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). This marks a change from past years, when similar laws were primarily enacted via citizens’ initiatives, not by legislative action.

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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. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

In that popular series, grading criteria was as follows: Current stance on marijuana : What have they recently said about marijuana legislation? Past legislative history : How many marijuana-related bills did this candidate introduce, sponsor or sign? Did this candidate legislate the War on Drugs? And I enjoyed it.”.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 27, 2021

To the surprise of many, South Dakota ’s Governor Kristi Noem is considering a bill that would decriminalize cannabis in South Dakota. I think that should be a class 2 offense—because that’s the same as alcohol,” Rohl said, referring to underage possession. That way, patients will have steady access to the medicine they need.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 11, 2020

New Jersey considers decriminalization. There’s some question over whether Governor Reynolds will sign the legislation, as she vetoed a similar bill last year. Legislators introduced a decriminalization bill this week that would remove criminal penalties for crimes involving possession of less than one pound of marijuana.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Similar to many other countries, there are several legislation gaps or loopholes to purchasing and growing cannabis for personal use. Kenny referred to the legislation as a decriminalization measure. The lawmaker said the legislation would amend Ireland’s unsuccessful policy of total cannabis prohibition.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Legislation to decriminalize the possession of marijuana and hash has been prefiled in South Carolina’s Legislature. South Carolina House Bill 3276 was prefiled by State Representative Ivory Thigpen last week for the upcoming legislative session which starts in January. For the full text of House Bill 3276 , click here.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 2, 2021

Could California be on the brink of decriminalizing psychedelics? A proposal aiming to do just that passed a major legislative hurdle on Monday, as it was approved by the state Senate. The legislation now moves to the California General Assembly. He also thanked supporters for helping promote the legislation.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

United States : Congressional Committee Takes Historic Step Toward Decriminalizing Marijuana. Gaetz, who voted in favor of the legislation, observed, “We may need something a little less than MORE.” He is optimistic that the legislation will get a full floor vote before the end of the current Congress.

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Puff Puff Post

JUNE 5, 2019

The “sacred” plant, as many of our ancestors referred to it, has traditionally been used as a first line of therapy in various parts of the world. This restriction gave origin to the new legislative , known as the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR). For the Chinese , early uses have been reported dating back to 2700 B.C.,

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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. This is the highest profile legislation that has broad support on both sides of the capitol.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2019

Medicinal cannabis is creeping up the European Union agenda as legislators prepare to divert cash into research of the drug and begin laying groundwork for a harmonised set of laws across the bloc. The EU has 28 member states, each with their own set of cannabis laws. Source: EMCDDA.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 7, 2022

The legislation does not legalize recreational cannabis , rather, creates the ARICCAME (Regulatory Agency for Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis), the agency that will regulate the production of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. The Supreme Court decriminalized the use of small amounts of cannabis in 2009. Divided Opinions.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2021

The FDA refers to this program as the expanded access program on their website. Seeing how psilocybin has successfully completed phase one clinical trials and is in subsequent phases of trials currently, it has met the basic requirement of being considered an investigational drug under RTT legislation.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 23, 2021

Last session we had several bills that dealt with marijuana, whether it’s decriminalization of small amounts, full-out legalization of marijuana or marijuana for health-related issues,” said House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, according to the report. “I Some will not.”. That story also reported that Lt.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The Presidential candidates have different views on cannabis, but they center around how to legalize or decriminalize, not if that should happen. It appeared that the Senate would vote on a legalization proposal this week, but the legislation has now been referred to another panel for review.

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SMPL

JUNE 26, 2019

Pritzker signed the regulatory bill legislators passed at the end of May. While many other states have legalized marijuana through voter referendums that can leave details to be agreed upon after the fact, Illinois became the first state in the country to legalize through the legislative process. “We

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 27, 2019

Some of the states when further – they decriminalized marijuana for recreational use and made it free to buy and consume for adults of the age of 21. This ballot initiative from 2016 asked the question should marijuana be decriminalized. The case is not such with Arizona. Recreational Use Legalization – Is It Possible?

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Anyone who has heard anything about South Africa likely knows about the nation’s “load-shedding”—a term used to refer to reducing a load of electricity supply to avoid excessive load on the generating plant. To understand just what a shame South Africa’s current cannabis situation is, let’s get into some context.

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WeedAdvisor

JUNE 22, 2019

Recreational marijuana has already been decriminalized, even allowing small amounts to be grown at home for individual use. He says the ban on public consumption was a way to limit usage following the legalization of medical marijuana, referring to many parts of the Police Code as “onerous and unjustified.”.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. Note that McConnell still refers to marijuana as hemp’s “illicit cousin.” New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy pushed for statewide decriminalization , as a stop-gap measure until a ballot initiative can be voted upon in November 2020.

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Veriheal

MARCH 22, 2021

Psilocybin, DMT, mescaline, MDMA, and other psychedelic substances are starting to gain traction towards decriminalization in our nation. Oregon took a groundbreaking approach to decriminalizing all drugs. It is often dropped onto paper, referred to as tabs. It is commonly referred to as iboga or iboga bark.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 5, 2021

The bill was put on a fast track for consideration by the legislature and was cleared by six House committees and another in the Senate on Tuesday, one of the final days of the current legislative session. We pared that down as much as we could,” said Haile , referring to a small portion of the more wide-reaching bill.

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Puff Puff Post

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

On July 30 th , 2001, the government brought this into a legislative act known as the Medical Marijuana Access and Resources (MMAR). This legislative act did not allow Canadian patients to grow their own medicine. . The medical prescription, referred to as the medical document, outlines the dosage of treatment (i.e.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

As Canadian legalization has demonstrated, there is a lot of value in both decriminalizing marijuana and profiting from its commodification. . While the final rule on the legislation benefited American hemp production as a whole, its improvement has been viewed as almost negligible. The USDA’s ‘Final Rule’ on American Hemp Production.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 4, 2021

The governor is expected to sign the legislation, according to multiple reports in local media. On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee approved an amended version of the bill and referred the measure to the Senate floor for a vote. Decriminalization Bill Also on The Table for Louisiana.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Lawmakers passed up their opportunities to act before voters approved decriminalization in 2008, medical marijuana in 2012 and adult legalization in 2016, but then delayed and rewrote significant portions of the 2016 ballot law legalizing marijuana. Committee advancing marijuana cafe, host agreement bill .

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2022

These therapists will likely benefit from further decriminalization measures and may be able to transition to state-regulated systems as these go live. This category does not include measures focused on decriminalization instead of those that support commercial operations.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 21, 2020

Today, only possession and transfer of up to 5 grams is allowed; nevertheless, with this law up to 28 grams are decriminalized, since a greater weight will still be a crime. Source: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) and Andy Barr (R-KY) all opined on the progress of the SAFE Banking Act legislation that they’ve been industriously working on; Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) discussed the progress of HR 841, their legislation that would stop the current FDA stalemate and regulate CBD now. By Kyle Jaeger.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2022

Connecticut began its medical marijuana program in June 2012, a year after Governor Dannel Malloy signed legislation decriminalizing the plant statewide. Then, after three separate bills for adult-use cannabis were proposed in 2018 but stalled out, the Constitution State passed adult-use in 2021. About Simplifya.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 15, 2021

Clark made reference to New York’s new marijuana law in a statement following the decision. In March, legislators in New York passed a bill that was signed by Gov. There is no purpose in spending prosecutorial and judicial resources on conduct that the Legislature has decriminalized.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 1, 2022

Virginia is considered one of the more cannabis-friendly states, being one of the first states to decriminalize the use and possession of marijuana in 2021. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin approved the legislation increasing personal and public possession of over four ounces of marijuana. Possession. Conditions For Sharing Marijuana

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 29, 2021

RICHMOND, VA — Virginia’s House speaker on Friday said she supports moving up the date for legalizing adult recreational use of marijuana in Virginia to this summer, a key change pushed by advocates who have sharply criticized legislation approved by lawmakers last month that would delay legalization until 2024. Legalization is not enough’.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

The Wild decision is the latest case in which a court, interpreting a decriminalization statute that does not require nondiscrimination or reasonable accommodation of medical marijuana users, has held that the employee may nevertheless be entitled to such protections. What New Jersey Employers Should Do Now.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Their social media shows them at community meetings, being a voice, and pushing for better legislation. “ We have and will continue to support groups like Norml because it’s extremely important to us to push for legislative change.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

Indeed, just days before the approval of New York’s Budget, the House of Representatives voted to decriminalize marijuana, and Senator Schumer indicated he would be introducing a similar bill in the Senate later this month. Let’s see what happens in the Senate in the coming weeks as it deliberates decriminalization. Stay tuned.

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