Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

DECRIMINALIZATION. The retail provisions are set to take effect on January 1, 2024, but this deadline could be expedited by lawmakers. DECRIMINALIZATION. Senate Bill 307 : The legislation waives application fees for certain veterans seeking authorization in the state’s medical cannabis access program. LEGALIZATION.

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Veriheal

MARCH 10, 2021

Virginia also has a legal, medical cannabis program in place. Furthermore, legal access to retail cannabis dispensaries is not expected until 2024 or later. Cannabis is legal in Virginia for adults 21 and up and possession of up to an ounce is decriminalized to an extent. Retail consumers have absolutely no access at this time.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 30, 2021

Later this week, the House will debate a decriminalization bill that would reduce the penalty for possession of up to one ounce of pot to a Class C misdemeanor, which carries a fine, but no risk of prison time. Lawmakers are also working on separate proposals to update the state’s highly limited medical marijuana program.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

Estimates project the measure could raise as much as $44 million for the state and up to $24 million for local governments each year by 2024. New Mexico legalized the medicinal use of cannabis in 2007 and has more than 100,000 patients currently enrolled in its medical marijuana program. Total taxes on cannabis would be capped at 20%.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 11, 2022

Experts predict adult-use cannabis to come online by 2024, but regulators have not yet determined tourism policies. Respondents also reported positive sentiments regarding cannabis tourism , an evolving issue in Germany , which only recently legalized adult-use cannabis after several years of expanding its medical market.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Ralph Northam passed decriminalization laws last year . Do note that the state has struggled to get its medical cannabis program up and running in a timely manner because the state heavily relies on a regional vertical integration model. The state hopes to have a functioning adult-use market by 2024. Next in news, .

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Hall Act establishes the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, which will, among other things, implement a medical marijuana program in the state and provide an annual report to the state legislature about the implementation of the law. The retail sale of marijuana in Virginia, however, will not begin until January 1, 2024.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 9, 2021

This does not mean, however, that Connecticut’s already existing medical cannabis program morphed or expanded into an adult recreational system overnight. Virginia’s governor’s revisions to the legislation also advanced the date when adult-use would begin in the state from January 2024 to July 2021.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 7, 2021

This does not mean, however, that Connecticut’s already existing medical cannabis program morphed or expanded into an adult recreational system overnight. Virginia’s governor’s revisions to the legislation also advanced the date when adult-use would begin in the state from January 2024 to July 2021.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

This does not mean, however, that Connecticut’s already existing medical cannabis program morphed or expanded into an adult recreational system overnight. Virginia’s governor’s revisions to the legislation also advanced the date when adult-use would begin in the state from January 2024 to July 2021.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

This does not mean, however, that Connecticut’s already existing medical cannabis program morphed or expanded into an adult recreational system overnight. Virginia’s governor’s revisions to the legislation also advanced the date when adult-use would begin in the state from January 2024 to July 2021.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Part of the state’s decriminalization bill signed by Democratic Gov. Under the bill’s current structure, 30% of tax revenue from legal cannabis sales in Virginia would go to the state’s Cannabis Reinvestment Fund, a program to provide scholarships, training and workforce development opportunities in areas hit hardest by prohibition.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

This does not mean, however, that Connecticut’s already existing medical cannabis program morphed or expanded into an adult recreational system overnight. Virginia’s governor’s revisions to the legislation also advanced the date when adult-use would begin in the state from January 2024 to July 2021.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 2, 2021

Ralph Northam expected later this week, Virginia will become the 16th state to legalize cannabis for adult use—although legalization won’t actually take effect until 2024. Senate Bill 758 , which also passed through committee, would expand decriminalization and the expungement program from 3 grams of flower to an ounce.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2019

New Mexico expands medical cannabis program to include protections against discrimination, reciprocity with other states’ medical programs, and three-year renewal cycle (up from one) for medial cannabis cards; and. Nebraska farmers looking to grow hemp this season have until 5 p.m. International.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

While some countries may expand, retract, or maintain the progress seen in 2024, much attention will focus on the key developments that marked the past year. Key global cannabis law developments in 2024 Germany passed a quasi-legalization law with two phases. Australia held a vote to legalize marijuana at the end of 2024.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

During the discussion, Czechia presented its three-pillar approach to cannabis regulation: (1) decriminalization ( in 2010, Czechia decriminalized cultivating up to five plants and possessing up to half an ounce of marijuana ); (2) regulation of “psychomodulatory substances”; and (3) full commercial regulation.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2024

Even after Governor Schwarzenegger authorized a statewide decriminalization program in 2010, thousands continued to face serious misdemeanor charges related to cannabis. Funds will go towards local programs offering technical support, regulatory compliance and assistance.

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Medical and adult-use marijuana are illegal in Nebraska, though a first-time arrest for possession of one ounce or less is decriminalized to a civil infraction. There have been multiple attempts to create a medical and recreational marijuana program, all of which have failed. Nebraska does not have a medical marijuana program.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

Americans for Safe Access released its 2018-2019 State-of-the-State report examining state laws and regulations surrounding Patient Rights and Civil Protection from Discrimination, Access to Medicine, Ease of Navigation, Functionality of the Programs, and Consumer Safety and Provider Requirements.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Some states that have passed recreational or medical marijuana legislation are still negotiating the details for implementing these programs. Mississippi passed legislation in 2020 to create a medical program. Establish social equity programs for cannabis entrepreneurs.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A coalition of fourteen Democratic lawmakers signed a letter sent to President Biden and Vice President Harris in November 2024 urging the current leaders to expedite expanding pardons for those charged with cannabis-related offenses, as well as putting into effect updated guidelines deprioritizing federal cannabis convictions and prosecutions.

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