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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Veriheal

JANUARY 15, 2024

Active research was carried out on the effects of these drug policies on society and the results, in these reports, have led the United Nations to consider a favorable revision of drug policies in order to protect human rights. 2023 World UN World Drug Report The 2023 World Drug Report urges the development of effective drug policies.

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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. Marijuana policy should be evidence based. 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.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. I loved some of the policy.” For more than 45 years NORML chapters have been the driving force behind policy decisions on the local and state level. Below is a brief rundown of some of their most recent accomplishments. ” Read more from NORML.org ! .

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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

We heard their viewpoints on cannabis reform and asked them questions in person on how their policies would affect consumers and patients. Throughout monthly meetings in 2019, we became humbled by all the new and continued attendance by advocates and those passionate about cannabis reform, medical access and legal rights for consumers.

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Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 2, 2019

The Americans for Safe Access 2019 Unity Conference, themed The Price of Being a Medical Cannabis Patient, featured over a hundred patients from all over America visiting their representatives in Congress and the Senate to promote the Medical Cannabis Control Act of 2019. Which agency will have authority over medical cannabis policy?

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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. Virginia NORML has worked diligently alongside these legislators in their continued efforts to advance patient-focused medical cannabis policies.

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NORML

AUGUST 13, 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. — American Bar Association (@ABAesq) August 12, 2019.

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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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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. It is time for a new approach to end the federal conflict on cannabis policy.

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NORML

AUGUST 12, 2019

I’m proud to work with NORML to create a more just national marijuana policy. My bill, The MORE Act, is the most comprehensive marijuana reform bill ever introduced, and it’s backed by a broad coalition of civil rights, criminal justice, drug policy, and immigration groups.

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

“As this nascent industry begins to grow, federal policy should strive to reduce roadblocks for those qualified entrepreneurs who have historically been the targets under the criminalization of cannabis. The enactment of these policies have not negatively impacted workplace safety , crime rates , traffic safety , or youth use patterns.

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Leafly

AUGUST 7, 2019

The post Cannabis Legalization Leaders Weigh 2019’s Wins and Losses appeared first on Leafly. Illinois legalized, New York decriminalized, and presidential candidates rejected prohibition. Now reform groups are eyeing the South, the Midwest, and Arizona in 2020.

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NORML

MARCH 20, 2020

That said, should any recently laid-off workers from the legal industry believe that they are being subject to undue discrimination, we encourage them to contact NORML at policy@norml.org. Cannabis businesses not eligible for Small Business Administration disaster relief aid. even if the business is legal under local or state law.”

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NORML

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Congress should respect the will of the people and promptly approve the MORE Act and close this dark chapter of failed public policy.” “Not only does the bill reverse the failed prohibition of cannabis, but it provides pathways for opportunity and ownership in the emerging industry for those who have suffered most.

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NORML

JANUARY 24, 2019

This bill would authorize the Department of Health Professions and school boards to adopt the necessary policies for school nurses to administer these medications just like other medications administered to students, like antibiotics and Advil. ” Track these bills and all marijuana-related legislation in the 2019 General Assembly here.

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NORML

JULY 10, 2019

Members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security heard expert testimony today challenging the federal government’s failed policy of cannabis prohibition. Malik Burnett (formerly of the Drug Policy Alliance), and Neal Levine, Chief Executive Officer of the Cannabis Trade Federation.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This bill would heavily reduce the cannabis products on the market that are currently available recreationally, returning to more traditional policies of the past. The signing of House Bill 1325 by Governor Abbott in 2019 legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp (cannabis containing less than 0.3% ounces of cannabis.

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Veriheal

MARCH 21, 2022

Cannabis companies that hire drivers to work for them—such as delivery services and goods transporters—are being advised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish certain policies that can mitigate the risk of impaired driving, all the while ensuring that companies remain in alignment with state legalization laws.

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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

JUNE 25, 2019

“Today, Illinois residents and political leaders demonstrated the power of democracy in action, using the political process to achieve sensible policies that protect individual freedoms and that ensure community safety,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Regulate Like Alcohol : 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. Jimmy Higdon plans to file legislation in 2019 to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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NORML

JANUARY 9, 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. Maryland Cannabis Policy Lobby Day.

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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

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. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

In Indianapolis on January 29, a quiet, eager audience of nurses give their rapt attention to Jason Straw as he takes center stage at the 2020 ISNA Policy Conference. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. PURPOSE : .

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NORML

DECEMBER 6, 2019

New York took the first step towards decriminalization at the state level in 1977, and further expanded on their decriminalization policies this year. ” Meanwhile, under the antiquated policy of absolute criminal prohibition, New Jersey is seeing a record number of citizens arrested for cannabis. “Enough is enough. .

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Veriheal

JUNE 3, 2022

Fan Controlled Football Player Tests League’s Cannabis Policy. Because the game occurred in Georgia, where cannabis is illegal, the Zappers cut Stewart for violating state and team policy. Eaze’s Compassion program, the has delivered over 100,00 THC-containing items since late 2019. Let us know in the comments!

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Veriheal

JANUARY 26, 2021

The state’s population has grown by 1.45% since 2019, hitting a total estimated population of 7,656,200 citizens as of April 1st, 2020, according to a government website. The 2021 legislative session is set to see some changes to cannabis policy. 2021 is setting up to be a historic year for changes in cannabis policy.

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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

JANUARY 29, 2020

Following a wild and groundbreakingly successful 2019 with several memorable events across both The Battle Born State and the nation as a whole, Nevada NORML wanted to ensure that their operations in 2020 surpassed even that of the previous year. ” describes Saglibene.

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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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Project CBD

MARCH 7, 2025

She sees a potential for vape-related lung damage similar to the nationwide outbreak of hundreds of pulmonary injuries, some fatal, that researchers linked to vaping in 2019. ” # # # Bill Weinberg is an award-winning journalist in fields of human rights, drug policy, ecology and war. Devitt expresses serious safety concerns.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

When: April 5th, 2019 from 11am-6pm (Deadline to register is March 5th, 2019). Marijuana policy should be evidence based. What: Catawba NORML Lobby Day, citizens lobbying for Senate Bill 58. Where: North Carolina State Legislative Building, 16 W Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601.

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NORML

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Investigators reported: “We find no support for the notion that changing the name of the drug from ‘marijuana’ to ‘cannabis’ affects public opinion on the drug or the policies governing it.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Congress must move to change federal policy so that these growing number of state-compliant businesses, and their consumers, may operate in a manner that is similar to other legal commercial entities. A draft version of the SAFE Banking Act was discussed during a hearing about cannabis banking on February 13, 2019.

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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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