NORML

JANUARY 24, 2023

Lawmakers in many states have started pre-filing marijuana law reform legislation and some sessions have already begun holding hearings. The post State Policy Weekly Update 1/24/2023 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JANUARY 17, 2023

Lawmakers in many states have started to pre-file marijuana law reform legislation and some sessions have already begun holding hearings. This week's update highlights legislative developments in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, and South Dakota. .

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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

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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NORML

MARCH 23, 2023

"Members of the DC City government continue to prioritize policies that both advance and protect the freedoms of responsible cannabis consumers. The post District of Columbia: Legislation Expanding Medical Cannabis Access Enacted Into Law appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2023

“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. The post Ohio: Governor Signs Sentencing Reform Legislation Into Law appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MAY 28, 2021

The Act repeals the long-standing federal prohibition of marijuana -- thereby ending the existing state/federal conflict in cannabis policies and providing state governments with greater authority to regulate marijuana-related activities.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“While the significance of Congress passing the first stand-alone cannabis policy reform bill should not be overlooked, in truth, we don’t need more research to know definitively that prohibition is a misguided and disastrous policy.".

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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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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2022

Updates on filed and moving legislation over the last week. FLORIDA Legislation has been filed… The post State Policy Update (1/7/2022) appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2022

This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in Maryland, Utah, Louisiana, Georgia, and several other states. The post State Policy Update 4/1/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JULY 19, 2022

“Suspicionless workplace drug testing policies for cannabis are relics of the failed ‘war on drugs’ policies of the 1980s and it is time that we move beyond them.”. The post District of Columbia: Mayor Signs Legislation Prohibiting Most Employers from Discriminating Against Cannabis Consumers appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JANUARY 14, 2022

Here is NORML’s weekly update on pending state legislation in Wisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, Delaware, Alaska. The post State Policy Update (1/14/2022) appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JULY 1, 2022

This week's update highlights legislative developments in California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. . The post State Policy Weekly Update 7/1/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MARCH 18, 2022

This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in Illinois, Utah, South Dakota, and Kentucky, focuses on upcoming hearings, and provides updates on several other important bills moving forward across the country. The post State Policy Update 3/18/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation 151

NORML

JUNE 24, 2022

This week's update highlights legislative developments in Arizona, California, Louisiana, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The post State Policy Weekly Update 6/24/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation 140

NORML

MAY 27, 2022

This week's update highlights legislative developments in Delaware, Rhode Island, California, Louisiana, and North Carolina! The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/27/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MAY 6, 2022

This week's update highlights legislative advancements in several states, including Colorado, Delaware, Louisiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. . The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/6/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

APRIL 22, 2022

This week's update highlights legislative advancement in Alaska, California, Ohio, Missouri, New Hampshire, and in several other states. The post State Policy Weekly Update 4/22/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation 147

NORML

JUNE 18, 2020

The legislation now moves to the state Senate for further consideration. “The time for lawmakers to take action is long overdue,” said NORML State Policies Coordinator Carly Wolf. Passage of this legislation is the first step in repairing some of the harms caused by the War on Drugs.

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NORML

JANUARY 21, 2022

Here is NORML’s weekly update on pending state legislation with helpful links to action alerts. The post 1/21/22 – State Policy Update appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation Decriminalization Legalization 146

NORML

APRIL 29, 2022

This week's update highlights legislative advancements in several states, including Kentucky, Virginia, Vermont, Tennessee, and Kansas. The post State Policy Weekly Update 4/29/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation 145

NORML

JUNE 10, 2022

This week's update highlights legislative developments in California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, New York and North Carolina. . The post State Policy Weekly Update 6/10/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation 139

NORML

MAY 13, 2022

This week's update highlights legislative advancement in California, Delaware, Louisiana, New Jersey, and more! The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/13/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation 140

NORML

MARCH 25, 2022

This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in New Hampshire and Minnesota, focuses on several upcoming hearings, and provides updates on several other important bills moving forward across the country as well as an update on Nebraska and Arkansas’ ballot initiative efforts.

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Policy Legislation 146

NORML

APRIL 15, 2022

This week’s update highlights important advancements of legislation in Maryland, New Hampshire, and Delaware, and additional important movements in Pennsylvania, Maine, Illinois and other states. The post State Policy Weekly Update 4/15/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation 147

NORML

MAY 20, 2022

This week's update highlights legislative developments in Delaware, Rhode Island, Louisiana and Massachusetts! The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/20/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation 138

NORML

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Here is NORML’s weekly update on state legislative activity in Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ohio. The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/4/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Here is NORML’s weekly update on state legislative activity in Alaska, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Delaware, and Georgia. The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/25/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation 149

NORML

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Here is NORML’s weekly update on state legislative activity in Maryland, Vermont, Utah, South Dakota, Alabama, Ohio, Washington, Nebraska, Colorado, Maine, Hawaii, California, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, New Hampshire, and Arizona. The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/18/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MARCH 20, 2021

“Lawmakers, for the moment, have once again failed to deliver common sense marijuana policy reform for the people of New Mexico, an overwhelming majority of whom support legalizing cannabis for adults.”. The post New Mexico: Lawmakers Fail to Approve Marijuana Legalization Before Key Legislative Deadline appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2022

Here is NORML’s weekly update on pending state legislation in Washington, Virginia, Utah, Tennessee, South Dakota, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas, Illinois, Hawaii, and Delaware. The post State Policy Weekly Update 1/28/2022 appeared first on NORML.

Policy 147

Policy Legislation Decriminalization Legalization 147

NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Here is NORML’s weekly update on state legislative activity in Wisconsin, Washington, Tennessee, South Dakota, South Carolina, New York, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Iowa, Illinois, Hawaii, and Colorado. The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/11/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Policy Legislation Legalization Marijuana 144

NORML

JUNE 17, 2022

“Suspicionless workplace drug testing policies for cannabis were never evidence-based and they have always been discriminatory. They are relics of the failed ‘war on drugs’ policies of the 1980s and it is time that we move beyond them.”.

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NORML

MAY 27, 2021

“This bill is a cynical effort by prohibitionists to severely roll back a policy that has been in place for two decades and that a majority of state residents support.”. The post Colorado: House Lawmakers Approve Legislation Seeking to Roll Back Medical Cannabis Access appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JANUARY 19, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” Legislation is pending, House Bill 1089, to protect cannabis consumers from employment discrimination.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

On Thursday, hundreds of Texans joined us at the Texas State Capitol to discuss marijuana policy with legislators! We provided a training session for our participants that covered an overview of the legislative process, review of priority legislation , what to expect from their visits and Q&A.

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