Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The CDU/CSU has pledged to repeal Germanys quasi-legalization law passed in 2024. If Merz partners with center-left parties, repealing German cannabis laws would be difficult. Existing laws allowing personal possession, cultivation, and medical expansion would likely remain intact.

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Canna Care Docs

JUNE 5, 2025

MPAA) the states leading voice for patient rights and cannabis policy reform. Outdated Regulations and Policy Stagnation: The medical program cannot thrive under outdated rules. To expand access and improve care, we need responsive policy changes that remove unnecessary barriers and allow the program to grow with patient needs.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In the US, the laws determining the status of cannabis use vary from state to state and continue to change over time. Specifically, the Texas State Law Library explains , The Texas Controlled Substances Act classifies tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) in penalty group 2 for the purposes of criminal penalties. ounces of cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Three years after Thailand became the first Asian nation to decriminalize cannabis , its groundbreaking policy may collapse under political turmoil. What began as an innovative public health and agricultural policy now faces potential reversal rather than regulation.

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Americans for Safe Access

MAY 1, 2025

For everyone else, here is the recap: In the meeting, we discussed ASA's ZERO tolerance policy on Federal interference in the medical cannabis programs. This is also a reminder that cannabis is still illegal federally , and until we pass laws to create a national medical cannabis program, we are still at risk.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 25, 2025

Chicago Police Department (CPD) officials recently agreed to revise new rules for investigatory stops, protective pat downs, and other searches that also included policy amendments for Illinois’ conflicting, and often confusing, “sufficient probable cause” laws dealing with burnt and raw cannabis odor.

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Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

The board created policy recommendations , including licensing more state dispensaries, exempting medical cannabis products from sales tax, and providing more oversight on telehealth providers. Currently, House Study Bill 29 would add THC-beverages to the states open container law.

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Canna Care Docs

JUNE 24, 2025

As more people use cannabis for chronic conditions, it’s important to understand how workplace policies apply. At CannaCare Docs powered by CMed, we help you understand the laws, so you can make informed choices while respecting both your health and job. This policy helps maintain a safe work environment.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 27, 2025

In cities like San Francisco, where the virus hit hardest, gay activists and caregivers defied laws and societal stigma to ease suffering. Love that broke the law to save lives. National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). But what fueled this defiance wasn’t just necessity—it was love. Wikipedia Rathbun, M.

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Veriheal

MARCH 19, 2025

The existing laws before the changes were made in the last several years surrounding medical cannabis possession were extremely harsh. In South Dakota, cannabis law history was finally made by being the first state to have voters approve not just the medical cannabis initiative but adult-use cannabis legislation at the same time in 2020.

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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. The legalization of weed for adults 21 and over has opened the floodgates, prompting 24 states to establish their own recreational, adult-use laws.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2025

marijuana laws truly are. Much of it was driven by Germanys newly formed government keeping its quasi-legalization policy intact, even if adult-use trials remain uncertain. marijuana policy permits only marijuana for research purposes. policy effectively shuts the door to broader international market participation.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 10, 2024

These rules bring further clarity and transparency to IDFPR operations by laying out policies and procedures in a clear and concise way. Additionally, hearing feedback from both legislators, constituents, and stakeholders at all levels, IDFPR has started the process to implement a new licensing system.

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Veriheal

MAY 16, 2025

According to Beau Kilmer, a cannabis market authority from the Rand Drug Policy Research Center, in an interview with NPR , When you move from prohibition to legalization, it takes time [to lower prices]. Since cultivators grow cannabis domestically in the U.S., Since cultivators grow cannabis domestically in the U.S.,

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Veriheal

MARCH 12, 2025

According to the Drug Policy Alliance , drug offenses are a leading cause of arrest in the United States. It is legal (under state law) to have and to use cannabis, but not to drive while impaired under the effect of cannabis use. One Redditor shares their concerns over the new ruling: I don’t really understand the logic.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Nor can this federal action address the complicated and problematic disparity between federal and state cannabis laws, which would largely remain unaffected by federal rescheduling of the drug. Barbara Lee, called for more comprehensive reform action to address the harms of federal cannabis prohibition policies. In addition, Rep.

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PrestoDoctor

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Medical marijuana’s classification as a controlled substance under federal law complicates insurance coverage, and most policies, including Medicare and Medicaid, do […] The post Is Medical Marijuana Covered by Insurance? While the legal landscape continues to evolve, the answer for now is mostly no.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

Small Business Administration (SBA) has quietly reintroduced a policy that effectively disqualifies most of them from critical federal loan programs. law separates marijuana and hemp, its time for both the industry and regulators to stop using ‘cannabis’ as a stand-in for marijuana. Otherwise, be specific.)

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 8, 2025

If the cannabis industry wants to truly normalize cannabis use in American culture, it’s time to start shaping public perception through entertainment, not just policy. For decades, alcohol and tobacco didn’t just grow their markets through lobbying; they embedded their products into the cultural fabric through Hollywood.

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Veriheal

JULY 23, 2025

Their policy team has helped facilitate approximately 250,000 cannabis pardons. Simultaneously, the organization has matched upwards of 250 constituents with pro bono representation, working with 60 law firms and saving their constituents from close to 400 years of excessive sentencing. I know that I broke the law.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 7, 2025

As economists overwhelmingly question the Trump Administrations tariff policy , one has to wonder if there is a deeper strategy behind his seemingly chaotic moves? That fear, and related administrative actions (i.e. erratic tariffs) are causing stock prices to fall.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2025

Plus, a letter by Carole Ludlow Mooney The findings of the London Drugs Commission are welcome after a decade or more of static drug policy in the UK (Worried about weed: should London follow New York and decriminalise cannabis?, While […]

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Veriheal

JUNE 19, 2025

These patients and their stories raise urgent questions about the UK’s medical cannabis system: Why must so many severely ill individuals break the law to access medicine? So, although the illegal cannabis market is not without its risks, its persistence signals a fundamental mismatch between legal policy and patient needs.

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Veriheal

JULY 2, 2025

The country’s strict anti-drug laws mean he could be facing the death penalty. If convicted under the country’s strong anti-drug laws, Shaw could face life in prison or the death penalty. ounces of illegal cannabidiol, qualify Shaw as a drug smuggler under the country’s laws. Shaw is from Dallas, Texas. Photo Credit: On3.com

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

Thus HB 4121 contained a myriad of regulatory and law enforcement provisions in respect of hemp, including the creation of a registration program for hemp products. The reason is that federal law and policy make it so. The hemp aspects of the bill were important too, though. One aspect of this program is a hemp vendor license.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2025

Atasoy’s conservative stance on drug policies signals a continued strict approach to international drug control — a pivotal moment amid growing global debates on cannabis reform. The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has just elected Sevil Atasoy, a well-known opponent of cannabis legalization.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 28, 2025

Far from being just a countercultural joke, it has emerged as a powerful symbol of bodily autonomy, freedom of consciousness, and resistance to outdated and often unjust drug policies. State medical cannabis laws. Hotels struggle to stop pot mischief in Room 420. Condé Nast Traveler. National Archives. 2025 , June 27). 2022, April 20).

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 3, 2025

The cannabis industry is expanding nationwide, but securing trademark protection remains a complex challenge due to federal restrictions and evolving state laws. If youre a cannabis business owner, lawyer, or entrepreneur looking to protect your brand, you wont want to miss our upcoming webinar on cannabis and trademarks.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2025

Marijuana Moment Ross Ulbricht—who was serving a life sentence over a conviction for running a dark web illicit drug market before being pardoned by President Donald Trump—is making the case that legalizing all drugs is a superior policy to prohibition, telling a roomful of conservatives at a conference that criminalization should end even if it’s (..)

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Veriheal

JULY 22, 2025

Despite the strong cultural ties between Shashamane’s Rastafarian community and the herb, the country maintains strict anti-cannabis laws. Unlike places like Amsterdam, which have cannabis-friendly policies and pot shops on most streets, cannabis is illegal in Shashamane. Can You Visit Shashamane?

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MMJ Recs

JULY 30, 2019

More progressive states have been making it easier and easier for patients to have access to medical marijuana for years – but there are a few places where this progressive policy may come as a bit of a surprise… States like Oklahoma, for example.

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NORML

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Today, even in jurisdictions where cannabis remains criminalized under state law, tens of millions of Americans reside in cities and counties where local laws either depenalizing or decriminalizing cannabis-related activities are in effect.

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Americans for Safe Access

AUGUST 6, 2021

A common challenge patients often experience when adult-use laws are adopted in their state is that legislative and regulatory improvements to medical cannabis programs are suspended while states pivot to organize adult-use models.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 15, 2025

Detroit, United States Start12 November 2025 End15 November 2025 Topics Harm reduction Drug law reform Decriminalisation Violence, policing & punishment Participation and accountability Regions North America World Translations Spanish Reform Drug Policy. Join us in Detroit. Every other […]

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NORML

JULY 2, 2019

On Wednesday, July 10th, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security will hold a hearing entitled “Marijuana Laws in America: Racial Justice and the Need for Reform” to discuss pathways forward as the Congress prepares for a substantial shift in public policy. Malik Barnett, Dr. David Nathan.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Increasingly, however, when it comes to elections deciding marijuana policies, Republican lawmakers are seeking to ensure that they dont. The post NORML Op-Ed: Don’t Let Politicians Cancel Ohio’s Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Law appeared first on NORML. Politicians proclaim that 'elections have consequences.'

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NORML

JUNE 24, 2019

Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation into law decriminalizing the possession of personal use amounts of cannabis. “This is a win for consumers and activists continuing to fight and reform the state’s marijuana laws,” says NORML State Policies Coordinator Carly Wolf. In April, Democratic Gov.

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