NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders.

Legislation 134

Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 134

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. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. AZ resident? California.

Legislation 176

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 176

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.

Legislation 143

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 143

NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

“This would be a big deal in terms of changing our policies to follow states like Colorado, Washington, California, that we’ve seen move forward ending prohibition, not only stopping the arrests, as we’ve done significantly in Illinois with our decriminalization laws, but to open up the marketplace.”

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Decriminalization Patients Legislation Law 119

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2022

Thirty-nine states allow the use of medical marijuana, while 18 states and the District of Columbia permit both medical and recreational marijuana. 1 Despite what would appear to be increasingly lawful access to cannabis, it is still classified by U.S. 14 The Farm Bill removed low-THC hemp, which contains 0.3%

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Research and Development Education Programs Policy 52

Veriheal

MARCH 17, 2023

Maryland and Delaware are exploring their cannabis policies, a Texas representative introduced another decriminalization bill, and New Orleans okayed cannabis-infused seltzers. Maryland’s bill is headed to the state’s Senate, where it is expected to pass. Crescent seltzers are the first legal cannabis beverages in the state.

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Decriminalization Legalization Recreational Policy 52

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 5, 2020

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will not grant such protection for marks that cover goods and/or services that are a violation of federal law, regardless of whether the activities associated with the goods or services is legal under state law. See 37 C.F.R.

Hemp 59

Hemp Cannabis Food Recreational 59

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

In Texas, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence passed a marijuana decriminalization bill out of committee this week. Under state law, adults face civil penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. GA resident? HI resident? HI resident?

Legislation 164

Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 164

NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. 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. DE resident?

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Legislation Hemp Decriminalization Agriculture 186

NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

Under state law, adults face civil penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. DE resident?

Legislation 147

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 147

NORML

APRIL 5, 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. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. Legislation is pending, H. Update : H. FL resident?

Legislation 186

Legislation Banking Hemp Compliance 186

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The first mentions of marijuana in the state date back to the 1850s when the New York Daily News published a letter labeling cannabis as “East-Indian hemp” that could be used as an effective antidote for the poison of rabies. What did pass in 2019 was a handful of marijuana decriminalization measures.

Marijuana 59

Marijuana Consumption Dispensary Vaping 59

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

The licensing of New York hemp farmers to grow cannabis crops was just authorized in February of this year. However, New York is hardly alone in adopting such measures – in fact, it is only one of 37 states that allow the medical use of cannabis and one of 18 that allow its nonmedical use by adults. Stay tuned.

Business 52

Business Cannabis Law Decriminalization 52

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. “ Although I was unable to find an official US Customs policy regarding cannabidiol (CBD) on its website, a spokesperson for the CBP recently told a Texas news agency that “ CBD oil is considered a controlled substance under U.S. Federal law. And, CBP does not enforce state law.

Hemp 45

Hemp Oil Agriculture History 45

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Governor Chris Sununu (R) of New Hampshire signed legislation into law allowing physicians assistants to recommend medical cannabis to their patients. Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1.

Legislation 108

Legislation Access Decriminalization Patients 108

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

This week: The National Credit Union Administration affirms that credit unions may provide financial services to hemp businesses. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released new data indicating a substantial increase in the growth of US hemp production.

Banking 45

Banking Research and Development Legislation Programs 45

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

House Bill 4016 – Mortarium on Cannabis & Hemp Producer Licenses. HB 4016 authorizes the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and Oregon State Department of Agriculture (ODA) to unilaterally issue moratoriums on the issuance of new marijuana and hemp producer licenses.

Banking 52

Banking Legislation Hemp Programs 52

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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Legislation 144

Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 144

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 3, 2020

Marijuana Moment reports, “After Texas legalized hemp and threw marijuana prosecution into chaos last year, prosecutors filed far fewer criminal charges, police departments paid for private testing and public crime labs were struggling to catch up.” ” MM writes. Full article at [link].

Legalization 64

Legalization Data Hemp Decriminalization 64

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 28, 2019

Florida Ag Committee Advances Industrial Hemp Bill. Iowa House passes bill making some changes to medical cannabis law. Minor marijuana possession offenders will no longer be criminally prosecuted in Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to a new policy announced last week by County Attorney Mike Freeman. CONNECTICUT.

Digestion 49

Digestion Policy State Laws Decriminalization 49

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The 131-page bill is essentially focused on preserving state’s rights while implementing a much lower federal excise tax than we’ve seen in either the MORE Act or the CAOA. State prohibition is OK. If states want to prohibit commercial cannabis activity within their borders, they are free to do so. Age limits (21).

DEA 87

DEA Business Banking Food 87

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

States prepare hemp plans for submission to the USDA. The House Education & Labor Committee approved a bill to repeal the Higher Education Act Aid Elimination Penalty, a federal law that has stripped college financial aid from hundreds of thousands of students with convictions for cannabis or other drugs.

Vaping 45

Vaping Research and Development Seed-To-Sale Hemp 45

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Laws protecting patients and their providers vary from state to state and, in some cases, may vary from county to county. Many individuals choose to break outdated state laws that do not account for medical use or their access. LAW ENFORCEMENT RIGHTS.

Cannabis 45

Cannabis Access Patients Legalization 45

SpeedWeed

MAY 5, 2021

Under current state law, only patients with epilepsy are permitted to use such medications. The bill allows for slightly more THC than the federal limit established for legal hemp products under the 2018 Farm Bill. The bill was ultimately passed by the House today, with a vote of 74 to 17.

Epilepsy 52

Epilepsy Patients Medicine Legislation 52

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2019

Immediately, regulators in other states with newly legalized programs will seek to avoid similar pitfalls while striking an effective regulatory balance: Oregon’s unlimited license policy is an opposite example of what other states yet prefer to avoid. Florida’s marijuana future is showing promise.

Marijuana 49

Marijuana Research and Development Seed-To-Sale Education 49

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. Hemp has been used for these purposes for centuries in cultures around the world. how the segments are defined (e.g.,

Law 40

Law Seed-To-Sale Hemp Recreational 40

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Large cities across the country have also adopted decriminalization measures for psilocybin and other entheogenic (psychedelic) plants, including Ann Arbor, Denver , Oakland, Santa Cruz, and most recently, Washington, D.C. but we note that decriminalization is not legalization). State law doesn’t change this.

Banking 94

Banking Therapy Business Access 94

MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

For example, Pelosi has talked about marijuana (and yoga) as a safer alternative to opioids and she pushed back against former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s decision to rescind an Obama-era marijuana guidance policy. Crucially, her staff have always been available, willing and ready to advance drug policy reform,” he said.

Marijuana 58

Marijuana Legislation Policy Decriminalization 58

NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

We will be taking many more in-depth looks at the 2020 race as it progresses, including potential primary challengers on the Republican side, but first we wanted to provide an overview of all the currently announced Democratic candidates, along with their record and policy statements when it comes to marijuana legalization. The Senators.

Marijuana 278

Marijuana Legislation Policy Legalization 278

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue issues warning for hemp farmers. The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator Bruce Summers said last week that the agency will aim to complete the hemp production regulations by fall 2019, in time for states to submit plans for the 2020 spring hemp planting season. MASSACHUSETTS.

Digestion 49

Digestion Dispensary Recreational Legislation 49

Canna Law Blog

JULY 11, 2022

” Last April, Fried sued the federal government “over federal cannabis policies that prohibit Floridians from purchasing a firearm on the sole basis that they are a state-law-abiding medical marijuana patient.” As for the Republicans, incumbent governor Ron DeSantis will not be facing a primary challenge.

Advocacy 85

Advocacy Decriminalization Agriculture Cannabis 85

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). These policies are popular among voters, regardless of political party.”. DECRIMINALIZATION.

Legislation 98

Legislation Patients Retail Access 98

SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

But part of that decline coincided with the FinCEN’s release of regulatory guidance in December 2019, which stated financial institutions were no longer required to file SARs for legalized hemp producers. If they include aspects of the MORE Act, which decriminalizes cannabis, then the need for SAFE Banking becomes less,” Ginder said.

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Business 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

But part of that decline coincided with the FinCEN’s release of regulatory guidance in December 2019, which stated financial institutions were no longer required to file SARs for legalized hemp producers. If they include aspects of the MORE Act, which decriminalizes cannabis, then the need for SAFE Banking becomes less,” Ginder said.

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Cannabis 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 18, 2021

But part of that decline coincided with the FinCEN’s release of regulatory guidance in December 2019, which stated financial institutions were no longer required to file SARs for legalized hemp producers. If they include aspects of the MORE Act, which decriminalizes cannabis, then the need for SAFE Banking becomes less,” Ginder said.

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Business 52

SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

But part of that decline coincided with the FinCEN’s release of regulatory guidance in December 2019, which stated financial institutions were no longer required to file SARs for legalized hemp producers. If they include aspects of the MORE Act, which decriminalizes cannabis, then the need for SAFE Banking becomes less,” Ginder said.

Banking 52

Banking Compliance Compliance Business 52

SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

All cannabis transported across state lines shall, upon arrival, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of that state. With language that clearly ties the descheduling of cannabis to the long-running policy failure of the U.S.’s

Banking 52

Banking Programs Decriminalization Legislation 52