NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Members of the Las Cruces, New Mexico City Council approved a resolution supporting statewide marijuana legalization, as the legislature considers proposals to regulate the substance in the state. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Kentucky might be famous for more than just bluegrass soon. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has high hopes for the upcoming legislative session in the state of Kentucky. Governor Beshear believes that the cannabis plant is the future, and supports cannabis legalization efforts both medically and recreationally.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The state House and Senate passed versions of a bill to decriminalize, which the governor is expected to sign. In Kentucky, support is growing for medical marijuana.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

As the first full week of the 116th Congress comes to a close, we have another new federal bill introduced by Rep. HR 420 (yes, you read that right): The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act would deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2019

Three cannabis reform bills reintroduced in Congress. Florida Senate passes smokable medical marijuana bill. TALLAHASSEE – Florida lawmakers Thursday took a major step toward repealing the state’s ban on smokable medical marijuana, signaling an early victory in the legislative session for Gov.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

This week, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595, to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. Your Highness, Carly. AL resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

House lawmakers introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 (HR 601), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. Additionally, a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Veriheal

MAY 1, 2022

SB2598/HB1968 is a bill in the Volunteer State of Tennessee that is being called the “Free All Cannabis for Tennesseans Act.” ” If the bill passes the Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee in the state legislature on Tuesday, May 5, history would be made.

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MMJ Recs

JULY 26, 2020

With 33 legal medical marijuana states (plus DC), the wave of MMJ legalization is well and truly washing across the entire country. Eleven of those legal MMJ states have also fully legalized marijuana for recreational use, with several more looking set to do the same soon. Which States Have Legalized MMJ? California. California.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news on Capitol Hill this week was the Senate’s lack of action on the banking bill. On the state level, New Jersey legislators passed a bill to put legalization on the 2020 ballot.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 13, 2021

The possibility of a new and massive cannabis market sprang into being this week as Mexico’s Lower House of Congress approved a decriminalization and legalization bill, which is widely expected to become law in the near future. And in Kentucky, it’s still a long road to medical cannabis legalization.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 29, 2023

For a state with the unofficial nickname of Tokelahoma (due to its wildly pervasive medical marijuana market), this was a surprise. Kentucky governor Andy Beshear (D) signed a medical cannabis legalization bill, which allows edibles and concentrates, but draws the line at smokable products. No to all of that.

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 10, 2021

Marijuana and Hemp have been around for about 8,000 years when it was first discovered in Turkey. However, after World War II, in 1970, the United States classified marijuana and hemp as Schedule I drug, which meant that it became a lot more restricted for use and for growing. The 2018 Farming Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

Just as Americans around the country enjoy Kentucky bourbon, so should they be allowed to enjoy Oregon cannabis.”. Federal Legislation To Facilitate Interstate Marijuana Commerce Introduced. This law has been interpreted to prohibit DOJ from prosecuting medical marijuana providers or patients who are in compliance with state law.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Starting off in the international sphere, the European Parliament has passed a resolution recommending the descheduling of cannabis. The hope is that this could lead to the establishment of bloc-wide medical marijuana laws.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Contain no health, medical or benefit claims on the label.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order. California.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

But in 1937, Congress passed the Marihuana Tax Act, which made all species of the Cannabis sativa L. Schedule I narcotics are deemed to have no accepted medical use, to be unsafe even with medical supervision, and to have a high potential for abuse. Hemp has been federally outlawed along with marijuana until January 1, 2019.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 3, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. In January 2019, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. In December 2019, Gov. Thomas or St.

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Cannabis Maven

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The House vote marked the first time a medical marijuana bill passed either legislative chamber in Kentucky.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 7, 2021

We also speak with Bill Owens and Todd Mock from Samson Extracts , a hemp extraction company located in Southeast Alabama. Today, we’re to be joined by Bill Owens and Todd Mock of Samson Extracts. When we come back, we will be joined by Bill Owens and Todd Mock of Samson Extracts. Bill, Todd, welcome to the show.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 13, 2022

We finally found a THC that is gentler enough to be legal and still has medical properties similar to CBD, which aids in better sleep and helps with anxiety and stress. Cannabidiol (CBD), which is extracted from hemp, has very little amount of THC, which is why it has been legalized, especially for medical use. What Does That Mean?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In the December 2018 Farm Bill, the federal government removed CBD (and industrial hemp and all cannabis derivatives with less than 0.3% Federal Farm Bill Removes Hemp and CBD from the Controlled Substances Act. CBD products are everywhere – including tinctures, creams, gummies, pills, and drinks. CBD products with THC content above 0.3%

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NORML

JANUARY 10, 2020

This week, The US House Small Business Committee has waived its jurisdiction on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act. By waiving, the Small Business Committee is de-facto advancing the bill — thus increasing the prospects that the MORE Act will receive a full House vote in the near future.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 25, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Kentucky works on a medical marijuana bill. New Hampshire and Rhode Island look at legalizing marijuana. The Kentucky House passed a bill last week that legalizes medical marijuana in the state.

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

But today’s “hemp” market has moved way beyond CBD, as noted by several commentators who expressed concerns about the unregulated proliferation of high-dose THC consumables and novel synthetic intoxicants thanks to loopholes in the 2018 Farm Bill, which is up for revision and renewal in the coming months.

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Veriheal

MARCH 29, 2022

Any and every aspect of recreational or medical cannabis is illegal in these states. The current governor of Kansas, Laura Kelly, has expressed willingness to support a medical cannabis bill encouraging elected representatives in the state to put a good one on her desk. It was a huge victory for this fully illegal state.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The companies are advertising it as a legal way to get high, touting medical benefits and generally making big promises about what they can deliver, but an investigation from the US Cannabis Council has found illegal levels of delta-9 THC in products for sale around the country. indicated by the 2018 Farm Bill, while another had 0.31%.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 28, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We look at what’s happening with medical marijuana in Kentucky. CBS released a new poll concerning marijuana. Lawmakers, even those who supported the bill, consider this a power grab.

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Otherside Farms

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Several states across the country are legalizing marijuana, the federal government isn’t budging. Here are things you need to know about federal marijuana law. Medical marijuana is actually legal in 21 states throughout the country. Not only that, but recreational marijuana is also legal to use in 10 states.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Is the Colorado Marijuana Industry Showing Signs of Maturation? DECEMBER 31, 2019 | This issue of the Rocky Mountain Economist provides an update on the economic impacts of the marijuana industry in Colorado and evaluates signs of maturation within this industry nearly six years after the first recreational marijuana storefronts opened.

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SMPL

MAY 26, 2020

A headstrong biochemist, she had been growing marijuana since the age of 14 and had just quit a six-figure job to start her own cannabis testing lab. In addition to convincing marijuana dispensaries to widely carry CBD, they wanted to educate the public about its promising benefits. San Francisco weekly.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives voted by a margin of more than two to one in favor of legislation, House Bill 136 , facilitating medical cannabis access. The vote marks the first time that a legislative chamber in the state has ever advanced medicinal marijuana legislation.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. A Georgia bill to reduce marijuana possession penalties was defeated in a senate committee this week.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We’ve got lots of state news this week – South Dakota, Alabama, and Kentucky all took action on adult-use marijuana. Supreme Court asked the Justice Department to weigh in on reimbursements for medical cannabis.

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

Everyday NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! She’s advocating to decriminalize simple possession of marijuana, and Tuesday the Norfolk City Council officially endorsed that position with its 2019 Legislative Agenda.”.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Let’s start in Kentucky where medical marijuana legalization passed the state House unanimously. In Vermont, possession of marijuana is legal, but buying and selling are not.

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