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We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Stance on marijuana: Andrew Yang supports legalizing marijuana as part of his criminal justice platform. MORE
It’s shocking, and what’s more, is that the authorities feel justified because it is illegal and don’t care what evidence is out there about its history here. Is there a history of traditional cannabis in Namibia? What do you think a legal cannabis market could do for Namibia? MORE
In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. I joined the drug policy reform movement in 1993 specifically with the goal of legalizing psychedelics, so I was glad to hear from Matthews. MORE
Members of the Las Cruces, New Mexico City Council approved a resolution supporting statewide marijuana legalization, as the legislature considers proposals to regulate the substance in the state. Governor Lamont outlined funds within his 2021 budget proposal to prepare for the legalization and regulation of adult use marijuana in the state. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of legalization. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of expanded decriminalization. MORE
We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Stance on marijuana: Senator Kamala Harris wants to legalize marijuana as part of her criminal justice reform platform. MORE
Marijuana bills have a history in North Carolina of getting sent to committee’s where they die. Senate Bill 58, introduced to the Senate on February 13th, would further decriminalize personal marijuana possession up to 3 ounces and allow citizens with prior marijuana convictions to be. Marijuana policy should be evidence based. MORE
While I was serving as a state legislator, my home state of Oregon became the first in the nation to decriminalize simple possession. Congress is out of step with the American people on cannabis when national support for federal marijuana legalization is at an all-time high. MORE
I’m proud to work with NORML to create a more just national marijuana policy. My bill, The MORE Act, is the most comprehensive marijuana reform bill ever introduced, and it’s backed by a broad coalition of civil rights, criminal justice, drug policy, and immigration groups. MORE
“After nearly a century of prohibition, it is clear this policy has been an absolute failure and a national disgrace. “Never in American history has the Chairman of the Judiciary introduced a bill to end federal marijuana criminalization. MORE
This week, advocates in Missouri began collecting signatures to qualify a marijuana legalization initiative for the November 2020 ballot. 2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law. MORE
This week, history was made. House of Representatives just voted to restrict the Department of Justice from interfering with the states that have legalized adult-use marijuana. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. MORE
198 million in state and local sales tax revenue generated since legalization. Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. Oregon’s Public Policy Approach to Support Legal Marijuana Production and the State’s Abundant Supply: The Course for Seeking the Right Balance. MORE
New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. History was made in June, when the state of Illinois legalized cannabis as of January 1, 2020. Meanwhile, New York failed to pass a legalization deal, joining New Jersey in the “Better Luck Next Time” group. And low THC cannabis oil was legalized in Kansas , which otherwise has some of the most restrictive laws in the country. MORE
While this bill isn’t perfect, it does provide a pathway for adults to legally obtain and consume cannabis. “It still won’t be legal to sell or smoke on the street. “Not legalizing really isn’t where we want to be as an organization and as a state.” MORE
For NORML’s 50 th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. With that level of misinformation, legal reform was simply not possible. MORE
We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Stance on marijuana: This past April, Senator Elizabeth Warren clearly vocalized her support for cannabis legalization at a CNN town hall. MORE
More states are also moving to decriminalize marijuana, with legalization backers frequently citing Prohibition’s failures. And in a time of heightened racial divisions, Prohibition offers a poignant history lesson on how the restrictions targeted blacks and recent immigrants more harshly than other communities. In March 1933, soon after taking office, Roosevelt signed a law legalizing the sale of wine and 3.2% Recreational use of pot is now legal in 11 states. MORE
2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of legalization. For the first time in recent history, there is a clear pathway to advance a decriminalization bill, Senate Bill 2, to the desk of Governor Northam, an issue which is a top priority for him in the 2020 General Assembly. MORE
For NORML’s 50 th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. With that level of misinformation, legal reform was simply not possible. MORE
Daylin Leach and Sharif Street have introduced legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania for users over the age of 21. Pennsylvania’s cannabis policy is cruel, irrational and expensive,” Leach said in a statement. Amongst other things the Bill would allow. MORE
Last fall, we ran a 13-part series taking a hard look at each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ history and views related to marijuana. We used the candidates’ websites and social media as a litmus test of their dedication to the legalization of marijuana. MORE
She remained generally opposed to legalization, while supporting states having the right to reform their own policies, until she clarified her stance as being in support of it after announcing her 2020 presidential campaign. Quote: “We need to legalize marijuana and regulate it. MORE
For the first time in history, a congressional committee has approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition. US House panel passes federal cannabis legalization bill in historic vote. House Committee Approves Federal Legalization Bill. MORE
I continue to advocate for patient access to medical marijuana, and work with recreational legalization groups like Start SMART New York and Drug Policy Alliance that aim to take away one of the many tools law enforcement uses to lock up people of color, and to make sure we’re not pushed out of this industry. Policy Associate, Drug Policy Alliance , Washington, D.C. MORE
Illinois and the US territory of Guam legalized adult-use cannabis and its retail sale, medical cannabis programs were enacted and expanded in several states, and 27 states considered legislation that would have legalized adult-use cannabis, a record-high. MORE
Although still not fully confirmed, marijuana policy in Colombia appears to be inching closer to legalization. Recreational marijuana has already been decriminalized, even allowing small amounts to be grown at home for individual use. Medical cannabis has been legal for the last three years. Now, with this sudden change in policy, legalization is the final possible step. But needless to say, this legal epiphany could spark much broader reforms. MORE
It’s shocking, and what’s more, is that the authorities feel justified because it is illegal and doesn’t care what evidence is out there about its history here. Is there a history of traditional cannabis use in Namibia? MORE
We will examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and also canvas each politician’s current stances on marijuana. Stance on marijuana: Biden wants to decriminalize marijuana use and automatically expunge prior criminal records showing marijuana possession convictions. He is, however, far from an advocate for cannabis legalization. Federal law and policy Medical Marijuana Recreational Marijuana MORE
We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. He is an advocate for legalization, both through his legislative action in the Senate and his words on social media. MORE
The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” Send a message to your lawmakers in support of legalization. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. MORE
As New Jersey continues to fail its constituents each day they do not pass cannabis legalization for adult-use, the name of one state senator at the forefront of the fight against legalization remains permanently inked in shame: State Senator Ron Rice of the 28th District. State Senator Rice released an op-ed on the 4th of July, in which he made a plea to his peers in the New Jersey State Legislature to prioritize decriminalization-. MORE
It’s shocking, and what’s more, is that the authorities feel justified because it is illegal and don’t care what evidence is out there about its history here. Is there a history of traditional cannabis in Namibia? What do you think a legal cannabis market could do for Namibia? MORE
NORML Political Director Justin Strekal said: “The Marijuana Justice Act is the most comprehensive piece of federal legislation ever introduced to end the failed policy of marijuana prohibition and to address the egregious harms that this policy has wrought on already marginalized communities.” MORE
Since Oregon became the first state to decriminalize cannabis in the 1970’s, I have been working to correct the disconnect between federal cannabis policy and the needs and wishes of the American people. Now, with the most cannabis supported Congress in history, it is time for action to get federal policy aligned with what the American public needs, and what forty-seven states have done to legalize some form of cannabis. MORE
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. This is not just good policy, but good politics. MORE
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor has filed a rarely used legal petition intended to vacate 3,778 convictions for cannabis possession, arguing an extraordinary legal strategy is necessary to “right an extraordinary wrong.” MORE
United States : Congressional Committee Takes Historic Step Toward Decriminalizing Marijuana. For the first time in American history, a congressional committee approved a marijuana legalization bill. Medical marijuana, prescribed by physicians, is legal in 33 states. MORE
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. Texas law regarding hemp and CBD has a long and mixed history. MORE
Decriminalization History Legalization Policy NORML
AUGUST 12, 2019
I’m proud to work with NORML to create a more just national marijuana policy. My bill, The MORE Act, is the most comprehensive marijuana reform bill ever introduced, and it’s backed by a broad coalition of civil rights, criminal justice, drug policy, and immigration groups.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
United States : Congressional Committee Takes Historic Step Toward Decriminalizing Marijuana. For the first time in American history, a congressional committee approved a marijuana legalization bill. Medical marijuana, prescribed by physicians, is legal in 33 states.
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NORML
JULY 23, 2019
“After nearly a century of prohibition, it is clear this policy has been an absolute failure and a national disgrace. “Never in American history has the Chairman of the Judiciary introduced a bill to end federal marijuana criminalization.
NORML
JULY 13, 2019
As New Jersey continues to fail its constituents each day they do not pass cannabis legalization for adult-use, the name of one state senator at the forefront of the fight against legalization remains permanently inked in shame: State Senator Ron Rice of the 28th District. State Senator Rice released an op-ed on the 4th of July, in which he made a plea to his peers in the New Jersey State Legislature to prioritize decriminalization-.
Freedom Leaf
MAY 14, 2019
In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. I joined the drug policy reform movement in 1993 specifically with the goal of legalizing psychedelics, so I was glad to hear from Matthews.
NORML
JANUARY 19, 2020
The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” Send a message to your lawmakers in support of legalization. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.
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NORML
FEBRUARY 8, 2020
Members of the Las Cruces, New Mexico City Council approved a resolution supporting statewide marijuana legalization, as the legislature considers proposals to regulate the substance in the state. Governor Lamont outlined funds within his 2021 budget proposal to prepare for the legalization and regulation of adult use marijuana in the state. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of legalization. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of expanded decriminalization.
NORML
JUNE 23, 2019
This week, history was made. House of Representatives just voted to restrict the Department of Justice from interfering with the states that have legalized adult-use marijuana. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders.
Canna Law Blog
AUGUST 3, 2019
We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. He is an advocate for legalization, both through his legislative action in the Senate and his words on social media.
NORML
JANUARY 25, 2020
2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of legalization. For the first time in recent history, there is a clear pathway to advance a decriminalization bill, Senate Bill 2, to the desk of Governor Northam, an issue which is a top priority for him in the 2020 General Assembly.
Canna Law Blog
FEBRUARY 22, 2020
Last fall, we ran a 13-part series taking a hard look at each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ history and views related to marijuana. We used the candidates’ websites and social media as a litmus test of their dedication to the legalization of marijuana.
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Canna Law Blog
JULY 13, 2019
We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Stance on marijuana: Senator Kamala Harris wants to legalize marijuana as part of her criminal justice reform platform.
Canna Law Blog
AUGUST 17, 2019
We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Stance on marijuana: Andrew Yang supports legalizing marijuana as part of his criminal justice platform.
NORML
APRIL 2, 2019
She remained generally opposed to legalization, while supporting states having the right to reform their own policies, until she clarified her stance as being in support of it after announcing her 2020 presidential campaign. Quote: “We need to legalize marijuana and regulate it.
NORML
MAY 8, 2020
For NORML’s 50 th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. With that level of misinformation, legal reform was simply not possible.
NORML
FEBRUARY 1, 2020
This week, advocates in Missouri began collecting signatures to qualify a marijuana legalization initiative for the November 2020 ballot. 2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law.
NORML
MAY 8, 2020
For NORML’s 50 th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. With that level of misinformation, legal reform was simply not possible.
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Daylin Leach and Sharif Street have introduced legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania for users over the age of 21. Pennsylvania’s cannabis policy is cruel, irrational and expensive,” Leach said in a statement. Amongst other things the Bill would allow.
Canna Law Blog
JUNE 29, 2019
We will examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and also canvas each politician’s current stances on marijuana. Stance on marijuana: Biden wants to decriminalize marijuana use and automatically expunge prior criminal records showing marijuana possession convictions. He is, however, far from an advocate for cannabis legalization. Federal law and policy Medical Marijuana Recreational Marijuana
NORML
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
NORML Political Director Justin Strekal said: “The Marijuana Justice Act is the most comprehensive piece of federal legislation ever introduced to end the failed policy of marijuana prohibition and to address the egregious harms that this policy has wrought on already marginalized communities.”
NORML
JANUARY 22, 2019
While I was serving as a state legislator, my home state of Oregon became the first in the nation to decriminalize simple possession. Congress is out of step with the American people on cannabis when national support for federal marijuana legalization is at an all-time high.
NORML
MARCH 7, 2019
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. This is not just good policy, but good politics.
NORML
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Marijuana bills have a history in North Carolina of getting sent to committee’s where they die. Senate Bill 58, introduced to the Senate on February 13th, would further decriminalize personal marijuana possession up to 3 ounces and allow citizens with prior marijuana convictions to be. Marijuana policy should be evidence based.
Freedom Leaf
JANUARY 4, 2018
I continue to advocate for patient access to medical marijuana, and work with recreational legalization groups like Start SMART New York and Drug Policy Alliance that aim to take away one of the many tools law enforcement uses to lock up people of color, and to make sure we’re not pushed out of this industry. Policy Associate, Drug Policy Alliance , Washington, D.C.
Canna Law Blog
JULY 20, 2019
We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Stance on marijuana: This past April, Senator Elizabeth Warren clearly vocalized her support for cannabis legalization at a CNN town hall.
NORML
JULY 3, 2019
While this bill isn’t perfect, it does provide a pathway for adults to legally obtain and consume cannabis. “It still won’t be legal to sell or smoke on the street. “Not legalizing really isn’t where we want to be as an organization and as a state.”
CannaTech
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
It’s shocking, and what’s more, is that the authorities feel justified because it is illegal and don’t care what evidence is out there about its history here. Is there a history of traditional cannabis in Namibia? What do you think a legal cannabis market could do for Namibia?
Cannabis Law Report
APRIL 5, 2019
Since Oregon became the first state to decriminalize cannabis in the 1970’s, I have been working to correct the disconnect between federal cannabis policy and the needs and wishes of the American people. Now, with the most cannabis supported Congress in history, it is time for action to get federal policy aligned with what the American public needs, and what forty-seven states have done to legalize some form of cannabis.
CannaTech
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
It’s shocking, and what’s more, is that the authorities feel justified because it is illegal and don’t care what evidence is out there about its history here. Is there a history of traditional cannabis in Namibia? What do you think a legal cannabis market could do for Namibia?
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
For the first time in history, a congressional committee has approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition. US House panel passes federal cannabis legalization bill in historic vote. House Committee Approves Federal Legalization Bill.
CannaTech
NOVEMBER 10, 2019
It’s shocking, and what’s more, is that the authorities feel justified because it is illegal and doesn’t care what evidence is out there about its history here. Is there a history of traditional cannabis use in Namibia?
SpeedWeed
JANUARY 31, 2019
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor has filed a rarely used legal petition intended to vacate 3,778 convictions for cannabis possession, arguing an extraordinary legal strategy is necessary to “right an extraordinary wrong.”
Cannabis Law Report
MAY 1, 2019
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. Texas law regarding hemp and CBD has a long and mixed history.
Cannabis Law Report
JANUARY 31, 2019
198 million in state and local sales tax revenue generated since legalization. Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. Oregon’s Public Policy Approach to Support Legal Marijuana Production and the State’s Abundant Supply: The Course for Seeking the Right Balance.
The Blunt Truth
DECEMBER 26, 2019
New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. History was made in June, when the state of Illinois legalized cannabis as of January 1, 2020. Meanwhile, New York failed to pass a legalization deal, joining New Jersey in the “Better Luck Next Time” group. And low THC cannabis oil was legalized in Kansas , which otherwise has some of the most restrictive laws in the country.
SMPL
JANUARY 16, 2020
More states are also moving to decriminalize marijuana, with legalization backers frequently citing Prohibition’s failures. And in a time of heightened racial divisions, Prohibition offers a poignant history lesson on how the restrictions targeted blacks and recent immigrants more harshly than other communities. In March 1933, soon after taking office, Roosevelt signed a law legalizing the sale of wine and 3.2% Recreational use of pot is now legal in 11 states.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Illinois and the US territory of Guam legalized adult-use cannabis and its retail sale, medical cannabis programs were enacted and expanded in several states, and 27 states considered legislation that would have legalized adult-use cannabis, a record-high.
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