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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/4/19

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Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. The new Congress was just sworn in yesterday, and they are not wasting any time. MA resident?

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Article: UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics – Psychedelics and the Law

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The legislation significantly inhibited research into the potential therapeutic uses of psychedelics for decades. Rick Perry, the Republican former governor of Texas, has advocated to make psilocybin-assisted therapy available for veterans with PTSD, as have other lawmakers in states including Utah and Oklahoma.

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Update on Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

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The bill includes several provisions for additional research to investigate the impact of legalization on public health, driving safety, and similar areas. Decriminalization of Cannabis, Recognition of State law Controlling Cannabis. Research, Training and Prevention. Draft Bill Details. Provisions.

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NORML’s 2020 Democratic Primary Marijuana Straw Poll

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We will be taking many more in-depth looks at the 2020 race as it progresses, including potential primary challengers on the Republican side, but first we wanted to provide an overview of all the currently announced Democratic candidates, along with their record and policy statements when it comes to marijuana legalization. The Senators.

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Article: General Counsel’s Corner: Cannabis and the Campus

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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. 14 The Farm Bill removed low-THC hemp, which contains 0.3%

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/5/19

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Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law to allow those with certain misdemeanor cannabis convictions to have their records automatically expunged. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. CA resident? CT resident? HI resident?

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Congress to take up marijuana reform this spring says The Hill

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Congressional Democrats are gearing up for a sweeping set of initiatives aimed at decriminalizing marijuana that they plan to take action on this spring. Other bills would allow the development of a legal cannabis market in Washington, D.C.; We’ll believe it when we see it ! Here we go again? Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)