NORML

MAY 15, 2020

In the city of Rochester, council members approved municipal legislation on Tuesday barring pre-employment marijuana testing for non-safety sensitive city employees. The new law took effect immediately upon passage. Those new laws take effect on July 1, 2020. It is time for workplace policies to adapt to this new reality.”

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Psilocybin has been in the news with increasing frequency as research into psychedelic therapy has proliferated, and a number of local jurisdictions, including the cities of Oakland, Denver , and Santa Cruz have decriminalized psilocybin to varying degrees. Denver and Oakland have decriminalized Magic Mushrooms.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

San Francisco lawmakers have unanimously approved a measure calling for the decriminalization of psychedelics like psilocybin and ayahuasca. San Francisco Lawmakers Unanimously Approve Psychedelics Decriminalization Resolution. Resolution That Decriminalizes Psychedelic Drugs Passed By San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 2, 2023

Singapore has shown no indication of considering the legalization or decriminalization of cannabis. The government remains steadfast in its commitment to maintaining strict drug laws to ensure public safety. The law unequivocally prohibits the possession, consumption, importation, and trafficking of cannabis.

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The Cannigma

MAY 30, 2023

The possession, cultivation, sale, and trafficking of cannabis are illegal under Venezuelan law. As of now, there are no indications of potential changes in Venezuela’s cannabis laws. The government maintains a firm prohibitionist stance on cannabis, with no signs of considering legalization or decriminalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Senate Bill 519 would have decriminalized the personal possession of certain psychedelic substances, legalized life-saving public health interventions, and studied future approaches to increasing use of psychedelics. The continued criminalization of all drugs and the people who use them increases harms to public health and safety.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2022

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, will lead a hearing entitled “Decriminalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level: Necessary Steps to Address Past Harms” on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 2:30 P.M. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chairman of the U.S.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 8, 2021

New Jersey recently enacted a law permitting personal, nonmedical use of marijuana for individuals age 21 and over. Separate laws decriminalize marijuana and hashish possession and set out the penalties when individuals under age 21 use or possess marijuana or hashish. The law directly impacts employers in many ways.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 17, 2021

State senators on the Golden State’s public safety committee voted to advance a bill that would decriminalize the possession of many mind-expanding substances by 4 to 1 on Tuesday. . SB 519 would decriminalize both the possession and use of psilocybin, psilocyn, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, DMT, mescaline, and ibogaine.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The National Safety Council (NSC) supports policies to mitigate and eliminate the risks of cannabis (marijuana) and other products containing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the impairing component in cannabis. Safety concerns are paramount as legalization and decriminalization continues. Full Document.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 21, 2022

There are now several pending Congressional Bills related to cannabis including decriminalization and rescheduling of the drug. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Tribal nations have recreational marijuana laws with many other states exploring recreational marijuana for 2022. Here are a couple of photos of our set up.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR). The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is engaged in a three-year initiative to examine the ethical, legal, and social implications of psychedelics research, commerce, and therapeutics. Background. The Project.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux. Not only are more and more jurisdictions decriminalizing the use of psychedelics for recreational purposes, but it appears that psychedelic substances are the new horizon for the treatment of severe psychological disorders and other ailments. Published Via JD Supra.

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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.’. Representatives for Decriminalize California have stated the group currently aims to raise $1.5 The Proposed Measure. Legal Implications.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 6, 2019

On July 29, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) signed state legislation that further decriminalizes the possession of cannabis. Cannabis was first decriminalized in New York in 1977, when the punishment for possession of about an ounce or less of cannabis was reduced from a misdemeanor and jail time to the payment of fines.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 The history of the law surrounding this subject may offer insight. Therefore, the law prohibited the utilization of even medical marijuana.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

Harvard Law School is planning to open the first US policy center focused on the legalization and regulation of psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA, and LSD. . Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. “By Harvard’s new center will be the first to focus solely on psychedelics policy and laws rather than research, though.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

At the state level, a new decriminalization law took effect this week in Hawaii involving the possession of up to three grams of marijuana, as well as a procedure for expungement of past convictions for the same amount. Legislation is pending, A1897, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. CO resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2019

Oakland, California is taking a step towards becoming the second city in the United States to decriminalize the possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms containing psilocybin. Marijuana Moment reports this morning. Source: [link].

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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). or less of THC to qualify under the new law. Any hemp with more than 0.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2021

The California legislation that would decriminalize some psychedelic substances under state law, Senate Bill 519, was approved in a 5-3 vote by the State Assembly’s Public Safety Committee in a June 29th hearing. Decriminalizing psychedelics is one important step in that direction. They write.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2020

Legislative initiatives include decriminalization of marijuana, parole reform, raising the felony larceny threshold, raising the age of juvenile transfer to adult court, and the permanent elimination of driver’s license suspensions for unpaid fines, fees, and court costs. Here’s the press release in full.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In May 2019, Denver became the first city in the United States to decriminalize personal possession, cultivation and storage of psilocybin mushrooms. The initiative also created the Denver Psilocybin Policy Review Panel (“Panel”), which was required to report back to the City on the public safety and other impacts of decriminalization.

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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.”. The Drug Policy Alliance has long advocated for drug decriminalization as a critical first step in ending the drug war, including in its 2017 report, It’s Time for the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 22, 2021

With decriminalization efforts underway in many other cities and states, this new training, the first of its kind in the US, could set the stage for the design and deployment of programs like it across the country.

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Veriheal

JUNE 1, 2023

Scott Wiener (D), and he explained that it is not a decriminalization effort; rather, it is simply legalization. It had passed through the Senate and the Public Safety and Health committees, but the Assembly Appropriations Committee gutted its main provisions. The legislation was sponsored by Sen. because there is no public hearing.”

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2022

Here’s a quick look at the progress that has already occurred in Louisiana’s cannabis program : 2015 – The state enacted its first medical cannabis law in 2015. 2019 – The law was expanded to allow Louisiana’s first state-licensed medical cannabis sales. No adult-use laws have been passed in any Southern state.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Louis Board of Aldermen approved Board Bill 132 with 23 votes , essentially nullifying existing laws that criminalize small amounts of marijuana. “It has the buy-in from the public safety director. The mayor is expected to sign the measure, tweeting Tuesday that it will correct racial disparities.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 14, 2021

Prison inmates can’t legally possess marijuana under California’s law allowing recreational pot, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in overturning a lower court that found prisoners could have the drug as long as they didn’t consume it. The Court of Appeal determined the plain language of Health and Safety Code section 11362.1,

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

As a January 2020 bill to decriminalize certain hallucinogenic drugs in Vermont currently sits in committee , a grassroots petition was recently started to “legalize psychedelics for mental health in Vermont.”

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The state has some of the strictest laws regarding marijuana possession, with any amount considered illegal. It’s important to note that Texas has not decriminalized marijuana, so any possession or selling cannabis is still treated as a criminal offense. However, eligibility requirements are strict in Texas.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 19, 2022

No, the SAFE Act is not law! He stated that he supports decriminalizing, which he says H.B. 371 would do, but says he still has concerns about public safety and the effect on young people. It’s legal in your state, but your employer doesn’t want to cover the cost, citing federal drug laws. Is that legal? Good question!

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot. Oregon also was the first state to decriminalize certain other drugs with 2020’s passage of Measure 110.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 23, 2021

California Western School of Law, San Diego, California. Dean Erwin Chermerinsky, Berkeley Law School . Congress is now exploring the decriminalization and rescheduling of cannabis as the MORE Act continues to move forward. NATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CANNABIS SYMPOSIUM ©. Friday, May 20, 2022, through Sunday May 22, 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2021

DHC is pleased to announce a new Cannabis Practice Group to help cannabis retail, growers, distributors, processors, and investors navigate the new regulations associated with the law in ways that safeguard both public safety and business enterprise. Corporate Law: Corporate Formatting and Governance. Lobbying services.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2022

According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 The history of the law surrounding this subject may offer insight. Therefore, the law prohibited the utilization of even medical marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 14, 2022

Last month we weighed in on Thailand becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to decriminalize cannabis. Still, with its new policy, Thailand joins a short list of nations where weed has been decriminalized or better, including Canada , Mexico , and South Africa. The public immediately embraced the law. Stay tuned.

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