NORML

APRIL 22, 2024

The post Kentucky: Governor Signs Legislation Expediting Medical Cannabis Licensing, But Also Adding New Restrictions Upon Patients’ Access appeared first on NORML. "While expediting timelines may seem advantageous, the potential negatives embedded within the bill outweigh any perceived benefits.

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NORML

JANUARY 10, 2024

The post Delaware: House Committee Advances Legislation Expanding Physicians’ Abilities to Authorize Medical Cannabis appeared first on NORML. "A patient’s treatment options should not be limited by the government, but rather, they should be determined in confidence between a patient and their doctor."

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2023

Passage of this legislation will end this dubious distinction." The post Texas: House Advances Marijuana Penalty Reduction Legislation appeared first on NORML. "Texas leads the nation in marijuana-related arrests.

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MARCH 30, 2023

Members of the House and Senate have approved legislation, Senate Bill 47, regulating the production and dispensing of cannabis products to authorized patients. The post Kentucky: Lawmakers Approve Medical Cannabis Access Legislation appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The post Maryland: Advocates Testify in Support of Legislation Ending Workplace Discrimination for Cannabis Consumers appeared first on NORML. "As laws to overturn prohibition continue to take shape across this nation, legislatures should not forget that other policies must also be revised to keep up with the times.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Local establishments authorized to permit adults to consume cannabis on their premises will be able to expand their operations to include food services and live events, under legislation advanced to the Governor’s desk.

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JUNE 20, 2023

These states are legislating change. The post 280E is Harming Legal Cannabis Businesses; These States are Legislating Change appeared first on NORML. Excess tax burdens imposed on state-legal cannabis businesses are destroying their profitability.

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NORML

JUNE 16, 2023

The post Louisiana: Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Legislation Into Law appeared first on NORML. Our sense of justice and our principles of fairness demand that public officials and the courts move swiftly to right the past wrongs of cannabis prohibition and criminalization.”

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NORML

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/5/21 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MARCH 26, 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/26/21 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JANUARY 8, 2021

Welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2021, on the NORML blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/8/21 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MARCH 5, 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/5/21 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JUNE 15, 2021

“The passage of this legislation is great progress toward ending the racially discriminatory policy of branding otherwise law-abiding Louisianans as criminals for minor marijuana possession offenses when law enforcement should instead be focusing on fighting legitimate crime.”.

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JUNE 14, 2023

The post Maine: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Protecting Cannabis Use While on Probation appeared first on NORML. “This measure reinforces the reality that the responsible, adult-use of cannabis is legal in the state of Maine and that those who engage in this lawful behavior should not face discrimination for their actions.”

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NORML

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The post Marijuana Legalization Legislation Advances Nationwide appeared first on NORML. Here's a summary of progressing marijuana legalization efforts thus far and where they stand in key states across the country.

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NORML

APRIL 11, 2023

"Passage of this legislation will provide qualified patients with a state-sanctioned option to access a therapy that has proven to offer significant benefits." The post Texas: House Lawmakers Advance Legislation Expanding Access to Medical Cannabis Products appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JANUARY 22, 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/22/21 appeared first on NORML.

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Legislation 226

NORML

JANUARY 29, 2021

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NORML

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

House and Senate lawmakers have passed legislation decriminalizing minor marijuana possession offenses. Senate lawmakers also passed separate legislation on Tuesday, SB 1015 , by a unanimous vote. Both the Governor and the Attorney General are on record in favor of decriminalization.

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NORML

MARCH 30, 2023

The post Washington: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Barring Pre-Employment Tests for Cannabis appeared first on NORML. “For people using a legal substance — many of them for medical reasons — locking them out of jobs based on a pre-employment test is just plain unfair, and we are putting a stop to it.”

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NORML

APRIL 9, 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Rooundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/9/21 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JUNE 15, 2023

The post Vermont: Legislation Becomes Law Increasing THC Limits, Plant Counts for Patients appeared first on NORML. The new law significantly increases the amount of cannabis patients may home cultivate and doubles the amount of THC available in certain marijuana products.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/2/21 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/12/21 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The post California: Governor Signs Legislation Providing Employment Protections for Cannabis Consumers appeared first on NORML. “They are too frequently abused to discriminate against unpopular workers and minorities. Workers should have the same right to use cannabis as to use other legal substances off the job.”.

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NORML

APRIL 11, 2022

The post Virginia: Governor Youngkin Signs Legislation to Improve Medical Cannabis Program appeared first on NORML. Includes eliminating the requirement that patients register with the Board of Pharmacy after receiving their written certification from a registered practitioner.

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NORML

JUNE 1, 2021

Medical cannabis expansion legislation is on its way to the governor's desk, and other updates from the 2021 legislative session. The post Texas: Recapping the 2021 Legislative Session appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states. The post NORML Issues Report Highlighting 2021 State Legislative Victories appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MAY 12, 2022

The Delaware State Senate approved legislation to remove all criminal and civil penalties for adult possession of marijuana. The post Delaware Legislature Approves Legislation to Remove All Penalties for Adult Marijuana Possession appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MAY 12, 2021

The post Louisiana: House Lawmakers Advance Marijuana Decriminalization Legislation appeared first on NORML. While there would be no possibility of jail time under the bill, these offenses would still be classified as a misdemeanor.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/19/21 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JULY 21, 2022

Cory Booker (D-NJ) and… The post Senate Leadership Introduces Legislation to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition appeared first on NORML. Washington, DC: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with Sen.

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2023

The post Ohio: Governor Signs Sentencing Reform Legislation Into Law appeared first on NORML. “The adoption of this law will make it so that tens of thousands of Ohioans are no longer stigmatized and disenfranchised by the collateral consequences resulting from a minor marijuana violation,” said Jax James, NORML’s State Policy Manager.

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup, on the blog every Friday! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/19/21 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MARCH 28, 2022

After signing legislation to protect limited home cultivation for patients and legislation to protect patients rights, Governor Noem has chosen to veto legislation that allows the automatic removal of convictions from a person’s background check for marijuana-related offenses.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2023

The post Virgin Islands: Governor Signs Legislation Legalizing Cannabis Use, Expunging Past Convictions appeared first on NORML. "Today, with the hard work of the members of the 34th Legislature and prior Legislatures and the efforts of my team, we are finally here and finally signing into law the Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act."

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NORML

APRIL 16, 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML's Weekly Legislative Roundup! The post Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/16/21 appeared first on NORML.

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