Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The signing of House Bill 1325 by Governor Abbott in 2019 legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp (cannabis containing less than 0.3% Although recent years have seen more acceptance and decriminalization of cannabis, there is both restrictive and expansive legislation on the table.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It passed the House on 2/27/2019 by a vote of 209-147. — Bills SB 175 and HB 461 would expand the qualifying conditions under New Hampshire’s medical marijuana program. It was referred to the Environment and Agriculture Committee on 1/03/2019. It now goes to the Senate for consideration.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Manor Township, Pennsylvania is considering a proposal that would decriminalize cannabis possession. 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. AZ resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

House lawmakers introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 (HR 601), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. Meanwhile, a decriminalization bill was defeated in the Virginia House this week. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1540, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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NORML

MAY 20, 2019

While this bill certainly applies to the unfortunately large demographic of people who have low-level cannabis charges, AB 192 applies concurrently to other charges that once were illegal in Nevada but have been decriminalized through either prior or current legislation.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 96, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Update : HB 1518 is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on 3/11/2019. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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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. Update : The Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee will hold a Work Session on HB 366 at 10am on 2/26/2019, Legislative Office Building 104. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Also this week Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced legislation, The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act, to expand and facilitate medical cannabis access to military veterans suffering from chronic pain, PTSD, and other serious medical conditions. You can submit your own feedback here.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. The bill now heads to the Governor. CA resident? Click here to email your lawmakers in support of compassionate care programs.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 2, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized. Any physician can prescribe medical cannabis and there is no set list of qualifying medical conditions. The doctor must determine that medical cannabis would help the medical condition in question and that the patient has already tried other treatment methods.

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Senate Bill 19-013 would permit physicians to recommend cannabis therapy for any condition for which an opiate would otherwise be prescribed.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 12, 2022

Recreational: not legal, possession decriminalized Medical: legal. Recreational cannabis is not legal in Ukraine, but possession of up to 5 grams is decriminalized and there is a limited, but expanding, medical program. Possession of up to 5 grams is decriminalized.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Senate Bill 2543 would prohibit an employer from discriminating against a person in hiring, termination, or condition of employment based on the person’s status as a medical cannabis cardholder or a positive drug test for THC. Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 5, 2019

New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. Now, Governor Phil Murphy is pushing for statewide decriminalization , as a stop-gap measure. Meanwhile, Minnesota has expanded the number of conditions eligible for medical marijuana. There’s lots of news to cover this week, so let’s jump right in.

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Ohio’s State Medical Board denied petitions to add depression, insomnia and opioid use disorder to the state’s list of medical cannabis qualifying conditions. At a more local level, the Cincinnati, Ohio city council approved a measure to decriminalize up to 100 grams of cannabis possession. CA resident?

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Gardner (R-CO), along with Representatives David Joyce (R-OH) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), have reintroduced The STATES Act of 2019. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. CA resident? NC resident? North Dakota.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Senate Bill 34 would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions. CA resident?

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year. Starting Aug.

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Veriheal

MAY 20, 2021

As of 2019, the population in the state of Texas was estimated to be around 29 million and is rapidly growing as we speak. In 2019 the law was updated thanks to HB 3703. HB 1535 – Adding More Conditions to Qualifying Conditions List for Medical Cannabis in Texas. Texas is known for doing it big. But that’s not all!

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 34, which would exempt compassionate care programs from paying state cannabis taxes when they are providing free medical cannabis to financially disadvantaged people living with serious health conditions.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In 2019, that trend finally appeared to shift as the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report tallied 545,601 marijuana arrests compared to 663,367 in 2018 and 659,700 in 2017. The cannabis total from 2019 represents 35% of all drug related arrests. Alarmingly, 92% of those arrests were for simple possession only. Sentencing Commission.

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

January 31, 2019. Portland, OR — Today the Oregon Liquor Control Commission provided the Oregon Legislative Assembly with the 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report required by ORS 475B.548. 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report. Here’s the statement in full.

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MassRoots

JANUARY 22, 2019

(D), signed the “ Virgin Islands Medical Cannabis Patient Care Act ” into law on Saturday, January 12, 2019. “I I have approved the Virgin Islands Medicinal Cannabis Care Act because it is a step in the right direction toward assisting Virgin Islanders suffering from autoimmune and other debilitating medical conditions,” Gov.

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (legalization may be pending). Cannabis is legal for medical use in Israel and the country has implemented decriminalization policies for small-scale possession charges. In July, 2021, Israeli lawmakers rejected a bill that would have decriminalized recreational marijuana use.

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NewsMunchies

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Drugs long stigmatized, such as psilocybin, are rising in profile in part due to decriminalization and legalization efforts in Denver and Oregon. In 2019, Denver became the first city in the U.S. Psilocybin is not addictive and causes no organ damage in even high doses. Rate this blog post.

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The Cannigma

JULY 5, 2022

There is no adult-use market, thought several cities have decriminalized possession. The program was legalized in 2015 and patients with qualifying conditions can get a prescription for up to 20oz of low THC oil, capsules, patches, or lotion. Several cities have decriminalized cannabis possession, but this is not statewide.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 1, 2021

The measure was seen by some as a form of decriminalization meant to thin out the court dockets, but the fines still remain on a person’s criminal record, and the plant still remains for all intents and purposes illegal. . The plan was initially passed in 2019 but was delayed multiple times, including because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 9, 2020

In Virginia, Governor Northam released a criminal justice reform agenda that includes decriminalizing marijuana. As for hemp, 2019 was a big year. Finally, the Ohio State Medical Board received a petition asking for an addition to the qualifying conditions for medical marijuana. The condition?

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 29, 2019

Chad West March 27, 2019. Texas could make meaningful progress on marijuana-related bills by the end of the 2019 legislative session. The most promising step forward this session is probably an expansion of Compassionate Use to include more medical conditions that could be alleviated by cannabis. Joe Moody, D-El Paso.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 9, 2023

Medical: illegal Recreational: illegal While cannabis remains illegal in Ecuador, the country has taken steps to decriminalize its use and possession. However, in 2019, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court decriminalized the possession of small amounts of weed for personal use. Is weed legal in Ecuador?

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 22, 2019

Monday, March 18, 2019. We say be wary, Africa is a far more conservative place than people like to imagine. Just ask the Anglican church ! Gambian publication , The Point reports… ‘Gov’t totally opposes decriminalisation of cannabis use’. Read more at.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

At a more local level, the Cocoa Beach, Florida city council voted 3-2 in favor of a proposal to decriminalize up to 20 grams of cannabis possession. Amend the decriminalization provision to include protections for parents and legal guardians of certain minor patients. CA resident? NM resident?

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 17, 2021

With the assistance of our local advocates, we decided that September because September is when we passed our resolution effectively decriminalizing these plants, that September should be our local month, and that’s basically what this entails.”. Ann Arbor Makes History.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 1, 2020

All over the world, governments are moving towards legalizing or at least decriminalizing, cannabis. Naturally, this enraged the public since both of the children found failure in other medications before they found victory in cannabis as a treatment for their condition. During 2019, it was estimated that the US exported $309.7

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 31, 2019

Meanwhile, on the East Coast, the governor of New Jersey has added opioid addiction to the list of conditions that are eligible to be treated with medical marijuana. Plus, medical marijuana legislation is being drafted in Kansas , and decriminalization has been introduced in the Tennessee legislature.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 3, 2023

While cannabis remains illegal in Cuba, the country has taken steps to decriminalize its use and possession. However, in recent years, Cuba has taken steps to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of weed for personal use. Cannabis laws in Cuba Cannabis is illegal in Cuba for both medical and recreational use.

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