NORML

JANUARY 16, 2020

Federal prosecutions for marijuana-related crimes fell significantly from September 30, 2018 to September 30, 2019, according to a recently released report from Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. The 2019 end-of-year report finds that the number of federal defendants charged with cannabis-associated crimes declined by 28 percent.

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NORML

JULY 26, 2019

Date: Saturday, July 27, 2019. Date: Monday, July 29, 2019. Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Date: Monday, August 5, 2019. Each meeting is free to attend and open to the public. Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: South Mandarin Library, 12125 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32223. Time: 6:00 p.m. Time: 6:00 p.m. Time: 6:30 p.m.

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NORML

MARCH 12, 2020

” The first bill, HR 712 , known as the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019, would direct the Veterans Administration to conduct research on marijuana in regards to a wide variety of ailments commonly associated with service-related issues. doctors to fill out the state-legal medical marijuana recommendations. Presently, V.A.

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NORML

JUNE 1, 2020

The total number of marijuana-related marijuana arrests declined more than eight percent from 2018 to 2019, according to annual data compiled by the Virginia State Police. State law enforcement officials recorded 26,470 arrests for marijuana violations in 2019, down from 28,866 in 2018.

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2020

Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. Chris Goldstein, a writer and regional organizer for NORML, has gathered Pa.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

In Congress this week Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), introduced The Marijuana Justice Act of 2019, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and incentivize states to end the racially disparate criminalization of marijuana consumers. CO resident? GA resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Patients purchased an estimated $112 million worth of medical cannabis-related products in 2019, according to newly released Maine tax data. Although the state’s medical cannabis access program has been operational for some two decades, Maine officials only began tracking caregiver-related tax revenue in February of 2019.

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NORML

JANUARY 14, 2021

billion in 2019.". "Customers purchased an estimated $17.9 billion in cannabis products from legal retailers in 2020 – up from $10.7 The post Legal Marijuana Sales Spiked Dramatically in 2020 appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

State officials approved procedures in 2019 permitting those with low-level marijuana possession convictions to seek unconditional pardons. The post North Dakota: Gov. Burgum Issues Additional Pardons for Low-Level Marijuana Offenses appeared first on NORML.

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Americans for Safe Access

MAY 17, 2019

On May 15, 2019, the National Public Radio (NPR) program All Things Considered included a segment about high-potency cannabis. A corresponding article, " Highly Potent Weed Has Swept the Market, Raising Concerns About Health Risks ," was posted to NPR's website.

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Americans for Safe Access

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

USDA released its Interim Final Rule on Hemp on October 31, 2019. It also tasked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with establishing rules and regulations around hemp cultivation, including adherence to the legal limit of 0.3% THC by dry weight.

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NORML

OCTOBER 22, 2021

This will add to the approximately 198,000 sealing accomplished as part of the first round of marijuana expungements for the 2019 expungement legislation.”. State officials announced: “Approximately 203,000 marijuana related charges are presently being suppressed from background searches and in process to be sealed or expunged.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

According to data from the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, more than 15,000 people were convicted for a first or second marijuana possession offense from July 2018 to June 2019. Both the Governor and the Attorney General are on record in favor of decriminalization.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

On Wednesday, September 25th, 2019, NORML testified at the DC Council Committee on Labor and Workforce Development in support of B23-0309 , the “Medical Marijuana Program Patient Employment Protection Amendment Act of 2019”, which seeks to expand workplace protections for medical cannabis patients in the District of Columbia.

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NORML

MAY 28, 2021

"The overall percentage of students who reported using marijuana at least 1 time during the previous 30 days in 2019 was not measurably different from the percentage in 2009…. There was no measurable difference between 2009 and 2019 in the percentage of students who reported that illegal drugs were made available to them on school property.”.

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NORML

JULY 1, 2019

Three new laws intended to expand patient access to and the therapeutic value of Virginia’s medical cannabis program take effect July 1, 2019. “These bills help ensure that all patients are able to obtain and use the necessary therapeutic doses of their cannabis medicines regardless of location or physical ability.”

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Guam became the first US territory to send a bill legalizing the adult-use of marijuana to the governor’s desk in 2019. Update : SB 34 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development on 4/1/2019. Update : HB 498 had a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/27/2019.

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Americans for Safe Access

MARCH 1, 2022

The problem was first brought to light when the VAPI (vaping associated pulmonary injury) crisis occurred in 2019, which sickened over 2,800 people and killed at least 68.

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Springfield, IL : Just prior to the closing of the 2019 legislative session, both chambers of the Illinois statehouse passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (HB1438-SFA2) to legalize cannabis and regulate it’s production, manufacture, and distribution. “Cannabis criminalization in Illinois is coming to an end.

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NORML

AUGUST 20, 2020

Senate members passed an initial version of the bill in 2019, while House members passed an amended version of the measure in February. The post Vermont: Bicameral Committee Meets in Effort to Finalize Marijuana Sales Measure appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It passed the House on 2/27/2019 by a vote of 209-147. 175 was referred to the Health and Human Services Committee and HB 461 was referred to the Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs Committee on 1/03/2019. It was referred to the Environment and Agriculture Committee on 1/03/2019. — Bipartisan bill HB.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

“Patients First: Fixing Medical Marijuana in PA” will commence on Wednesday November 13, 2019 from 08:30 AM-5:00 PM. Lehigh Valley NORML, and medical cannabis patients from across Pennsylvania, will hold the second in a series of monthly protests at the Department of Health (PaDOH) headquarters on Forster St.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

The new law went into effect on August 9, 2019. Senate Bill 455 permits children with serious conditions for which medical marijuana has been recommended to have medical cannabis infused products administered to them while on school property.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

— American Bar Association (@ABAesq) August 12, 2019. .” HOD adopts Res 104: Urges Congress to end conflict between some state laws and federal law over marijuana regulation and update federal marijuana policy.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Illinois kicked off the year with the lowest monthly total since July 2019. The post Illinois monthly medical cannabis sales dips to lowest since 2019 appeared first on Illinois News Joint. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) released its January 2025 medical cannabis sales totals. in dry flower sales and $11,181,916.80

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Americans for Safe Access

JULY 6, 2020

Adapted from The Medicalization of Marijuana: Legitimacy, Stigma, and the Patient Experience (Routledge, 2019) by Michelle Newhart and William Dolphin. As with all things involving social controversy, dispute over what to properly call the plant known by the botanical name Cannabis Sativa L. comes with the territory.

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NORML

JULY 29, 2019

HB110 was reintroduced in 2019, making significant progress towards 2020 passage. .” Delaware legislators are poised to fully legalize marijuana. After winning a majority vote in the House during the 2018 session, the bill (HB110) fell just 4 votes short of regulating cannabis sales.

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NORML

OCTOBER 2, 2019

However, this time, they’ve taken their advocacy to our nation’s capital for NORML’s National Conference to lobby for reform on the federal level and expanded access to medicinal cannabis, such as The MORE Act and the Veterans Affairs Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019.

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Americans for Safe Access

MARCH 9, 2020

3884, The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019, was the first and only bill of this nature to clear a Congressional committee. Plans for legalization at the federal level by different means have been introduced for years with little impact; H.R.3884,

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NORML

MARCH 13, 2019

Though it remains to be seen if the Empire State will legalize cannabis for adult-use in 2019, we cannot let up in our fight for the personal freedoms of New Yorkers. The legal allowance of home cultivation in private residences is a core tenet of NORML’s Attributes of Adult Access Regulations.

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NORML

MAY 19, 2020

Finally, the ability to efficiently collect tax revenue from the marijuana industry, estimated to have generated $15 billion in sales in 2019, will provide critical relief for state and local governments predicting budget shortfalls due to the pandemic.”

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Cannabis Cheri

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

One 2019 study , found that cannabis users experienced reduced REM sleep, and that the few dreams that were recalled were more bizarre and had heightened sensory and emotional experiences attached to them than those of their abstaining counterparts.

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NORML

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Cannabis 2019. Canna Tech 2019. Cannabis First Prize at the 2019 Agricultural Show. On the 15th of August 2019, Poison City Brewing was honored with the award when put up against 189 other local brewed beers. They are still dealing with daily calls and emails from victims who have been arrested. Cannabis Tourism.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

“Whereas vitamin E acetate was not detected in the limited number of tested products seized in 2018, it was detected in products seized in 2019, suggesting that vitamin E acetate might have been introduced recently as a diluent or filler,” investigators reported.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 2019

Lastly, register for NORML’s 2019 Conference and Lobby Day ! At any given time NORML is monitoring dozens of bills around the country so we’re able to provide our network with legislative updates and relevant fact sheets.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Regulate Nationally : The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2019 (HR 420) seeks to deschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, thus permitting state governments to regulate these activities as they see fit. Update : HB 356 is scheduled to be heard by the House Judiciary Committee on 2/23/2019. Your Highness, Carly.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

When: April 5th, 2019 from 11am-6pm (Deadline to register is March 5th, 2019). Senate Bill 58, introduced to the Senate on February 13th, would further decriminalize personal marijuana possession up to 3 ounces and allow citizens with prior marijuana convictions to be. To register, go to Catawba NORML Lobby Day Registration.

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