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The House Judiciary Committee has posted a markup date for HR 3884 , the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act. Members of the Committee will consider the bill on Wednesday, November 20th, 2019, and they will likely hold a vote at that time. The MORE Act was introduced by the Committee’s Chairman, Jerry Nadler of New York and it is expected to be positively received by Committee members.
Chemotherapy and radiation are often suggested by care teams to help put the disease into remission, however, recent studies have also cited the benefit of cannabinoids or marijuana. Continue reading Leukemia And Medical Marijuana: Here Are The Facts at The Fresh Toast.
Arrests related to marijuana increased by around 35% over a four year period ending in 2017, the last year where data is available. This is according to a report released Friday by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey. The report is based on FBI crime figures, which show that there was around 38,000 arrests for cannabis possession, distribution or both in 2017, up from about 28,000 in 2013, reports the AP.
We won’t lie, this is HUGE. This week, we will very likely have the first vote to outright end federal marijuana prohibition. The House Judiciary Committee has posted a markup for HR 3884 , the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act on Wednesday, November 20th and they will likely hold a vote on the same day. This has never happened in the history of our country and it is thanks to all the time and effort folks have put in for DECADES.
Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken
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New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senate Judiciary Chairman Nicholas Scutari announced today they were moving away from their previous plans to approve legislation to end the state’s failed prohibition on marijuana this year in the state legislature, and are instead planning to put a question regarding a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana before state voters during the 2020 election. “It is unfortunate lawmakers in Trenton have elected to kick the can further
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. Authored By June McLaughlin. June writes. . Recent decisions in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, point to troubling developments in the treatment of cannabis related contract disputes that find themselves in federal court. While the main case discussed by this article does not create precedent, it does reveal the thinking of some federal judges in a jurisdiction with long-time legal cannabis at the state level.
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o: Cannabis Licensees. Fr: Liquor and Cannabis Board. Re: Ban on Vapor Products Containing Vitamin E Acetate; Implementation of Recall Procedures; and. Deadline for Product Disclosure. Ban on Vitamin E Acetate. Following a presentation on recent severe lung injury findings from the Department of Health , the Washington State Board of Health today banned the sale and distribution of products that contain vitamin E acetate.
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Dear MED Licensees and Stakeholders, Please find Industry Bulletin 19-07 : New Health and Safety Rules Specific to Vaporizers & Request to Immediately Cease the Manufacture and Sale of Vaporizers Containing Vitamin E Acetate. This Bulletin provides an overview of updates and guidance specific to vaporizer delivery devices and metered dose inhalers.
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In spite of a stern warning in 2017 that participating in the marijuana industry could bring Bar discipline, no lawyers have lost their Nevada law license in the last three years because they had a stake in a business that is still illegal at the federal level. The report goes on to say. The Nevada Bar confirmed last week that it has not disciplined anyone in the industry since issuing the warning.
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