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Illinois Governor Signs Bill Expanding Medical Marijuana Program

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On Monday Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed two measure that expands the state’s medical-marijuana program while cementing it into law. Effective immediately, nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants will be able to certify patients for inclusion in the program.”

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Illinois: Medical Cannabis Expansion Measures Signed into Law

NORML

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed two separate medical cannabis expansion bills into law. Senate Bill 455 permits children with serious conditions for which medical marijuana has been recommended to have medical cannabis infused products administered to them while on school property.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/5/19

NORML

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. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/24/19

NORML

An activist group in North Dakota filed paperwork to begin petitioning for another adult use marijuana legalization ballot initiative in 2020. Members of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission have decided to advance plans to regulate social marijuana use facilities. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take. AL resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/29

NORML

Guam became the first US territory to send a bill legalizing the adult-use of marijuana to the governor’s desk in 2019. The bill awaits action by Governor Lou Leon Guerrero (D). Late last week, the North Dakota State Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure to expand the state’s medical marijuana program.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/10/19

NORML

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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Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/17/19

NORML

Medical cannabis sales kicked off in Arkansas last Friday as the first dispensary opened its doors. Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law to allow individuals with prior low-level cannabis convictions to apply to the sentencing court to have their record vacated. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take.