Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

For the pe­ri­od 2010 to 2018, 2,407 peo­ple were put in­to Re­mand Yard to­geth­er with 991 peo­ple for traf­fick­ing, 41 for cul­ti­va­tion,” he said. He said if those 8,000 cas­es were re­moved from the courts, it sig­nif­i­cant­ly re­duced the num­ber of cas­es judges heard and ef­fec­tive­ly sped up the ju­di­cial sys­tem.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2022

In this article, we continue our journey reviewing the history of cannabis regulation and proceed to explore the current state of development of the legal cannabis market in Europe, canvassing its decriminalization and regulation as a culmination of a global pattern over the last 20 years. Decriminalized (2016). Medicinal Use.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Despite New York’s Marihuana Reform Act of 1977 that decriminalized low-level marijuana possession, there have been more than 800,000 arrests made in the last 20 years in the state. Statewide in 2018, Black and Latinx people comprised of 81.3% of all low-level marijuana arrests, despite making up 34.5%

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2149, to amend the definition of “cannabis” under the 2010 voter-approved medical marijuana law.

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Veriheal

JUNE 24, 2020

Cannabis arrests nationally are down 18% since 2010, but there has been an uptick since 2015—even though more states are enacting legalization or decriminalization policies. The trend toward legalization and decriminalization hasn’t reduced national trends in disparate enforcement—and in some parts of the country, they have worsened.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 26, 2021

This pressure began to pay off, and 2010 saw a reform of the Czech criminal code, in which 10 grams or up to five adult plants became an “administrative” rather than criminal offense. But Veverka felt this decriminalization was far too limited. And it was also the year that Veverka launched Legalizace magazine.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As we continue to advocate for the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana, this bipartisan bill will provide localities the resources they need to expunge drug charges that continue to hold back Americans, disproportionately people of color, from employment, housing and other opportunities,” said Rep.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Billion to Enforce the Drug War (2010-2019). Despite this investment, nearly 20,000 New Jerseyans died of a drug-related overdose between 2010 and 2019. times greater than it had been in 2010; for Black residents, this rate was 3.6 times greater than it had been in 2010; for Black residents, this rate was 3.6

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Veriheal

AUGUST 27, 2020

The organization began as a result of their arrest in 2010 for possession and dealing in cannabis. The organizations’ focus is on the legalization or/and decriminalization of cannabis in South Africa and has the motto “I am not a criminal”. South Africa has its decriminalization of cannabis thanks to Julian Stobbs and Myrtle Clark.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Normally, capitalism would serve as an equalizer, but the problem is, city rules set in place by the council in 2010 barred marijuana dispensaries to be located near schools, churches and tobacco shops. That has meant certain districts are over-served and several are underserved.

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Veriheal

MARCH 29, 2023

Census figures (2002-2009) as well as American Community Survey totals (2010–2017). The results of this study do not support the argument that decriminalization will lead to an increase in psychosis. For example, raw data on population percentages for non-Hispanic Asian, Black, and white residents was compiled using U.S.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 1, 2021

Jack Herer seeds are feminized and auto cannabis seeds named after the well-known and respected industrial hemp legalization advocate, Jack Herer (1939-2010). He was an American cannabis rights activist and author whose books are frequently cited in the efforts to legalize and decriminalize marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. The AAFP opposes the recreational use and legalization of marijuana, but supports decriminalization of marijuana for personal use. However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

viii Other states have decriminalized the first-time possession of small quantities of marijuana or legalized the limited sale and use of low-THC CBD oil, a non-psychoactive product from the cannabis plant often used for medical purposes. 2010, May 28). Retrieved from [link]. For more information, see [link]. v Warner, Joel.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Marijuana Decriminalization, Medical Marijuana Laws, and Fatal Traffic Crashes in US Cities, 2010–2017. Fatal crashes in the 5 years after recreational marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington. Accident Anal Prev. 2019;132:105284. Article Google Scholar. Cook AC, Leung G, Smith RA. Am J Public Health. 2020;110(3):363–9.

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NORML

JUNE 8, 2020

In 31 states, racial disparities were actually larger in 2018 than they were in 2010.” ” In New York City alone, an estimated 80 percent of those arrested for marijuana violations over the past decades were either Black or Latinx. Those arrested for violating cannabis laws face a litany of punishments.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

During the discussion, Czechia presented its three-pillar approach to cannabis regulation: (1) decriminalization ( in 2010, Czechia decriminalized cultivating up to five plants and possessing up to half an ounce of marijuana ); (2) regulation of “psychomodulatory substances”; and (3) full commercial regulation.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2024

Even after Governor Schwarzenegger authorized a statewide decriminalization program in 2010, thousands continued to face serious misdemeanor charges related to cannabis. Proposition 64, passed a few years later, lacked any discussion addressing the damage caused by past policies.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Additionally, cannabis is not decriminalized. Another cannabis measure in 2010 failed by an even greater majority of 63 percent voters opposed. Since 2010, a cannabis initiative has not since appeared on the South Dakota ballot, making the measures on this upcoming ballot the first two to be voted on by the public in a decade.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The possession and cultivation of cannabis, under certain thresholds, was decriminalized in the Czech Republic in 2010. The amount of marijuana that people could purchase would be limited and buyers could be required to register with the state, he said.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

According to a 2013 report published by the American Civil Liberties Union (“ ACLU ”), nearly half of all drug arrests made in 2010 were for marijuana possession. This statement was echoed by Virginia Governor Northam who stated that the enactment of cannabis decriminalization legislation in May was intended to address racial inequalities.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Council passed a bill in 2010 that legalized medical cannabis , and the law went into effect on Jan. ’s city council approved a decriminalization bill that reduced the penalties for cannabis possession for all residents. Medical cannabis has not caused nearly as much contention among D.C. stakeholders as recreational.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

WHEREAS, in 2018, despite decriminalization and legalization efforts in individual states, cannabis arrests accounted for over 40 percent of drug arrests in the United States and more arrests than all violent crimes combined according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations; and.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 6, 2023

While there is no debate that the move is a positive step towards Biden’s promise of decriminalizing cannabis use — advocates say he is not going far enough. private health insurance financial data from 2010 to 2021. However, not everyone is a fan of the move. The study analyzed U.S.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The problem was not in the substance of the initiative itself, but in the fact that the state lost a Congressional seat in 2010, and the state never updated its initiative rules. The dog days of August brought us Louisiana decriminalizing marijuana. It also brought us a decision from the FDA that CBD is not a dietary supplement.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

Marijuana decriminalization is not enough. New York State first decriminalized personal marijuana possession in 1977—yet more than 800,000 people have been arrested for low-level marijuana possession in the past 20 years alone. In 2010, New York spent more than $650 million enforcing marijuana prohibition.

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CannaMD

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

By 2010, the number of Americans who favored the legalization of marijuana surpassed those in opposition, and support has continued to grow in the decade since. In a 2010 interview with Pat Robertson on the 700 Club , Biden reasserted his long-held belief that marijuana was a gateway drug. A Softening Stance.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 17, 2024

In 2013, the Czech Republic legalized medicinal marijuana, and in 2010, it decriminalized the possession of personal amounts of cannabis. As a result, they’ve had to get creative when it comes to legalizing any form of recreational cannabis use for adults.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2019

Cannabis use outside of having a prescription remains illegal, though having a small amount of dried cannabis or live plants for personal use has been decriminalized since 2010. Also read: Prague sets new all-time high temperature record. Source: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

He is the chairman of Drug Science, a non-profit which he founded in 2010 to provide independent, evidence-based information on drugs. In 2018, he helped guide the Decriminalize Denver campaign in the process of drafting the initiative text. Matthew Johnson. Johns Hopkins University. Matthew Johnson, Ph.D., Noah Potter.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

Lawmakers last year decriminalized marijuana, making simple possession a civil penalty that can be punished by a fine of no more than $25. A recent study by the legislature’s research and watchdog agency found that from 2010-2019, the average arrest rate of Black individuals for marijuana possession was 3.5

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. Several bills have been introduced in Congress in 2019 that call for legalizing or decriminalizing the substance.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

Myth #3: Decriminalizing marijuana will fix all of these problems. Fact: Decriminalizing weed is an important step in the fight to curb mass incarceration, but broad decriminalization wouldn’t have as much of an impact on arrests as legalization. One reason is that “decriminalization” is not a uniform policy.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Since 2010, Harris Bricken has advised cannabis businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs on all aspects of cannabis business mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in many states and even internationally. This Guide teaches churches using psychedelic plant medicines as sacrament how to understand protections offered under the RFRA.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

It’s actually a set of powerful democrats (looking at you Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Cory Booker) who insist that we can’t pass piecemeal federal cannabis reform because it will lessen the pressure on Congress to legalize/decriminalize cannabis in a bigger, broader sweeping bill. Priorities, amiright ?

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 13, 2019

In 2010, Harris opposed a measure in California that would have legalized marijuana. In 2015, however, Harris’ position seemed to have shifted as she advocated for federal decriminalization of marijuana at the DNC. Specifically, she cites the disproportionate incarceration rates for people of color facing marijuana-related charges.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JANUARY 27, 2023

Medical cannabis was approved in 2010 and implemented in 2012 and experienced regular month-over-month increases in sales volumes until 2021. In recent years, a growing number of Democrats have come out in support of legalization, with some even calling for the complete decriminalization of cannabis.

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