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Philadelphia: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Drop Eighty Percent

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This is likely a result of a 2014 ordinance decriminalizing possession along with new procedures adopted by District Attorney Larry Krasner, a civil rights attorney elected in 2017. The post Philadelphia: Marijuana Treatment Admissions Drop Eighty Percent appeared first on NORML.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein. Most recently, in January, Norristown joined the list.

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Sen. Schumer And Rep. Jeffries To Introduce Comprehensive Marijuana Reform Legislation

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” At the time of introduction, the bill sponsors said: “It’s time to decriminalize marijuana, and this bill is a critical first step,” said Leader Charles E. According to the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report , police made 659,700 arrests for marijuana-related violations in 2017. Schumer (D-NY). and the U.S.

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New Hampshire: Governor Signs Marijuana Annulment Measure

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State lawmakers decriminalized low-level marijuana possession offenses in 2017. If the prosecuting attorney does not object to the request within ten days, the petition will be granted. The new law takes effect on January 1, 2020.

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New York Decriminalizes Marijuana

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New York decriminalized marijuana on July 29 th , as explained by Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. Unlike full legalization, decriminalization was a middle-of-the-road compromise that sat better with lawmakers who opposed Cuomo’s legalization efforts. New York Decriminalizes Up to Two Ounces of Marijuana. .

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/11/19

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And Dayton, Ohio completely decriminalized cannabis possession, as the city commission decided to eliminate the existing $150 possession fine. Shannon Roers Jones (R) introduced legislation, House Bill 1155, to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

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Then, in 2017 and 2018, Virginia finally made some moves to establish its own medical marijuana industry. The 2017 expansion of Virginia’s medical marijuana law got rid of qualifying conditions. Your state’s Attorney General, Mark Herring, sounds like he’s down for decriminalization if not outright legalization.

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