preserving readiness in their organizations.” Manny Ortiz, an Army spokesman, said in a statement.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Veriheal does not support illegally consuming alternative therapeutic substances but acknowledges that it transpires because of the current illicit status, which we strive to change by advocating for research, legal access, and responsible consumption. A Changing and Confusing Legal Narrative. Cannabis and magic mushrooms for the win!

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

Today, adult use of cannabis, which is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is legal in 18 states, and the medical use of cannabis is legal in 37 states, though cannabis use remains illegal under federal law. Restorative Justice and Opportunity Programs. Draft Bill Details.

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