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NORML
MAY 21, 2020
Richmond, VA: Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has signed legislation ( Senate Bill 2 | House Bill 972 ) decriminalizing marijuana possession. Twenty six states additional states and the District of Columbia have either legalized or decriminalized the adult possession and use of marijuana.
NORML
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
House and Senate lawmakers have passed legislation decriminalizing minor marijuana possession offenses. Both the Governor and the Attorney General are on record in favor of decriminalization. ” 2020 Decriminalization decriminalization Virginia
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NORML
APRIL 12, 2020
Richmond, VA: Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has approved legislation ( Senate Bill 2 | House Bill 972 ) decriminalizing marijuana possession offenses. Northam also recommended technical amendments which must be approved by the legislature before the new law takes effect July 1, 2020.
NORML
MARCH 5, 2020
Broad changes to marijuana laws swept through the 2020 Virginia General Assembly. Today, the legislature approved HB 972 to decriminalize marijuana possession. Become a member Virginia NORML and join the fight to reform marijuana laws in the Commonwealth.
NORML
JUNE 18, 2020
As currently written, the measure decriminalizes the possession and distribution of up to two ounces of marijuana by adults — making these activities punishable by a $50 fine. Those found to be in violation of the law will no longer be arrested or saddled with a criminal record.
NORML
MARCH 18, 2019
DECRIMINALIZATION. Once signed into law, the reduced penalties take effect on July 1, 2019. The measure prohibits regulators from placing limits on the percentage of THC or other cannabinoids in therapeutic products and it establishes reciprocity with other states’ medical cannabis programs. ACTIVISM LEGISLATION Legislative Update Medical Marijuana access decriminalization employment hemp medical marijuana New Mexico
Leafly
JANUARY 15, 2019
In 2019 Texans will find out whether lawmakers are ready to build a viable medical cannabis program or whether old-fashioned politics will limit access to effective medicine. The post Can Texas Build a Working Medical Cannabis Program in 2019? Health Politics decriminalization laws legalization medical marijuana qualifying conditions texas
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 2, 2021
The Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative Communications Committee took questions from participants during the Peyote and Decriminalization Webinar which took place onMay 25th, 2021. issues as this is where the Decriminalization efforts this Webinar was addressing take place.
SpeedWeed
MAY 3, 2021
Less than 100 groups control almost all of the industry, as the state capped dispensary licenses from the adult-use program’s inception in 2017. The post Texas House Passes Bills to Decriminalize Adult-Use Cannabis and Expand Medical Cannabis Program appeared first on SpeedWeed.
WeedAdvisor
AUGUST 8, 2019
In a rather unexpected turn of events, one Democratic representative from Florida filed a bill that would decriminalize marijuana. With this in mind, the very idea of loosening laws around recreational use seems out of reach for the time being. His aim is to make Florida the 27 th state to decriminalize the drug. Also known as HB-25 , the bill puts forward the usual reforms that come with decriminalization. Jones’s law also covers edibles.
Veriheal
MARCH 1, 2022
The first legal psilocybin therapy program to take shape in America is slowly progressing in Oregon. Kate Brown conducts regularly scheduled monthly meetings with a goal of shaping the nation’s first Psilocybin therapy program.
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NORML
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
” Last session, the Governor vetoed legislation , House Bill 364, which sought to allow patients registered in the state’s medical cannabis access program the option to home-cultivate up to three cannabis plants.
Cannabis Law Report
JANUARY 24, 2022
Austin marijuana decriminalization could become a reality in May if voters get a chance to address the issue on a ballot referendum. That’s not a surprise for Democrats who have long favored decriminalization and legalization. What the Austin Decriminalization Law Would Do.
The Cannigma
JUNE 1, 2021
Possessing cannabis is illegal in France, although in 2020, the country changed the law so that the punishment is now a €200 fine. Possessing cannabis is illegal in France, although in 2020, the country changed the law so that the punishment is now a €200 fine.
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 1, 2021
Scott Wiener wants to decriminalize psychedelic drugs, and a bill he authored to do just that is still alive halfway through this year’s legislative session. Capitol Tracker | San Francisco senator pushes to decriminalize psychedelic drugs. Capital Tracker reports.
NORML
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, control of Virginia’s legislature shifted to democrats, opening the door for decriminalization , expungement, and establishing a clear path to legalizing responsible adult-use in the Commonwealth. Despite broad support from legislators on both sides of the aisle, decriminalization, expungement, and legalization bills have historically met a swift demise along party lines in the House and Senate Committees that hear criminal justice bills.
Cannabis Law Report
JANUARY 14, 2022
Virginia lawmakers introduced new bills this week to decriminalize the possession of psychedelics. Virginia Could Decriminalize Psilocybin And Other Psychedelics With Newly Filed Bills. Marijuana Moment reports.
The Cannigma
JUNE 2, 2021
Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized. Despite Germany’s very expansive medical cannabis program, the country still has not legalized recreational cannabis. The post Cannabis laws in Germany: Is weed legal?
NORML
JANUARY 28, 2020
” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein.
Veriheal
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs.
NORML
APRIL 22, 2019
A spokesperson for the Jefferson County (population: 658,000) Sheriff’s Office announced today that local law enforcement will begin citing, rather than arresting, low-level marijuana offenders. Under state law , marijuana possession is classified as a criminal misdemeanor, punishable by up to one-year in jail and a $6,000 fine. Additional information is available from NORML’s ‘Local Decriminalization’ report, online here.
The Cannigma
MAY 19, 2021
While many countries around the world have legalized or decriminalized cannabis or have eased up on enforcement in recent years, in Japan in 2018 there was a sharp increase in cannabis-related arrests — and 80% of them were possession charges. The post Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?
NORML
MARCH 15, 2019
Rather, defendants will be ordered to complete a diversion program or partake in community service. Under state law , marijuana possession offenses involving over 42.5 Freeman said the policy change was necessary because he believes that the state law is overly punitive and produces racial disparities in incarceration rates. Courts Decriminalization LAW ENFORCEMENT Municipal decriminalization Minneapolis Minnesota
NORML
MAY 22, 2020
Kevin Stitt has vetoed legislation, House Bill 3288 , which sough to expand patients’ access to medical cannabis and make other amendments to the state’s marijuana laws. 2020 Medical Marijuana decriminalization home delivery medical access OklahomaRepublic Gov.
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 9, 2021
The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux. Some of the most promising substances, and the law applicable to each, are outlined below: Psilocybin. As such, the use, sale, and possession of psilocybin in the United States is illegal under federal law.
Marijuana Lawyer Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2019
With the 2020 ballot fast approaching, California activists are keenly working towards securing a measure that would decriminalize psilocybin, also commonly known as ‘magic mushrooms.’. Together with the required $2,000 fee, an advocacy group by the name of Decriminalize California submitted ballot language to the state attorney general’s office in September. Representatives for Decriminalize California have stated the group currently aims to raise $1.5
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Under the proposed plan, anyone holding a small possession or having used illicit drugs will be referred to a drug education or treatment program. Fiona Patten is seeking to make illicit drug possession an educational matter rather than a criminal matter.
SpeedWeed
JUNE 2, 2021
Could California be on the brink of decriminalizing psychedelics? Senate Bill 519 “would make lawful the possession for personal use, as described, and the social sharing, as defined, of psilocybin, psilocyn, dimethyltryptamine (DMT), ibogaine, mescaline, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), ketamine, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), by and with persons 21 years of age or older,” according to the text of the bill , which was authored by state Sen.
SpeedWeed
MAY 14, 2021
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal council, which oversees Native communities located on the western edge of North Carolina, has voted to decriminalize the possession of an ounce of cannabis for those 21 years and older, Cherokee One Feather reports. . Image via.
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Havas ECS , the endocannabinoid consultancy firm that’s a subsidiary of international advertising and public relations company Havas Group (owned by Vivendi SA (OTC: VIVEF )), last week announced the launch of a full spectrum education program for the medical and legal communities, aimed at filling the gap of misinformation that exists between cannabis science, legislation, and the medical communities nationwide. The program will be called “Medical Cannabis; The science.The research.
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 15, 2021
And it gives people who have been harmed by these draconian laws a chance to move forward and embrace some semblance of the life they have long been denied.”. to Decriminalize Drug Use and Possession.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
United States : Congressional Committee Takes Historic Step Toward Decriminalizing Marijuana. If the MORE Act becomes law, it would effectively end the federal prohibition of cannabis in the United States. The MORE Act, if passed into law, would remove marijuana from Schedule I.
The Joint Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2020
The United States House of Representatives has voted in favor of legislation that would decriminalize and tax marijuana on the federal level. The bill “is a major step, mind you, a major step toward ending the unjust war on drugs and racial inequities that are central to these laws,?
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 24, 2021
Despite most states having enacted legal medical marijuana programs, marijuana is still federally illegal and designated as a Schedule I substance with no medical value. Virgin Islands have legalized state-licensed medical marijuana programs. Cannabis Law News
The Joint Blog
AUGUST 19, 2019
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s has signed into law legislation that decriminalizes hemp, the non-psychoactive cousin of marijuana. Governor DeWine recently signed Senate Bill 57 into law, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA). The Associated Press reports that the agency will create and administer a new hemp program in the state. or less of THC to qualify under the new law.
SpeedWeed
MAY 12, 2021
After a long legacy of having a medical cannabis program that barely took care of patients, the governor of Georgia has finally signed SB 195—a law that will expand the medical cannabis program to license retailers of low-THC cannabis .
The Cannigma
MAY 20, 2021
Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (expected to be legal imminently) . Mexican lawmakers in March, 2021 approved a law to legalize recreational cannabis, and some analysts believe the country could become the world’s largest cannabis market.
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