The Cannigma

MARCH 25, 2021

The Empire State took one large step for legalization and one giant step for cannabis this week when New York state lawmakers reportedly reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The law would reportedly allow people to cultivate up to six marijuana plants at home for personal use.

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Veriheal

JULY 19, 2023

In a landmark decision, the California Senate recently passed a bill prohibiting employers from questioning job applicants about their past marijuana use. This marks a significant milestone in the broader shift towards recognizing cannabis as a legal substance and adjusting employment practices accordingly.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The House passed both the MORE Act and a bill on medical marijuana research. New Jersey gets to work on cannabis legislation. Lawsuits abound in states that just legalized.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

Marijuana Moment picked up on the legislation currently in the NJ Senate. The governor of New Jersey would be authorized to enter into agreements for interstate marijuana commerce with other states that have legalized cannabis under a new bill filed by Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D).

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law to allow individuals with prior low-level cannabis convictions to apply to the sentencing court to have their record vacated. Your Highness, Carly. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 28, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Arizona has already started sales of adult-use marijuana. In contrast, New Jersey still hasn’t passed legislation allowing sales. new jersey. new jersey.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! On the same day, LegalizeND announced that they will try again with a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. 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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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 28, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. No news is big news this week, as New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. John Fetterman, Lt. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. Another great way to stay up to date is Marijuana Moment’s daily newsletter, which you can subscribe to HERE.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! House Financial Services Committee has scheduled to convene a markup on The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 on Tuesday, March 26th. Similarly, activists in Arizona are attempting to qualify a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. Your Highness, Carly.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in legalized marijuana. but the vote on cannabis is in – legalization measures won everywhere. Or for legalization measures in the Northeast? In other news (yes, there is some), New Zealand voted against legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 4, 2022

NEWARK – After nearly ten years of advocacy, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved marijuana legalization in 2020 to advance racial and social justice. Now is a pivotal moment nationally for marijuana legalization and New Jersey. The Statement. March 30, 2022. Dr. Charles F.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

What To Know: – The efforts to legalize cannabis have gained traction in some states and run into serious roadblocks in others. 1] The most recent state to pass legislation is Rhode Island, which authorized an adult use program. Six other states will introduce legislation this fall to try to create an adult use program.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 11, 2021

The New York State Bar Association today is announcing the launch of its Cannabis Institute, an ongoing series of programs on New York’s recently-enacted Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which has been widely hailed as one of the most progressive cannabis laws in the nation. The effort will kick off on Wednesday, Dec.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Welcome to The Week in Weed’s look back at the news of 2019; whether the year has flown by or seemed to last forever, it’s (almost) over now. In March, no news was big news. New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana.

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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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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 20, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New York failed to pass a legalization deal. Their neighbors to the south are making some progress on medical marijuana expansion. But what about hemp, marijuana’s straight arrow cousin?

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Steve Sisolak (D) of Nevada signed legislation into law this week to allow individuals to get their records vacated for offenses that are no longer a crime in the state. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 20, 2019

Now that it appears New Jersey won’t be legalizing marijuana until at least after November 2020, state legislators might move this week to essentially decriminalize possession of small amounts of the drug. The bill, however, isn’t guaranteed to pass. Source: [link].

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 4, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Our weekly review starts in Georgia, where the governor is expected to sign a medical marijuana reform bill into law. And in New England, Connecticut has taken the first step towards legalization.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A top New Jersey lawmaker has ended a weeks-long effort to compromise with Gov. Phil Murphy on underage penalties for marijuana use, saying again the governor should sign legal marijuana bills that passed late last year. The plan was to impose fines and warnings for those under 21 caught with marijuana.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 17, 2021

California is getting closer to becoming the next state to pass legislation that would loosen the prohibitionist stronghold against psychedelics. State senators on the Golden State’s public safety committee voted to advance a bill that would decriminalize the possession of many mind-expanding substances by 4 to 1 on Tuesday. .

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Nature's Way Medicine

MARCH 5, 2021

We apologize for not having a blog post last week since we went on vacation but we make up for it this week with some positive news and research. Federal News. Government Relaxes Employment Rules for Marijuana Users. Kathleen McGettigan admits that 49% of Americans have admitted to using marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 18, 2019

After months of uncertainty and delay, the Governor and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement on a package of bills to legalize the adult use and sale of cannabis, expand the medical marijuana program and reform the expungement process for prior cannabis convictions in the State of New Jersey.

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WeedAdvisor

MAY 21, 2019

Although New Jersey’s bid to legalize recreational marijuana failed, Governor Phil Murphy is working to pass his consolation prize. The measure would create a regulatory commission to oversee the Garden State’s medical marijuana industry, removing administration of the program from the state Department of Health.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Here’s their letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. MERKLEY, DAINES URGE COLLEAGUES TO BUILD PATHWAY FORWARD FOR BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT LEGAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES CAN ACCESS CRUCIAL FINANCIAL SERVICES. Thursday, June 17, 2021. Washington, D.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Marijuana Smoking Bill Rolls Along in Florida Senate. A Senate proposal that would allow patients to smoke medical marijuana is ready to go to the full Senate after the Rules Committee unanimously signed off on the measure. Michigan is looking for advice to help develop rules for legal marijuana. NEW JERSEY.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2018

10 states have legalized marijuana for recreational purposes. Below is a list of the top five states we believe are the most likely to legalize marijuana next, becoming the 11th in the U.S. New Jersey. New Hampshire. New Mexico. Which state will be the 11th? Governor Phillip D.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 3, 2021

Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy ended a weeks-long legislative saga that saw cannabis legalization—supported by more than two in three voters in November—finally go into effect. Racial disparity in New Jersey prohibition. Racial disparity in New Jersey prohibition. times as often.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 4, 2021

Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy ended a weeks-long legislative saga that saw cannabis legalization—supported by more than two in three voters in November—finally go into effect. Racial disparity in New Jersey prohibition. Racial disparity in New Jersey prohibition. times as often.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

With the Eastern seaboard’s most ambitious Adult Use program primed to explode, New Jersey’s Superior Court Appellate Division (“Appellate Division”) just lifted its “stay” on scoring 18 month old Medical Marijuana applications clearing the way for 5 cultivation, 15 dispensary, and 4 vertically integrated license awards.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2019

Two states established hemp growth programs, two states expanded their programs, and legislation awaits the governor’s signature in two states in the month of June. Two other states advanced legislation approving the retail sale of hemp-derived CBD. Below is a review of the latest hemp legal changes listed state-by-state.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2019

Hemp growth programs took root in four different states, expanded in two states, and legislation awaits the governor’s signature in another state in the month of May. The new law explicitly permits the retail sale of hemp, defined by the 2018 Farm Bill, and hemp products. Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the legislation soon.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

CLR is pleased to announce we have a new correspondent reporting regularly from the front lines in Florida. Lighting Up Florida’s Medical Marijuana PEOPLE: The Front Lines. I am a medical patient in Florida’s Medical Marijuana Use Registry due my qualifying condition: a 2010 diagnosis of aggressive Multiple Sclerosis.

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WeedAdvisor

MAY 11, 2019

Despite the difficult rollout, there is no doubt that Canada’s decision to legalize cannabis has been monumental. As the first G7 country to fully lift prohibition on the drug, Canada has sent a clear message that legalization is nothing to be feared. CBC News explains that 60 percent of Americans support legalization of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 22, 2019

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE MARCH 2019: Here’s a quick rundown of some of what we’ve been working on this session. OLIS is the Oregon Legislative Information System is extremely helpful for tracking bills. OLIS is the Oregon Legislative Information System is extremely helpful for tracking bills. Bill Number: SB 582.

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