NORML

APRIL 30, 2019

House and Senate lawmakers have finalized and passed legislation, House Bill 1383 , decriminalizing low-level marijuana possession offenses and vacating past convictions. The measure also establishes a task force to review cannabis policy and to make recommendations to the legislature by 2021.

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NORML

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Today, even in jurisdictions where cannabis remains criminalized under state law, tens of millions of Americans reside in cities and counties where local laws either depenalizing or decriminalizing cannabis-related activities are in effect.

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NORML

MARCH 5, 2020

Today, the legislature approved HB 972 to decriminalize marijuana possession. ” Governor Northam has spoken in favor of decriminalizing marijuana violations and expunging past convictions as has Attorney General Mark Herring. Broad changes to marijuana laws swept through the 2020 Virginia General Assembly.

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NORML

JUNE 26, 2019

David Ige publicly stated this week that he does not intend to veto pending legislation to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession offenses. It also establishes a task force to review cannabis policy and to make recommendations to the legislature by 2021. Democratic Gov. The new law will go into effect on January 11, 2020.

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NORML

JULY 1, 2019

Late last week, the Governor announced the formation of a new task-force to make policy recommendations with regard to 2020 legislation to legalize the adult use of cannabis. “The criminalization of patients and consumers is a failed public policy, and there is finally a more sensible alternative in place.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Regardless of the policy you’re advocating for (e.g., adult-use, patient access, decriminalization etc.) Marijuana policy should be evidence based. As a member you’ll be the driving force behind meaningful marijuana law reform efforts on the local, state and federal levels. Get your tickets today!

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NORML

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/7/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights include: DE, GA, HI, IA, MD, MN, MO, NB, NH, NY, NC, ND, OH, SD, TN, WA, and WV.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 3/8/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights in: AK, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, ME, MD, NH, NM, NY, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA.

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NORML

OCTOBER 9, 2019

There has been some confusion and misinformation circulating about what New York’s latest expansion of marijuana decriminalization means and what impact it will have on criminal prosecutions going forward. The Short Synopsis of the Offenses and Sentences. Legal Provisions.

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NORML

MAY 3, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/3/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights in: AK, CA, CO, LA, ME, MN, MO, NV, NY, TX, and VT.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/22/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights include: CA, CO, GA, HI, IL, MD, MN, MO, NC, ND, NH, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, UT, VT, and WA.

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NORML

JANUARY 10, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update (1/10/23) appeared first on NORML. This week's update highlights legislative developments in Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Washington.

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NORML

JANUARY 24, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 1/24/2023 appeared first on NORML. This week's update highlights legislative developments in Connecticut, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 3/1/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights in: GA, IL, ME, MD, MN, MT, NY, ND, SC,SD, TN, TX and WA.

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NORML

JANUARY 17, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 1/17/2023 appeared first on NORML. This week's update highlights legislative developments in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, and South Dakota. .

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NORML

MAY 15, 2020

Municipal officials in various cities nationwide are moving away from policies requiring marijuana testing for public employees. “Now is the time for municipalities throughout the state to review and update their policies so they may better align with state law and public opinion.”

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 3/15/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights in: AL, DE, FL, IL, KS, KY, ME, MD, MO, NH, NV, NM, ND & TX.

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NORML

MARCH 25, 2019

The policy proposed by this bill is in line with the Republican and Democratic Platforms as well as numerous other states. Joe Moody’s bill to reduce penalties for low-level marijuana possession has passed out of the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee with a bipartisan vote of 5-2!

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NORML

JANUARY 14, 2022

The post State Policy Update (1/14/2022) appeared first on NORML. Here is NORML’s weekly update on pending state legislation in Wisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, Delaware, Alaska.

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NORML

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The study , entitled “Measuring the Criminal Justice System Impacts of Marijuana Legalization and Decriminalization Using State Data,” assessed the impact of adult-use regulation schemes on criminal justice resources in both legalization states and neighboring non-legalization states.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

"The ongoing criminalization of marijuana is a terribly destructive policy that adversely impacts thousands of North Dakotans annually. Minor marijuana possession offenders should not be saddled with an arrest, a criminal record, and with the lifelong penalties and stigma associated with it."

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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.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/4/2022 appeared first on NORML. Here is NORML’s weekly update on state legislative activity in Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ohio.

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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2022

FLORIDA Legislation has been filed… The post State Policy Update (1/7/2022) appeared first on NORML. Updates on filed and moving legislation over the last week.

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NORML

JANUARY 21, 2022

The post 1/21/22 – State Policy Update appeared first on NORML. Here is NORML’s weekly update on pending state legislation with helpful links to action alerts.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2023

The post State Policy Weekly Update 4/26/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights include: CA, DE, ME, MN, NV, NC, TX, and VT.

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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. Finally, Virginia has a path to implement evidence-based policies that reflect the attitudes of its constituents.”

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2022

The post State Policy Weekly Update 1/28/2022 appeared first on NORML. Here is NORML’s weekly update on pending state legislation in Washington, Virginia, Utah, Tennessee, South Dakota, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas, Illinois, Hawaii, and Delaware.

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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.

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Leafly

MAY 2, 2019

The historic vote could open the way for other cities to rethink their policies on hallucinogens. The post Denver Could Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms on Tuesday appeared first on Leafly. Opponents say it's a bad trip waiting to happen.

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Leafly

MAY 8, 2019

In a dramatic policy shift, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador admits that 'prohibition is unsustainable.' The post Mexican President Reveals Plan to Decriminalize All Drugs appeared first on Leafly. He thinks ending it will better protect public health.

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NORML

DECEMBER 6, 2019

” In addition to supporting full legalization, Garden State NORML supports decriminalizing marijuana – utilizing civil fines – for all ages. For regional context, Philadelphia decriminalized marijuana in 2014, and 20 additional cities in Pennsylvania followed suit. “Enough is enough. .

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NORML

JULY 10, 2019

Members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security heard expert testimony today challenging the federal government’s failed policy of cannabis prohibition. Malik Burnett (formerly of the Drug Policy Alliance), and Neal Levine, Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Trade Federation.

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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. In October, the board certified the language.

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NORML

JULY 29, 2019

Kleiman , an academic expert on cannabis policy who often shared and debated his well informed views on marijuana policy reform with those of us who were committed to advocating for a policy of adult use legalization. He further developed his views on cannabis and criminal justice as a professor of public policy at UCLA.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Newly sworn-in Democratic Governor Tony Evers announced Monday that he is taking Wisconsin cannabis policy reform into his own hands by attaching proposals to his spending budget this year. Evers aims to legalize medical cannabis, decriminalize recreational possession and use, and expunge qualifying arrest records.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 26, 2022

Fortunately, a study recently published in Social Science & Medicine discovered a solution to the racial disparity rampant in cannabis regulation: decriminalization. While legalization and decriminalization will not undo what was done in the past, these legal processes can create a better future for affected groups. He states, “U.S

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