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The STATES Act Reintroduced: Bipartisan Measure Limits Federal Government’s Ability To Interfere With State-Sanctioned Marijuana Business, Policies

NORML

It is time for the federal government to cease standing in the way of these voter-backed regulatory policies being implemented throughout the country,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal. The STATES Act is the next logical step in a comprehensive blueprint for more rational federal cannabis policy. ” Said Rep.

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S. 420 Introduced To End Federal Prohibition And Regulate Marijuana Nationwide

NORML

Senator Ron Wyden has 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. An additional fifteen states have passed laws specific to the possession of cannabidiol (CBD) oil for therapeutic purposes.

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Virginia: Marijuana Decriminalization Takes Effect July 1

NORML

“NORML is proud to have worked alongside Senator Ebbin and Delegate Herring, both longtime champions of evidence-based cannabis policy,” said NORML development director, Jenn Michelle Pedini, who also serves as the executive director of the state affiliate, Virginia NORML.

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Utah MLM Essential Oils: doTERRA’s Copaiba Oil Challenges Young Living’s CBD Oil

Canna Law Blog

Recently I wrote about the two dominant global MLM essential oil companies based in Utah : Young Living and doTERRA. Instead, doTERRA has gone to great lengths to educate its distributors (wellness consultants) both about the medical and legal issues surrounding CBD oil. But at the end of the day, copaiba oil is not CBD oil.

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Virginia: New Medical Cannabis Laws Take Effect July 1

NORML

Previously, Virginia’s five licensed medical cannabis providers, called pharmaceutical processors, would have been limited to dispensing only oils when they open their doors later this year. ” “We continue to tweak the law regarding cannabis oils.

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Bipartisan Legislation To End Marijuana Prohibition Filed

NORML

In the previous Congress, The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act became the first bill in American history to end the federal policy of criminalization that earned bipartisan support. Marijuana legalization is here to stay and it is time that federal policy reflect that.” ” said NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri.

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U.S. Secret Service Relaxes Past-Use Cannabis Policy for Applicants

Veriheal

Secret Service (USSS) recently loosened its applicant drug use policy to be more accommodating to past cannabis consumers. Before this policy, cannabis use within the past three years led to automatic disqualification. ” Over-the-counter products include lotions, oils, shampoos, food , and dietary supplements.

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