NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

At the state level, a bill to allow licensed social consumption spaces in Oregon was defeated for this year. A bill to allow patients to use medical cannabis while on probation or parole died in Montana’s state Senate. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption sites. CO resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Winter Edition 2019 – Cannabis. 2019 Legislative Session – Agency Proposed Legislation. On January 9, 2019 the Board approved a motion to make the effective date for all marijuana product, packaging and labeling requirements Jan 1, 2020. The 2019 legislative session began January 14 and runs through April 28, 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

For those engaged in the legal cannabis industry in Oregon, the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session is of the utmost importance and relevance. . Again, this proposal will attract even more cannabis tourism but will also facilitate safe and lawful consumption for tourists and residents alike. They write. SB 639 AND HB 2233.

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2019! Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. MA 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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 19-1230, to allow the social consumption of cannabis by adults in licensed and regulated establishments. CO resident?

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Seems like not a month goes by in California where the Assembly isn’t trying to pass a slew of cannabis bills to help regulate the state’s industry under the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA”). And October was no different. ” Vape Cartridges and Pens.

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NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Legislation is pending, AB 1465, that would allow licensing of cannabis consumption cafés and lounges in California. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of cannabis consumption lounges. Update : AB 1465 was heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on 5/16/19. CA resident? ME resident? NV resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Posted by Alexa Steinberg, Esq. | Dec 20, 2019 . It has been two years since California began licensing yet operators still struggle with compliance and are all still de facto, breaking one law or another. Here’s a look back at 2019 and a projection of what’s to come in 2020 Cannabis Law. .

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Under state law, adults face civil penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses. Legislation is pending, the Medical Marijuana Patient Health and Accessibility Improvement Amendment Act of 2019 (B23-0102), to expand access to medical cannabis in the District. Washington, DC.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2020

2019 came around, and Robert found himself in a coma for many days. Later in 2019, he found himself suffering from severe symptoms of insomnia and anxiety that led to him having a psychiatric evaluation issued by the NYPD. He received a random drug test on September 5th of 2019. Suspension Despite Proper Procedure.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

MARCH 9, 2022

In states where medical consumption is legal but not recreational use, expect courts to be less forgiving about using pot in front or around children. The legal landscape for parents who smoke weed is changing and will likely continue to change as marijuana becomes legalized in more states. 1] Burggren, A. Shirazi, A.,

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Veriheal

MAY 18, 2023

The Prevalence and Impact of Cigarette Smoking in the United States Cigarette smoking remains a significant public health concern in the United States, despite the decline in tobacco use in recent years. were current cigarette smokers in 2019. million people) in the U.S.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

2019 was a record year for marijuana reform, with more NORML chapters holding lobby days than ever before. With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Memphis NORML Lobby Day.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

.” Had the public intended to alter the laws and policies regarding possession of cannabis in prison settings, they would have stated so explicitly, the court ruled. Further, it would make no sense that voters would wish to continue to criminalize the consumption of cannabis in prison, yet allow inmates to legally posses it.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

The state cannabis agencies, ironically, prohibit licensed commercial cannabis businesses from using Hemp CBD in manufactured cannabis products or selling Hemp CBD products in licensed cannabis retail stores. Ultimately, there is no great answer to the question “is Hemp CBD really unlawful in California?”,

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

ii] Both are California appellate court decisions decided in 2019. Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not. [xiv] would still restrict all forms of consumption in prison, not just smoking.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2019

In deferring to the FDA’s position on CBD, CDPH noted that until the FDA rules that industrial hemp-derived CBD oil and CBD products can be used as a food, or California makes a determination that they are safe to use for human and animal consumption, CBD products are not an approved food, food ingredient, food additive, or dietary supplement.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 13, 2019

Other CBD products, however, are still subject to various state law regulations as well as the U.S. Currently, the FDA treats CBD products aimed at human or animal consumption as drugs and therefore they cannot be distributed without prior approval or a rulemaking exception (more on this below). FDA’s Enforcement Efforts.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2022

The American Medical Association developed a policy statement 2 in 2019 encouraging health systems to “not recommend patient use of non-FDA approved cannabis or cannabis derived products within healthcare facilities until such time as federal laws or regulations permit its use.” 1 See [link] and [link]. 2 [link]. 3 [link].

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2019

I wrote that AB-228 didn’t go quite far enough under California law to allow CBD, and would have no effect on the FDA’s position—so ultimately it doesn’t look like that version of AB-228 would really change very much in California. The reference to being “adulterated” came from state law which was not even the basis for the FAQs.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

When House Bill 19-1234 and House Bill 19-1230 were signed into law on May 29, 2019, allowing for marijuana delivery and marijuana hospitality licenses, no one thought it would take two years to implement. Ordinance Repealing the Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program. Ordinance Repealing the Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program.

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NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Governor Jared Polis (D) of Colorado signed multiple cannabis reform bills into law that regulate cannabis delivery services and social consumption spaces, and reduce criminal penalties for the possession of large quantities of cannabis. Legislation is pending, AB 132, to protect cannabis consumers from employment discrimination.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

how alcohol consumption isn’t legislated in the same way. Robert Singer (R-Ocean), would amend the state’s recreational marijuana law to ban cannabis consumption for any employee who operates heavy machinery or uses weapons, or whose use of cannabis would “put the public at risk.” It’s funny (not ha!

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 6, 2019

Other states have grappled with whether to allow any smokable hemp products. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some states that address the issue of smokable hemp: In June 2019, Louisiana’s Governor signed House Bill 491 into law which states that “[n]o person shall process or sell [a]ny part of hemp for inhalation.”

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Additionally, Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced The Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act to explicitly bar federal agencies from discriminating against workers solely because of their status as a cannabis consumer, or due to testing positive for marijuana use on a workplace drug test.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 10, 2019

On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, Denver, Colorado announced a pass result for Initiated Ordinance 301 , becoming the first U.S. The law will effectively make it the lowest possible enforcement priority and prohibit the expenditure of resources to arrest adults ages 21+ from consuming or possessing psilocybin mushrooms only.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The first person to investigate the purported effects of cannabis consumption was Fiorello H. In 1944, the La Guardia Committee report studying the issue of cannabis consumption in New York was released. What did pass in 2019 was a handful of marijuana decriminalization measures. Marijuana legislation main driving forces.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with. “For Source: [link].

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 15, 2021

The ruling overturns a lower court decision in 2019 that found that prisoners could possess marijuana but could not smoke or otherwise ingest it while behind bars. “It 2019 Decision Overturned For California Inmates. Under that ruling, the appeals court found that state prisoners could legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 18, 2019

DiPisa on March 15, 2019. After months of uncertainty and delay, the Governor and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement on a package of bills to legalize the adult use and sale of cannabis, expand the medical marijuana program and reform the expungement process for prior cannabis convictions in the State of New Jersey.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2019

There are three basic aspects to consider for sustainable cannabis growth: energy consumption, water usage , and waste management. And while processors, cultivators and dispensaries are disposing of waste correctly per state laws, much of that waste just ends up in landfills.” SUSTAINABILITY SITUATION IN 2019.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 5, 2021

Political jockeying has complicated the timeline further, and given how badly New Yorkers want to buy legal weed, these delays could prove frustrating for the state’s residents. So there’s a chance that Native communities — who are not bound by state law — will be the first places to buy legal weed.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 9, 2020

The selected companies offer interactive programs, either live or online, that provide instruction on: Operating in accordance with state laws, regulations and local rules. In October, the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) gave four companies, including Cannabis Trainers, the greenlight to begin training. Read the full article.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2019

That brings us to a story that almost perfectly encapsulates the turmoil of 2019, as well as the high price people will pay for the perception of authenticity. has elevated the perception of cannabis consumption with its sophisticated packaging and best selling products. Says it all really. Who is Lowell Farms/Lowell Herb Co./Lowell

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The Legalization Act specifically allows Illinois employers to enforce “reasonable zero tolerance or drug free workplace policies, or employment policies concerning drug testing, smoking, consumption, storage, or use of cannabis in the workplace or while on call provided that the policy is applied in a nondiscriminatory manner.”

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

Los Angeles CBD lawyers can explain that overlapping federal and state laws have created substantial confusion among restauranteers about what’s legal and what’s not. The revised version of the bill would indicate this but also that foods and drinks containing CBD hemp are safe for consumption by both humans and animals.

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