NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 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. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of retail sales. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. The bill now heads to the Governor. DE resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

Meanwhile, a decriminalization bill was defeated in the Virginia House this week. Legislation is pending, House Bill 5595, to permit the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of marijuana for adults 21 and over. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2331, to legalize the use, possession, and retail sale of cannabis for adults.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Decriminalization occurred last year in Denver, Oakland and Santa Cruz, and that was just a start: nearly 100 other cities are looking at decriminalizing psychedelics. Federally, legislation has been proposed to allow research into psychedelic drugs, alongside calls for decriminalization. It rules out the retail model entirely.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

This week, officials with the Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board issued their first-ever permits to retailers who wish to allow customers to consume cannabis on the premises. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1663, to allow for the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults. New Hampshire. Update : S.54 VT resident?

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law. IA resident? MD resident?

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NORML

OCTOBER 17, 2019

A 23-member task force has issued explicit policy recommendations to Democratic Gov. The report proposes a regulatory framework governing the retail production, sale, and taxation of cannabis. Lawmakers ultimately enacted separate legislation decriminalizing low-level marijuana possession offenses.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 96, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. The pending legislation seeks to establish a regulatory framework to permit the retail sale of medical CBD products to registered patients. AL resident?

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

In Texas, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence passed a marijuana decriminalization bill out of committee this week. Separately, House Bill 7371 would establish a regulatory framework for the licensed retail sale of adult-use marijuana. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Now, in 2015 — like in many other states throughout the country — we saw some fresh faces in the marijuana policy conversation. And instead of having the government arbitrarily select [qualifying] conditions, it would probably be a better public policy approach to let doctors decide. They managed to hold on to that.

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

At the state level, Alaska regulators have voted in favor of plans to permit on-site marijuana consumption at designated retailers. And at a more local level, Dayton, Ohio is considering a proposal to completely decriminalize marijuana and remove the $150 possession fine. Pennsylvania. PA resident? VT resident? New Hampshire.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Seattle just became the largest city in the United States to decriminalize a wide range of psychedelic substances including psilocybin, ayahuasca, ibogaine, and mescaline. What substances are decriminalized? The Resolution decriminalizes, but does not legalize, entheogen-related activities. Decriminalization vs. Legalization.

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NORML

MAY 10, 2019

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries announced their intentions to introduce legislation known as the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), thus ending the nearly century-long federal policy of criminalization and prohibition.

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Veriheal

APRIL 17, 2025

This policy ensured significant penalties and incarceration for possession, cultivation, and trafficking for anyone found guilty in the U.S. However, SAM does find common ground with legalization advocates on decriminalization, suggesting that it offers a more measured approach for governments compared to full legalization.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. Governor Janet Mills (D) of Maine signed legislation into law to allow the production and retail sale of hemp-derived CBD products. An Arkansas House committee defeated a decriminalization bill this week to send it to study.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Republican leaders in Wisconsin’s state legislature said that Governor Evers’ medical cannabis and decriminalization budget proposals will not be passed through the legislature this session. Nassau County, New York voted to prohibit retail cannabis sales in the county once it becomes legal in New York state. AL resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

” At a more local level, the decriminalization policy in Dayton, Ohio went into effect this week. The bill would establish a regulatory framework to permit the retail sale of medical CBD products to registered patients. House Bill 481 would allow for the use, possession, and retail sale of marijuana by adults.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 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. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of retail sales.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Separately, House Bill 7371 would establish a regulatory framework for the licensed retail sale of adult use marijuana. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. CT resident? DE resident?

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

8, will see voters render a verdict on a broad scope of drug policy reform issues via their midterm ballots. A 6% tax is to be imposed on the retail price of cannabis to benefit various programs. As of June, psilocybin possession has been decriminalized in 15 cities and other local U.S. Election Day, which kicks off Nov.

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Veriheal

APRIL 29, 2024

The state decriminalized cannabis in 2021, making full legalization the next logical step, and lawmakers hope to finally make marijuana sales a reality next year. It sets up the retail side with dispensaries and how we would do that.” This is a very simple bill,” he stated to the committee. “It It is for the adult use of cannabis.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

1 – a constitutional amendment to legalize the use and possession of marijuana for persons age 21 and older and legalize the cultivation, processing, and sale of retail marijuana. also approved measures aimed at decriminalizing psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelic plants. See Section 36-2851(1). Washington, D.C.,

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 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 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law. MD resident? MD resident?

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (legalization may be pending). Cannabis is legal for medical use in Israel and the country has implemented decriminalization policies for small-scale possession charges. In July, 2021, Israeli lawmakers rejected a bill that would have decriminalized recreational marijuana use.

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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.”

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Belleville City , Wayne County – voted to significantly expand cannabis operations, from growers through retail and consumption lounges. Buel Township , Sanilac County – voted to significantly expand cannabis operations, from growers through retail and consumption lounges.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Conducted in an effort to understand where residents stand on several policy issues that are currently being examined by the Maryland General Assembly, the poll determined that 57 percent of voters support the full legalization of cannabis. This leaves only 37 percent in opposition.

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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. Active monitoring of policy changed at all level of government.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. The pending legislation seeks to establish a regulatory framework to permit the retail sale of medical CBD products to registered patients. At the state level, North Dakota state Rep.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

After months of negotiation, Governor Murphy of New Jersey and state legislators have reached a deal on what will be included in upcoming legislation to legalize the adult-use and retail sale of marijuana in the state of New Jersey. It also phases out retail sales taxes on medical cannabis, amongst other changes. CT resident?

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A 15% tax will be implemented on wholesale cannabis while retail sales will receive a 10% tax. If approved, the bill would decriminalize psychedelics for personal use and noncommercial activities like cultivation, provided there is no monetary exchange involved. Irwin says.

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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). These policies are popular among voters, regardless of political party.”. DECRIMINALIZATION. FULL REPORT. LEGALIZATION.

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MassRoots

JANUARY 22, 2019

According to the Virgin Islands Medical Cannabis Patient Care Act, licenses will be issued for cultivators, testing labs, product manufacturers, and retail dispensaries. Senator Terrence “Positive” Nelson, the bill’s main sponsor, has been fighting for cannabis policy reform in the U.S. Bryan said. Big Win for Senator Nelson.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Retail cannabis stores are set to open their doors in the spring of 2022. Vermont Lawmakers Keen to Decriminalize Drug Possession. News of the Cannabis Control Board’s refusal to lower THC potency limits comes after Vermont Democratic and Progressive lawmakers submitted a new bill to decriminalize drug possession.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Adults 21 and older would be allowed to possess eight ounces of cannabis purchased from retailers and any cannabis yielded from growing up to 12 plants for personal use. Much Opposition to a Retail Market in a Pay-to-Play Medical State. A Breath of Fresh Air After Years of Prohibition. A Bright Future for Cannabis Reform.

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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. New Jersey lawmakers have come to an agreement with Governor Murphy regarding retail marijuana tax rates, settling on charging sales tax by weight as opposed to a specific percentage. New Mexico.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

DECEMBER 18, 2020

It effectively changes marijuana policies in Arizona but will take some time to hash out the details completely and become official law. Once the proposition is certified by the secretary of state, marijuana will be decriminalized. The licensing process will begin in January, and retail sales will be legal sometime this spring.

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