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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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

At a more local level, members of Las Vegas, Nevada’s city council approved legislation to allow cannabis consumption lounges. 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.

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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. DE resident?

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Republican leaders in Wisconsin’s state legislature said that Governor Evers’ medical cannabis and decriminalization budget proposals will not be passed through the legislature this session. A bill to remove certain restrictions on social cannabis consumption sites was killed in Denver, Colorado’s city council.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Legislation is pending to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. A third measure, House Bill 1658, would decriminalize the possession of up to two ounces of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of expanded decriminalization. Legislation is pending to allow licensed on-site cannabis consumption. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of social consumption.

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

At the state level, a bill to allow licensed social consumption spaces in Oregon was defeated for this year. Legislation is pending, House Bill 19-1230, to allow the social consumption of cannabis by adults in licensed and regulated establishments. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption sites.

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

“That’s why dozens of NORML chapters are organizing citizen lobby days to advocate for the end of marijuana prohibition and other reforms ranging from depenalization and expungement, to workplace drug testing and social consumption.”. Grower Advocacy Council and the Mass. Patient Advocacy Alliance to Host Second Annual Harvest Cup. “We

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

All-star basketball player Kevin Durant recently scored a historic victory for cannabis advocacy. Prior to the new agreement, players faced financial and professional repercussions for violating the NBA’s ban on cannabis consumption. Can NBA Players Smoke Weed? Both the NHL and MLB no longer designate cannabis as a banned substance.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law. An Arkansas House committee defeated a decriminalization bill this week to send it to study. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption. CO resident? Connecticut. NV resident? NC resident?

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Veriheal

MAY 20, 2022

Friday the 13th marked the grand opening of actor and cannabis advocate Woody Harrelson’s new dispensary-consumption lounge hybrid, The Woods. The Woods is the first of many new consumption lounges expected to open in West Hollywood in the coming months. Let us know in the comments! Thailand to Give Away 1 Million Cannabis Plants.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. 2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. VA resident?

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Furthermore, Virginia’s consumption/product regulations are smoke-free. Your state’s Attorney General, Mark Herring, sounds like he’s down for decriminalization if not outright legalization. Decriminalization will reduce arrests, but it won’t address the disparities with which these arrests are made.

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NORML

MAY 10, 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. Legislation is pending, AB 1465, that would allow licensing of cannabis consumption cafés and lounges in California. AL resident?

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

With the 2020 ballot fast approaching, California activists are keenly working towards securing a measure that would decriminalize psilocybin, also commonly known as ‘magic mushrooms.’. Representatives for Decriminalize California have stated the group currently aims to raise $1.5 million to fund the campaign over the next six months.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The state’s leading physician advocacy group, the Vermont Medical Society , initially issued the rejected recommendations to the Cannabis Control Board. Public cannabis consumption is prohibited, as well as the use of the plant in spaces where tobacco smoking is forbidden. Vermont Lawmakers Keen to Decriminalize Drug Possession.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 639, to allow the social consumption of cannabis by adults in licensed and regulated establishments. At the state level, North Dakota state Rep.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

On January 13 , Virginia NORML, along with eight more regional NORML chapters will lobby state lawmakers in Richmond in support of decriminalizing minor marijuana possession. Other priorities include expanding the decriminalization threshold and allowing medical cannabis access for patients at school. Meetings will begin at 9am.

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NORML

JULY 3, 2019

“A local marijuana advocacy group in Rochester, NORML, and other community groups released a report that found Monroe County had the fifth-highest arrest rates for low-level marijuana-related offenses in the state, outside of New York City.” Follow NORML on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter and become a member today !

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. Governor Chris Sununu (R) of New Hampshire signed legislation into law allowing physicians assistants to recommend medical cannabis to their patients. DE resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

At the state level, Alaska regulators have voted in favor of plans to permit on-site marijuana consumption at designated retailers. And at a more local level, Dayton, Ohio is considering a proposal to completely decriminalize marijuana and remove the $150 possession fine.

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NORML

MAY 1, 2019

“The restaurant will also host speakers who advocate for the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana, including state Sen. Virginia NORML Hosts Marijuana Decriminalization Panel Discussion. Now we’re talking about consumption lounges … like a cigar lounge or a hookah lounge.”

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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. And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. GA resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

City council members in Berkeley, California voted to approve a proposal to allow marijuana consumption spaces. 2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. MD resident? MD resident?

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Veriheal

MARCH 9, 2023

states have decriminalized cannabis or enacted full adult-use programs. If State Question 820 is approved, cannabis consumption and possession will be legalized for adults aged 21 and over. Oklahoma’s cannabis legalization campaign is being led by lobbyists from the advocacy group Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws.

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The Cannigma

MAY 18, 2023

Traditionally, the consumption of cannabis in the form of bhang, a cannabis-infused beverage, was considered sacred and widely accepted in India and surrounding countries. Possession, consumption, cultivation, or sale of cannabis is considered a criminal offense under the Narcotics Drugs Control Act.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

Also, some cities like Denver, Oakland and Santa Cruz have different legislations decriminalizing certain hallucinogens. In some of these countries, the governments have decriminalized the use of some selected hallucinogenic substances. In 2001, all drugs were decriminalized in Portugal.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt. 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. Governor Kevin Meyer (R) signed off on the final regulations this week.

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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. The measure would prohibit landlords from arbitrarily refusing to provide housing access to an individual based solely on their possession or consumption of medical cannabis. MD resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 11, 2022

The youth group, “Badal,” claims that the law criminalizing the consumption of weed is detrimental to the future of young Tunisians, according to a report by Tunisian news outlet Albawaba. 52” that penalizes cannabis consumption , explaining that it’s “cruel,” the report added.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2022

They reported that both legalization and decriminalization policies were associated with “large decreases” in the aggregate number of adults arrested for marijuana violations, but that legalization was associated with “the largest decrease in raw differences between Black and White arrests.” (In

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Under a provision Senate Democrats insisted on, the legislation will include a reenactment clause that will require a second vote from the General Assembly, but only on the regulatory framework and criminal penalties for several offenses, including underage use and public consumption of marijuana. Why the three-year delay?

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

For many, including those who have been in the cannabis business for decades, prohibition still runs strong, even in areas that have legalized or decriminalized cannabis. In addition to its public policy and advocacy efforts towards legalization, Hawthorne has committed $2.5

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Lawmakers passed up their opportunities to act before voters approved decriminalization in 2008, medical marijuana in 2012 and adult legalization in 2016, but then delayed and rewrote significant portions of the 2016 ballot law legalizing marijuana. I’m thrilled we’re finally advancing it.”. million) would have worked out to about $22.5

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WeedAdvisor

MAY 14, 2019

Recreational marijuana remains illegal, but is decriminalized. Consequently, it left a legal loophole that technically allowed shops to sell hemp, while stating that the hemp was not meant for consumption. WeedAdvisor’s Interest in Global Cannabis Advocacy. . THC and must not come from the marijuana variant of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

The legality of cannabis for medicinal or recreational use varies from country to country, regarding possession, distribution, cultivation, use and finally consumption. 1] Canada and Uruguay are the only countries to have fully legalized the consumption and sale of recreational cannabis at a federal level. [2] Legal Restrictions.

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Leaf Science

JUNE 28, 2019

Decriminalization bills passed in around 14 states. In 1978 Jimmy carter endorsed nationwide decriminalization of cannabis. Decriminalization bills and urine testing at workplaces was introduced. “In the 1970’s a tremendous amount of progress was made in the movement. Coming into the 80’s optimism was high…”.

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