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Nevada SC Rules “state law protecting “lawful activities” or “lawful off-duty conduct” does not apply to non-medical cannabis consumption”

Cannabis Law Report

In a decision last week, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the state law protecting “lawful activities” or “lawful off-duty conduct” does not apply to non-medical cannabis consumption, according to an Ogletree Deakins report. Court Rules Off-Duty Recreational Cannabis Use Not Protected By Nevada State Law.

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Nevada Supreme Court Holds Recreational Cannabis is Not a “Lawful” Off-Duty Product

The Blunt Truth

The court framed the issue as whether “lawful use in this state” means “lawful under state law” or “generally lawful, under both state and federal law.” Dish Network, LLC (which addressed a similar issue), the court disagreed with the plaintiff’s arguments.

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The Week in Weed: May 7, 2021

The Blunt Truth

Attorney General Garland reiterates his disinterest in prosecuting marijuana users abiding by state law. This bill requires the federal government to study the effects of legal cannabis on state economies, public health, criminal justice, and employment. The case began in 2015 in the U.S. cannabis research bills.

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Medical cannabis licenses approved for six companies in Georgia

Cannabis Law Report

The announcement is a long-awaited milestone for about 15,000 patients who have been authorized to use medical marijuana oil since 2015 but weren’t permitted to buy it. State law limits the number of medical marijuana producers to six. It’s a blessing. Each licensee will be authorized to open five dispensaries.

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Colorado Representative Introduces Bill to Expand State’s Lawful Activities Law to Include Cannabis

The Blunt Truth

One stated purpose for the bill is to address the Colorado Supreme Court’s 2015 decision concluding that because medical cannabis use is unlawful under federal law, it does not fall within the lawful activities statute’s protection for “lawful” activities. recreational or medical cannabis).

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

Cannabis Law Report

Recommendations “It is the shared responsibility of professional nursing organizations to speak for nurses collectively in shaping health care and to promulgate change for the improvement of health and health care” (ANA, 2015, p. Indiana State Nurses Association on Wikipedia. ? IS NA STRONGLY SUPPORTS : . ? Silver Spring, MD: author.

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Clark County Council eyes code changes for cannabis

Cannabis Chronicles

Under state law , cannabis businesses are prohibited from setting up within 1,000 feet of schools, playgrounds, child care centers, parks, recreation facilities, transit centers, libraries and arcades. Licensed retailers would be allowed to operate in commercial areas under the draft code.