NORML

APRIL 20, 2019

Welcome to the 4/20 edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At the state level, Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed legislation into law to facilitate regulations governing the licensed production and distribution of oils and other products containing limited amounts of plant-derived THC. AL resident? California. CA resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Compliance 182

NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation. GA resident?

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Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 192

NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At the state level, a bill to allow licensed social consumption spaces in Oregon was defeated for this year. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 180

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. Legislation is pending, HB 583 / SB 527, which would authorize licensed medical cannabis facilities to sell edible products.

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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 188

NORML

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

A complex and comprehensive plan laid out in over 200 pages of legislative text, the CRTA would implement one of the most tightly regulated, highly taxed and heavily controlled legal cannabis markets in the world. It also creates on-site consumption licenses for retail facilities to apply for. development and hiring programs.

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Legalization Legislation Programs Access 330

NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) signed legislation into law that would strengthen and clarify medical cannabis patient protections.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 175

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 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. California. CA resident? CT resident?

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 166

NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law to allow individuals with prior low-level cannabis convictions to apply to the sentencing court to have their record vacated. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 166

NORML

APRIL 7, 2020

Incidences of the vaping-related lung illness EVALI (e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury) are primarily concentrated to jurisdictions where adult-use cannabis consumption is prohibited, according to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.

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Vaping Legalization Concentrates Access 277

NORML

JANUARY 8, 2020

A proposed measure legalizing medical cannabis access in Mississippi has qualified for the 2020 ballot. The measure places no limit on the number of dispensaries and mandates that local municipalities “shall not impair the availability of and reasonable access to medical marijuana.” public health.”

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Epilepsy Dispensary Access Consumption 260

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. PA resident? VT resident?

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Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 118

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced legislation to allow for interstate commerce when it comes to state-legal cannabis programs. Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law.

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Legislation Access Decriminalization Patients 116

NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 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. AL resident?

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Legislation Banking Access Hemp 124

NORML

JANUARY 24, 2019

During a recent interview with the Westword , Ashley Weber, executive director of Colorado NORML shared a few tips for marijuana law reform advocates who want to get involved in the legislative process: “It’s about getting to know your representatives, and writing them daily if something’s important.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

By evaluating “the prevalence of past-12-month and lifetime cannabis use and cannabis use disorder” among American veterans, the researchers were able to conduct a rough analysis of consumption behavior among veterans. The findings showed that consumption clocked in at 1.8% Cannabis Consumption Behaviors Differed Between Demographics.

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Consumption Research and Development Treatment Programs 98

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! City council members in Berkeley, California voted to approve a proposal to allow marijuana consumption spaces. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state.

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Legislation Decriminalization Cultivation Patients 104

NORML

MAY 20, 2019

Even though cannabis has been recreationally legal in the Battle Born State for nearly two years and Sin City has become a greenish gold mine of legal cannabis, many problems and societal penalties still arise with the use of it; no social consumption lounges being among the most glaring.

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Consumption Conditions Legislation Patients 159

Veriheal

AUGUST 3, 2021

On Wednesday, June 30, Governor Tom Wolf (D) of Pennsylvania signed medical cannabis legislation amendments into effect. Under the terms of the legislation, House Bill 1024 will extend cannabis curbside services and indefinitely eradicate the patient cap for actively serving caregivers.

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Legislation Patients Supply Chain Dispensary 98

Veriheal

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Does recreational cannabis legalization contribute to a spike in consumption? On the other hand, Martins and her team of researchers claim that legalization did not contribute to a rise in frequent cannabis consumption among the aforementioned groups since the year 2017. As of October 2021, 18 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.

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Consumption Recreational Legalization Data 59

NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

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. On January 16 , join Delaware NORML at 10:30am at the 2nd Floor Senate Hearing Room – Legislative Hall in Dover. Meetings will begin at 9am.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Policy 130

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. And anything else would be either housekeeping or progressive new laws, like a social consumption framework, or protecting employees for off-work consumption.

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Legislation Consumption Hemp Recreational 66

The Cannigma

APRIL 5, 2021

Public consumption is allowed — with some restrictions. Consumption in hotels and rental properties will be legal as long as the owner or landlord permits it. Consumption in hotels and rental properties will be legal as long as the owner or landlord permits it. Municipalities can impose further restrictions, however.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

On September 22, 2022, Canada’s Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Carolyn Bennett, announced the overdue legislative review of Canada’s Cannabis Act (Act). In the second quarter of 2022, legal cannabis consumption composed 69% of the marketplace.

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Legislation Consumption Safety Access 59

Veriheal

MARCH 2, 2024

In December of 2023, the country recently made a new move towards reform that could stimulate the cannabidiol (CBD) industry and provide many patients, such as those with epilepsy , with access to potentially life-changing medical treatments. So, with all of these changes, the question remains: Is weed legal in Japan?

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Last month, two pieces of legislation were introduced to the legislature that could substantially alter Washington State’s advertising laws: HB 2350 and HB 2321. The legislation also seeks to “provide more flexibility for the use of signs and advertisements by marijuana licensees at their licensed premises.”.

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Law Retail Legislation Consumption 108

WeedAdvisor

MAY 30, 2019

These include changes like delivery services and even consumption lounges, according to the Colorado Sun. Marijuana delivery will make legal cannabis even more accessible than ever. Since drug dealers do not need to pass legislation, they are all-too-happy to deliver – and have been doing so since the advent of the black market.

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Consumption Law Legislation Access 55

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 12, 2020

Professor Simon Lenton from Curtin University’s National Drug Research Institute argues the laws now in play have left people looking to use cannabis with few options outside of using drug dealers to access supply. Here’s the ABC’s thoughts on social consumption use in Canberra / ACT. Flickr: GoToVan).

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Legislation Law Consumption Access 59

Veriheal

JANUARY 25, 2021

Decriminalization and legalization of cannabis may be gaining ground but patients in certain countries are still struggling to access medical cannabis through the legal market. Now, the Swiss National Council has approved a Federal Council proposal that will amend the narcotics law, thus making it easier to access medical cannabis.

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Access Patients Consumption Cannabis 52

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Consumption Lounges. This caused the state to pass Assembly Bill 341 in early June that allows adults 21 and older to purchase and consume adult-use cannabis products on-site at any licensed “cannabis consumption lounge.”. Local governments can enact policies restricting access to cannabis consumption lounges under this bill.”

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Consumption Dispensary Cannabis Retail 110

NORML

AUGUST 1, 2019

NORML KC Continues Push to Expand Patient Access. “We want patients to be able to have access to their medicine so they don’t have to have any unnecessary burden.” “HB 3703 will ensure more patients have access to medicine which will have a positive impact on their lives.”

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

In response to a reporter’s question of whether he supported the high court’s decision, AMLO answered that his government “decided not to intervene” in the high court’s decision — but that his administration would be willing to promote a law reversing the course of legalization should widened access to cannabis “harm” the country. .

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Access Decriminalization Legislation Consumption 52

WeedAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Mexico’s unique journey to legalization is about to hit its peak as the Senate prepares to debate draft legislation for the upcoming cannabis framework. According to Mexico News Daily , the Senate’s debate on the legislation is set for next week. With the clock ticking, legislators hope to finalize the laws in the following weeks.

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The availability of medical marijuana in Ohio, MMJ dispensaries, and the Ohio medical cannabis program are bringing about a positive transformation in patient access to MMJ, thanks to comprehensive regulations that ensure safe, effective, and legal use of this therapeutic substance.

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Access Chronic Pain Conditions Patients 52

Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

This landmark legislation, which was developed in response to the approval of Question 4 on the 2022 ballot, brings about significant changes to the cannabis industry in the state. What does the new legislation mean for Maryland? The new adult-use legislation does not directly affect the medical cannabis program in Maryland.

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Legislation Packaging Edibles Concentrates 52

Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

This landmark legislation, which was developed in response to the approval of Question 4 on the 2022 ballot, brings about significant changes to the cannabis industry in the state. What does the new legislation mean for Maryland? The new adult-use legislation does not directly affect the medical cannabis program in Maryland.

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Legislation Packaging Edibles Concentrates 52

NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

From Oasis to Acres, we collected thousands of signatures in total, consisting of constituents voicing their support for several pieces of federal legislation. Lobbied for Medical Access and Cannabis Reform in Carson City. Those large stacks of supportive letters were then delivered directly to their representatives in DC.

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MMJ Recs

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The Mountain State’s journey to legalizing medical marijuana has been a transformative one, and it marks a new era for MMJ access in West Virginia. This act has opened the doors to legal MMJ access for eligible patients, offering an alternative approach to managing their health.

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