The Blunt Truth

MAY 6, 2021

Attorney General Garland reiterates his disinterest in prosecuting marijuana users abiding by state law. The Texas legislature moves on cannabis decriminalization. A bipartisan, bicameral group recently introduced the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act. One would decriminalize marijuana possession. and finally.

Decriminalization

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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 331, to allow registered medical cannabis patients to access their medicine while at school.

Legislation

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.”

Decriminalization

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. . It stretches over 100 square miles in five North Carolina counties. .

Decriminalization

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

NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

On January 13 , Virginia NORML, along with eight more regional NORML chapters will lobby state lawmakers in Richmond in support of decriminalizing minor marijuana possession. Other priorities include expanding the decriminalization threshold and allowing medical cannabis access for patients at school. Meetings will begin at 9am.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Australia Cannabis Regulations: Federal and State Overview Australias cannabis laws are complex, with federal, state, and local regulations all playing a role in determining the legal framework. Businesses looking to enter Australia’s medicinal cannabis market must understand how these jurisdictions overlap.

Law

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2020

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Reports: SPRINGFIELD — Smelling and seeing cannabis justified probable cause for a police officer in central Illinois to search a man’s car, despite cannabis’ decriminalization and legalization for medical purposes at the time, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court majority ruled Thursday.

Decriminalization

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. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

Legislation

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

In an even larger trend, the health care provider community seems to be exploring various alternative therapies and emerging medicines to improve quality of care. Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine.

Legalization

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. NV resident?

Legislation

Veriheal

JANUARY 19, 2023

Despite cannabis remaining a Schedule I classification according to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), meaning that it has no medicinal value, over 30 states in the United States have legalized it for its medicinal use. Cannabis Is Medicine—This Is Undeniable It is undeniable that cannabis has medicinal value.

Research and Development

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Not only is there federal law but there are also state laws, and sometimes they seem to conflict and contradict each other. One thing that does seem to be clear though is that when one state alters and amends a particular law, the other states sit up and take notice. Magic mushrooms for medicinal use.

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Medicinal Marijuana Association

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Even after decriminalization of state laws, it’s still in the law that possession of four ounces or more is a felony. The law also says that growing a single plant is a felony with a fine of $365,000 and up to 20 years in prison. The state has many growers in northern counties such as Humboldt and Mendocino.

Marijuana

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2022

The CSA divides drugs into schedules according to their assessed risk, categorizing the most dangerous, addictive, and harmful substances that are deemed to not have any recognized medicinal use as “Schedule I.” There are efforts in other states to enact similar measures by voter initiative or through the legislatures.

Law

Veriheal

MARCH 1, 2021

Some states with recreational use may be willing to sell recreational cannabis to out-of-state patients with medical marijuana cards, while others may allow you to visit medical dispensaries. The following states currently have medical marijuana programs: Alaska. The state did decriminalize marijuana in 2020.

Patients

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

immigration law, any non-U.S. Serious immigration consequences can result even in states where employees may be protected from employer sanctions based on marijuana use. Currently, 37 states (and the District of Columbia) have decriminalized marijuana or enacted laws authorizing its use for medical or recreational purposes.

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MMJ Recs

MAY 16, 2020

In fact, by the end of the Civil War in the United States, marijuana was a popular addition to tinctures and medicines. By 1937, the Marijuana Tax Act had been passed, essentially making marijuana illegal throughout the United States. Legalization, Decriminalization, and Medical Marijuana.

Marijuana

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 17, 2021

Some gun-rights supporters and pro-legalization groups and legislators are lobbying during the special session to allow the Minnesota Department of Health to petition the federal government to exempt marijuana from its schedule I classification for patients on the medical program, meaning the government recognizes it has medicinal qualities.

Programs

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 15, 2022

That straightforward approach did not change when states began to legalize medical marijuana or decriminalize marijuana possession. In those states, the legislatures amended their discrimination laws to protect those who have a prescription to use medical marijuana as having a per se disability under state law.

Law

SpeedWeed

MAY 5, 2021

The Tennessee Senate passed a bill on Tuesday, SB 118, that establishes a strictly limited medicinal cannabis program for patients with certain qualifying conditions. Under current state law, only patients with epilepsy are permitted to use such medications. The Details of SB 118. Republican Sen.

Epilepsy

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In total, 18 states — comprising nearly one-half of the US population — now have laws on the books regulating adult-use marijuana production and retail sales. DECRIMINALIZATION. Many states also took actions facilitating the expungement or sealing of past marijuana convictions. DECRIMINALIZATION. LEGALIZATION.

Legislation

MMJ Recs

MARCH 1, 2020

It is a psychoactive substance that is used for medicinal and recreational purposes by people all over the world. It remained a criminal offense to use marijuana nationwide until 1973 when, slowly but surely, states began to decriminalize the use of marijuana. state to lift the ban on marijuana. What Is Marijuana?

CBD

Nature's Way Medicine

MARCH 5, 2021

For now, residents in neighboring states will need to provide a medical marijuana card to prevent criminal prosecution. The Missouri Supreme Court made a chilling comment to attorneys practicing law there. “In That is progress for the conservative state. Washington.

Patients

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Instead, companies are limited to state-wide trademarks. These limited marks have created a fractured market, with little clarity for businesses in a cannabis industry that continues to grow despite the lack of federal decriminalization. Majik Medicine, LLC , No. E.g. , CBD Industries, LLC v. 3:21-cv-00069-RJC-DCK (W.D.N.C.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

[2] Specifically, the court found that requiring the employer (and, by extension, its workers’ compensation insurer) to pay for cannabis, even if a valid medical treatment under Minnesota law, would expose the employer to criminal liability under federal law for aiding and abetting the employee’s unlawful possession of cannabis. .

Patients

The Joint Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

They join 11 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing pot for recreational purposes. Additionally, “voters in Mississippi and South Dakota join 33 states and the District of Columbia in passing laws legalizing or decriminalizing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.”

Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Further, under these programs individuals will not be criminally penalized for merely possessing or using medical marijuana in accordance with their state’s program. 15 Consequently, legal state medical marijuana programs are still considered federally illegal, and medical marijuana use is still considered a violation of federal law.

Policy

The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds.

DEA

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.

Research and Development

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

Some form of marijuana has already been approved in 23 states, and roughly 80 percent of the American public currently favors medicinal use. That fight is over; legal weed has arrived; all that remains is for the last chips to fall. In the face of all this, investors have naturally begun piling into pot.

Agriculture

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2019

But with more states working to decriminalize or legalize marijuana use, routine workplace drug screening deserves a closer look. If you’re in this position and you use marijuana recreationally in a legalized state, you’re at risk. In the 33 U.S.

Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. Paparelli on October 22, 2019. The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds.

DEA

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2019

NORML Outreach Director Kevin Mahmalji reported that one Florida Municipality Is Considering Marijuana Decriminalization Measure. The cap on dispensaries, now set at 35 for each operator, was included in a 2017 state law carrying out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana in Florida.

Marijuana

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

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 5, 2019

RESOLVED, That the Oakland City Council directs the City Administrator to instruct the City’s state and federal lobbyists to work in support of decriminalizing all Entheogenic Plants and plant-based compounds that are listed on the Federal Controlled Substances Schedule 1; AND BE IT FURTHER. That makes it the second U.S. I’m thrilled.

Decriminalization

Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

What are the current laws surrounding cannabis in Mississippi? The state has, however, decriminalized cannabis for personal use to a certain extent; the penalty for a first-time possession offense is a fine rather than jail time. times more likely to be arrested on a cannabis-related charge than white people in the state.

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