NORML

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Today, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act , to expand and facilitate medical cannabis access to military veterans suffering from chronic pain, PTSD, and other serious medical conditions. Lee in putting forward this legislation.”

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Americans for Safe Access

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The state's legislators rejected the measure, and instead sought to pass a weakened version of the law. Patients across the state should have equitable access to this treatment option and should not be burdened by localities that wrongly choose to opt out of the law. ASA strongly opposes both of these provisions.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 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. NORML opposes this legislation.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation.

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NORML

JUNE 15, 2020

“This is common sense legislation that provides physicians, not lawmakers, the ability and discretion to decide what treatment options are best for their patients.". The post Louisiana: Governor Signs Bills Into Law Facilitating Expanded Cannabis Access for Patients appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JULY 1, 2019

Three new laws intended to expand patient access to and the therapeutic value of Virginia’s medical cannabis program take effect July 1, 2019. “These bills help ensure that all patients are able to obtain and use the necessary therapeutic doses of their cannabis medicines regardless of location or physical ability.”

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NORML

JUNE 1, 2020

House and Senate lawmakers have approved a series of bills to facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabis products. ” Under the current law, doctors may only recommend medical cannabis products to those patients with a limited number of select conditions, such as HIV and cancer. .”

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to allow the production of industrial hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation. California.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

This year, we can and must succeed in passing this essential legislation and protecting the rights of veterans to access medical treatment and serving those who served us. Once enacted, veterans will be able to access medical marijuana treatment without the added challenge of accessing a private, non-VA physician. Barbara Lee.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

Blumenauer said, “For too long, our veterans have been denied access to highly effective medical marijuana treatment for conditions like chronic pain and PTSD. This simple bill would align veterans VA treatment with their very popular state laws, usually approved by the voters.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

From proposed legislation targeting hemp products to new rules affecting packaging and labeling, heres what you need to know about the latest developments in the Sunshine State. While both bills share similar goals, key differences in their provisions may influence their legislative paths. House Bill 601 , filed by Republican Rep.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

“There are several meetings made for constituents to meet with their legislators on both days. Jason Nemes, R-33, is sponsoring a medical cannabis bill (HB 136) that allows doctors to recommend cannabis therapy as part of patients’ treatment regimens. 5 with constituents from across the state seeking cannabis reform.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

law—specifically, the Legalization of Marijuana for Medical Treatment Initiative of 1999—for a total of 225 days. Without new emergency legislation or more permanent action, the program expansion will expire on Feb. Lawmakers’ goal behind both pieces of emergency legislation has been to encourage participation in D.C.’s

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

Puerto Rico’s Governor has signed legislation into law protecting qualified medical cannabis patients from workplace discrimination. The legislation amends Puerto Rico’s medical marijuana access law so that registered patients are now classified as members of a protected class under the US territory’s employment protection laws.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 22, 2023

States legalizing recreational cannabis are seeing an unexpected and significant decrease in mental health treatment admissions. The data revealed that shortly after the adoption of recreational marijuana laws, states began to see fewer admissions to treatment centers for mental illness. It intensifies as time progresses.

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 2019

First founded in 2017, the Caucus has been a pivotal element in our ability to build broad bipartisan support for legislation that would address every aspect of reform, from ending criminalization to research to veterans healthcare. A longtime champion of reform efforts, Rep. A longtime supporter of reform efforts himself, Rep.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). This marks a change from past years, when similar laws were primarily enacted via citizens’ initiatives, not by legislative action.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2019

” “I’m pleased to join Representative Crist in introducing this legislation today. As a Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus I remain committed to promoting this bill as well as other legislation to protect individuals and reform our federal cannabis laws.”

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

By the end of 2018 there were almost 60,000 patients, and nearly $100 million had been taken in the first year of sales. It is projected that there will soon be over 200,000 registered medical marijuana patients in Maryland. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission legislation. The program continues to grow in popularity.

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Veriheal

MAY 26, 2022

Patients around the world are in need of natural, alternative medical solutions, and Realm of Caring (RoC) is on a mission to serve them. RoC also works to increase patients’ access to medical cannabis by helping U.S. states pass relevant legislation and educating doctors about the power of cannabis medicine.

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CannaMD

AUGUST 6, 2020

Cancer symptoms don’t stop when patients cross state lines. Yet, patients with a medical marijuana card authorized by another state are currently prohibited from using medical marijuana while visiting Florida – one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Click to Sign Petition. PROBLEM IN PRACTICE.

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Veriheal

APRIL 26, 2023

Blumenauer stated that the VA does not support the legislation but that several veteran groups, including the AMVETS (American Veterans) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), support the act. VA clinicians may not complete the paperwork/forms required for Veteran patients to participate in state-approved marijuana programs.

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Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

If passed, vaporizable dried raw cannabis would be included with the products available to Iowas medical patients. Companies & Iowa Patients Are Hopeful For Change Lucas Nelson, president of MedPharm Iowa, owns and operates Bud & Marys Cannabis in the state. Theres a patient who visits us from just outside of Ottumwa.

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Cannabis Info

MARCH 2, 2019

Marijuana as a treatment for epilepsy. Medical cannabis is showing great potential in the treatment of epilepsy. Epilepsy is usually diagnosed after patients have experienced a series of seizures. CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT. Treatment includes surgery and nutritional and lifestyle changes.

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TheAnswerPage

JANUARY 11, 2022

Are you able to answer your patients’ medical marijuana questions? and ‘The Perioperative Considerations for the Patient Utilizing Cannabinoid-based Medicines and Products.’ million medical marijuana patients nationwide. Written by Dr. Meredith Fisher-Corn, MD , Editor-in-Chief at TheAnswerPage.com.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

However, medical cannabis patients have felt somewhat neglected since The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act , or Proposition 64, was enacted. The legislation, which was approved by voters on Nov. 8, 2016, effectively eradicated compassionate care (medical and emotional care for patients with terminal diseases).

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

A couple of Democratic legislators in Tennessee are trying to tackle the state’s cannabis policy reform from within. They want law enforcement officers in the Volunteer State to be more understanding and friendly to traveling medical marijuana patients by allowing them to bring their medication with them when they visit.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 13, 2020

Full Press Release: Kentucky legislators will soon have a floor vote on whether to advance the study of cannabis use for medical treatment. It’s critical researchers and prescribers know what the indications are … and most of all, that patients get what they think they are getting.”.

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NORML

MARCH 13, 2019

Individuals in public housing can face expulsion if they consume on the property, which is problematic from a liberty perspective, but an even more dire concern for patients who are utilizing marijuana as an effective treatment for a debilitating illness.” ”

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

Among the many changes that this new legislation brought were amendments to and expansion of New York’s lawful off-duty conduct law to protect cannabis use by employees when they are not on the job. The Hall Act expressly does not allow for the use of cannabis products that are smoked or vaped, baked goods, or candies. Connecticut.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

A citizens’ association called the Initiative to Change the Cannabis Legislation, IRKA, says that at least 20 of its members have been given jail sentences for using cannabis for medical purposes, and thousands more have been convicted of possession of a small amount of the plant for personal recreational use.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2021

The legislation seeks to prohibit retaliation for the positive result of a doping test for which the employee or candidate for employment has a medical prescription or legal authorization. Thus, the Government of Puerto Rico provided the first legislative framework to regulate and allow the use of medicinal cannabis.

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CannaTech

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The acceptance of medical cannabis by clinicians, researchers and government bodies is fairly universal, and patients have benefited from widespread access to full-spectrum cannabis in flower and oil form. Israel’s approach to cannabis has contributed to reducing stigma and increasing access for patients around the world.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The FDA designated Psilocybin (the main component of Magic Mushrooms) as a Breakthrough Therapy for treatment-resistant depression and major depressive disorder. Many of the purposes cited in the proposed legislative language mirror the concerns of former U.S. There is a possibility for local jurisdictions to “opt out.”.

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MedicalJane

JUNE 29, 2018

At the time of this article’s publishing, thirty states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation permitting use of medical cannabis. You will find that the requirements for becoming a legal medical cannabis patient vary from state to state, especially with regard to qualifying conditions. Check it out here.

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CannaMD

MARCH 8, 2020

As one of Florida’s largest networks of medical marijuana doctors , CannaMD constantly meets patients concerned about the state and federal conflict regarding medical marijuana – and what this conflict means when it comes to purchasing firearms and applying for a concealed weapons permit. The Basics. Translation?

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2021

This Act permits individuals that have been diagnosed with life-threatening conditions or diseases that have exhausted all other approved treatment and therapeutic options that are also unable to participate in clinical trials the ability to access certain treatments that would otherwise be unapproved for access. A Push by Patients.

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