The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We’ll begin in January when Arizona began legal marijuana sales. And on we go to February , when New Jersey legalized adult-use marijuana. It was a long and winding road, and there were times when it seemed all was lost, but it turned out okay in the end for advocates of legalization. New York legalized.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 10, 2022

Cannabis legalization is sweeping the world. One in three Americans now live in a state where the plant is legal, and dozens of countries around the world have legalized or decriminalized the plant. million arrests between 2001 and 2010. million arrests were made between 2010 and 2018.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

City leadership in New Orleans got creative to push forward cannabis reform and decriminalization, as the city police struggle to gain back trust. While the New Orleans City Council doesn’t have the authority to legalize adult-use marijuana, it has the ability to decriminalize it through an ordinance changing police policy.

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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. On the same day, LegalizeND announced that they will try again with a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of legalization. MD resident?

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

1617) this year, which would include legalizing and regulating cannabis for adult-use in New York, centered in justice and equity for victims of the War on Drugs. This legislation has the potential to boost New York State’s economy by potentially creating a $1.7 Statewide in 2018, Black and Latinx people comprised of 81.3%

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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. Legal (2019 – pilot program).

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Veriheal

MARCH 29, 2023

However, a 2023 study debunks many myths about the potential dangers of legalizing cannabis. This groundbreaking research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry (JAMA), challenges previous claims that marijuana legalization increases psychosis and other mental health issues.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Veverka has also run for the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Czech parliament, with the Pirate Party on a legalization platform. Back home in Prague, he helped organize the first pro-legalization demos in 2007, which eventually evolved into the Czech contingent of the Global Marijuana March , held each May.

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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

JULY 13, 2019

Medical cannabis has been legal in the Czech Republic since 2013, but supplies have been a problem due to the lack of suppliers and complicated red tape. 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.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

When recreational marijuana was legalized in California almost a year ago, the city maintained that cap, allowing only those dispensaries that already existed authorization to continue selling. In Sacramento, one of the ongoing issues with the legal market is concern that existing shops aren’t evenly distributed across the city.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

Virginia lawmakers have officially legalized marijuana – though it won’t take effect for some time. According to the Associated Press, Virginia lawmakers gave final approval Saturday to a bill that will legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, but not until 2024, when retail sales of the drug would also begin.

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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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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JANUARY 27, 2023

Clearly, public opinion has changed here in Arizona, where cannabis is now legal for both medicinal and adult recreational use. Medical cannabis was approved in 2010 and implemented in 2012 and experienced regular month-over-month increases in sales volumes until 2021. What Percentage of Americans Support Legalization?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. The AAFP advocates for further research into the overall safety and health effects of recreational use, as well as the impact of legal recreational marijuana use laws on patient and societal health. THC is legal to produce. 1 In the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

In short the study learns that legalized states tend not to have their roads overcrowded with stoned drivers and cannabis users like alcohol users self police their behaviour. Support for per-se laws was higher among those in states that legalized recreational marijuana and in states with per-se laws. RM and MM Legal vs. 82.6%

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

We will be taking many more in-depth looks at the 2020 race as it progresses, including potential primary challengers on the Republican side, but first we wanted to provide an overview of all the currently announced Democratic candidates, along with their record and policy statements when it comes to marijuana legalization. The Senators.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota. Additionally, cannabis is not decriminalized. Another cannabis measure in 2010 failed by an even greater majority of 63 percent voters opposed.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

A central topic focused on advancing full cannabis legalization while complying with EU law and international Drug Treaties. This creates a legal loophole for low-THC hemp programs. ” This classification has led to a legal grey area, increasing illicit-market activity. low-THC legalization can create a robust market.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Czechia, officially known as the Czech Republic, may soon the join the growing list of European countries with legal adult-use cannabis. As to what the new law might look like: The new measures should establish the level of narcotic substances that legal marijuana products can contain. Czech National Anti-Drug Coordinator Jind?ich

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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

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. During a recent press conference , California Governor Newsom highlighted California’s legalizing recreational marijuana as a “civil rights” issue.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

NORML Key West Legal Seminar – Key Trends and Near-Term Forecasts for State Cannabis Programs | Friday, December 3rd at 11:50AM EST. Get your Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits for practicing attorneys during this event! California legalized commercial cannabis activity in 2016, and licensing began in January 2018.

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Veriheal

JUNE 24, 2020

Cannabis Legalization Isn’t Enough. 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. Despite the legalization trend spreading, the War on Drugs continues to disproportionately affect POC.

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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”. At Fields of Green for ALL we support legal action to challenge the status quo”.

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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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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. Mayors Across The U.S.

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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. Additionally, rescheduling would mean that millions of individuals living in states without legalization would still have no way of accessing the medicine they need.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Colorado, which opened recreational stores in January 2014, has the longest-running legalized marijuana market in the United States. Historically, the legality of cannabis—a generalized term used to describe the plants from which both marijuana and industrial hemp are derived—has evolved over time in the United States.

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NORML

JUNE 8, 2020

In 31 states, racial disparities were actually larger in 2018 than they were in 2010.” Will marijuana legalization and regulation alone fix over a century of systemic racism in America? Those arrested for violating cannabis laws face a litany of punishments.

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MassRoots

AUGUST 17, 2020

In 2010, while Harris was making a run for state attorney general, she came out against Proposition 19 — a bill designed to legalize and tax marijuana in California. Her campaign made the statement, “[Harris] supports the legal use of medicinal marijuana but does not support anything beyond that.”. 2015 Through the Present .

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

the capital of the United States, has a unique situation when it comes to cannabis legalization. This creates a lot of gray areas in the law, making room for operations like the cannabis gifting “gray market” that erupted from loopholes in a cannabis legalization initiative passed in 2014. Washington D.C., Because D.C.—which

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 13, 2019

Stance on marijuana: Senator Kamala Harris wants to legalize marijuana as part of her criminal justice reform platform. On social media , Harris has not only called for legalizing marijuana, but also for expunging marijuana offenses from criminal records. Even in 2014, Harris opposed legalization. Grade: B.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

The Truth About Marijuana and the Criminal Legal System. Over here at The Appeal, we’re celebrating by tackling some popular myths about marijuana and the criminal legal system. Myth #3: Decriminalizing marijuana will fix all of these problems. One reason is that “decriminalization” is not a uniform policy.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

Andrew is a supporter of legalizing psychedelic drugs and has been vocal about his intentions if he were to assume a government office. He is the chairman of Drug Science, a non-profit which he founded in 2010 to provide independent, evidence-based information on drugs. in/andrewyangvfa/ [link]. Robin Carhart-Harris. Matthew Johnson.

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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. Colorado has legalized both recreational and medical use of cannabis.

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