Legislation Introduced To No Longer Deny Citizenship Based on Cannabis Consumption
NORML
MARCH 9, 2021
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What You Need to Know About Cannabis and Coronavirus
NORML
APRIL 9, 2020
However, while we are living through the current pandemic consumers should be more mindful of day-to-day consumption practices. NORML Cannabis Policy Guidance Memo for Protecting Public Health During COVID-19 Crisis. We all know a large part of what binds cannabis consumers together is community and sharing. Download memo.
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Oregon: Cannabis Social Consumption Bill SB 639 Is About Civil Rights
NORML
JANUARY 31, 2019
Martinez points out that taking direct actions like opening a private social consumption space before public consumption spaces are legal to push the issue into the mainstream discussion and bring into question unjust laws is something that is much easier for white men, but dangerous territory to cross into for a woman of color.
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NORML Remembers Dr. Mark Kleiman
NORML
JULY 29, 2019
Kleiman , an academic expert on cannabis policy who often shared and debated his well informed views on marijuana policy reform with those of us who were committed to advocating for a policy of adult use legalization. He further developed his views on cannabis and criminal justice as a professor of public policy at UCLA.
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Nevada: A Monumental Year for Cannabis Reform
NORML
JULY 8, 2019
While Nevadans will unfortunately have to wait another two years for the fate of public consumption lounges to be decided upon, monumental legislation passed in the 2019 legislative session regardless. The pinnacle of Nevada NORML’s advocacy over the past month consisted of board members’ tour across Northern Nevada.
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An Exciting Start to 2020 for Nevada NORML
NORML
JANUARY 29, 2020
Although we’re only one month into the Roaring 20’s, Nevada NORML has already hit the cannabis advocacy ground running at full sprint. convention and hosting a festive Happy Holidays party at Nuwu’s historic cannabis consumption lounge, taking it to an even higher level in 2020 was absolutely vital.
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Oregon NORML, In Partnership With The Oregon Justice League, Files “Legalization Justice Act of 2020”
NORML
MARCH 19, 2019
She generated international headlines when she opened the World Famous Cannabis Cafe in 2009, the nation’s first public-facing cannabis consumption lounge. “I would sum up our policy as ‘do the right thing’ Let’s create legal cannabis policy that acknowledges both science and reality,” Bacca says.
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Stay Home This 4/20
NORML
APRIL 15, 2020
Instead, NORML encourages those who wish to express their support for marijuana policy reform this 4/20 to engage in the many online/virtual celebrations taking place throughout the day. A sampling of NORML-affiliated online events taking place this 4/20 is included below.
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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide
NORML
JANUARY 28, 2020
” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein. .
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Illinois: Cook Co. changes cannabis test policy for asst. public defender applicants
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 13, 2021
but now they’ve been forced to reverse that policy. A power struggle has been brewing in Cook County, where job offers to several attorneys from Public Defender Sharone Mitchell were rescinded after confusion over the county’s drug policy. They were (excuse the pun) weeding positive testing attorneys out.
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Colorado NORML and Denver NORML Host Citizen Lobby Day to Push for Consumer Protections
NORML
JANUARY 24, 2019
Marijuana policy should be evidence based. Sixty-six percent of US adults believe that “the use of marijuana should be made legal,” according to national survey data compiled by the Gallup. The percentage is the highest ever reported by Gallup, which has been tracking Americans’ views on the subject of marijuana legalization since 1969.
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Nevada: Reform Efforts are Still Alive
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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New York: An Analysis of Governor Cuomo’s Legalization Proposal
NORML
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
It also creates on-site consumption licenses for retail facilities to apply for. A framework for an ambitious social and economic equity program aimed to right the wrongs of the war on drugs is partially laid out in the CRTA.
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Cities Across Michigan Ban Legal Marijuana Sales
NORML
JANUARY 7, 2019
Since the passage of Proposition 1 , officially known as the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act , which legalized the sale, possession, consumption and cultivation of marijuana for adults 21 and up last November, members of Michigan NORML have encountered a new challenge: municipal opt-out.
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How Kevin Durant Ended the NBA’s Cannabis Ban
Veriheal
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
All-star basketball player Kevin Durant recently scored a historic victory for cannabis advocacy. Now, with the 2023 policy change, the league will also no longer punish players for cannabis use. Prior to the new agreement, players faced financial and professional repercussions for violating the NBA’s ban on cannabis consumption.
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2019: A High-storic Year for Nevada NORML Chapters
NORML
JANUARY 7, 2020
Over the course of twelve months, the proud fighters of the Las Vegas chapter have taken cannabis advocacy, education and community to otherworldly levels through a variety of far-reaching ways. We heard their viewpoints on cannabis reform and asked them questions in person on how their policies would affect consumers and patients.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/14/20
NORML
MARCH 14, 2020
4522 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. Legislation is pending to allow licensed on-site cannabis consumption. 4524 would permit cities within Massachusetts to license certain establishments where cannabis is sold to also permit social consumption via city voter initiative or ordinance. Update : H.
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Nebraska Advocacy Group Working on Two Petitions for Medical Cannabis
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 9, 2021
The advocacy group called Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana held a brief campaign update on August 4 on Facebook asking for volunteers to contribute their time, money or talents to the cause. . The post Nebraska Advocacy Group Working on Two Petitions for Medical Cannabis appeared first on SpeedWeed. View original article.
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Malaysian cabinet discuss policy issues on hemp, ketum, cannabis
Cannabis Law Report
APRIL 12, 2022
PETALING JAYA: Policy issues on the development of the hemp, cannabis, and ketum industry will be raised in the Cabinet, according to the parliamentary caucus on medical cannabis today. More than 40 countries have legalised consumption of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Source: [link].
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52 Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/21/19
NORML
JUNE 23, 2019
Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. It allows limited social consumption spaces, reciprocity for out-of-state patients, shields registered patients from employment discrimination and the loss of child custody, and phases out retail sales taxes on medical cannabis, among other changes.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/19
NORML
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. 182 is scheduled for a hearing in the Health Policy Committee on 2/4/19 at 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building. John Fetterman, Lt. Update : S.
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NORML Chapter Newsletter
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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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South
NORML
AUGUST 26, 2019
Furthermore, Virginia’s consumption/product regulations are smoke-free. Now, in 2015 — like in many other states throughout the country — we saw some fresh faces in the marijuana policy conversation. This is now a public policy that NORML uses as its standard. They managed to hold on to that.
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US Hemp Roundtable – Delta 8 Update
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 9, 2021
Hemp Roundtable, the industry’s national advocacy organization, opined in March that products with intoxicating effect should not be marketed as hemp, but rather should be regulated akin to adult-use cannabis. The bill would also prohibit retail sales of cannabinoid products intended for human consumption that contain more than 0.3%
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Clarifying NY State Decriminalization and Marijuana Possession Related Penalties
NORML
OCTOBER 9, 2019
As of August 28, 2019, public consumption and possession of up to two ounces of cannabis flower is punishable as a marijuana possession violation (not a crime) and the sentence of that offense is a monetary fine up to $200 under Penal Law 221.
Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/5/19
NORML
APRIL 5, 2019
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. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. CO resident? Connecticut. DE resident?
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/8/19
NORML
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. A subcommittee of the U.S. A Georgia bill to reduce marijuana possession penalties was defeated in a senate committee this week.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/26/19
NORML
APRIL 26, 2019
A bill to remove certain restrictions on social cannabis consumption sites was killed in Denver, Colorado’s city council. Meanwhile, members of the Fairbanks, Alaska city council approved an ordinance to allow on-site cannabis consumption at licensed retail outlets. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of lower taxes.
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177 Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/10/19
NORML
MAY 10, 2019
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries announced their intentions to introduce legislation known as the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), thus ending the nearly century-long federal policy of criminalization and prohibition.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/3/19
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 19-1230, to allow the social consumption of cannabis by adults in licensed and regulated establishments. AL resident? CO resident?
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/4/19
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 lawmakers in Maryland are planning to establish a working group to explore marijuana legalization implementation, if and when voters approve a ballot initiative in 2020. Pennsylvania.
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Ready to Lobby?
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. Maryland Cannabis Policy Lobby Day. 2019 was a record year for marijuana reform, with more NORML chapters holding lobby days than ever before.
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International Cannabis Brand Cookies Opens Its First U.S.-Based Consumption Lounge on West Coast
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Consumption Lounge Will Complement Newest Retail Location in Central California and Feature Cookies’ Line of Top-Shelf Cannabis Products. consumption lounge in Coalinga, a city in Fresno County. Access to the consumption lounge requires an online reservation. COALINGA, Calif.–(BUSINESS Durian Ave. Attendees must be 21+.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/25/20
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.
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Lao Peoples Democratic Republic: Outlook For Cannabis Liberalization And CBD Market Authorization In Laos
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 30, 2021
However, little has been done so far, and consumption, production, and commercial use of cannabis-including cultivation and commercialization of hemp-related products-remain strictly prohibited. Those who market products related to hemp or CBD in Laos currently risk criminal or civil liabilities.
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Nevada NORML: A Year in Review
NORML
JANUARY 2, 2019
This only reaffirmed that social justice needs to be a priority when discussing marijuana policy in this community. July 2018: Social Use Venue Advocacy. The City of Las Vegas began drafting ordinances for social consumption this year, and we were proud to show up and voice our concerns on the record. July 2018: Lobby Day in DC.
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Vermont’s Cannabis Board Rejects Proposed 15% THC Cap on Cannabis
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. The law evolved to become what is now known as Act 86.
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98 NORML Chapter Newsletter – June 2019
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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CO’s Gun Rights Proposal, MD’s Rec Success, & NM’s Little Amsterdam
Veriheal
JANUARY 22, 2024
Colorado Ballot Proposal Would Allow Concealed Carry Permits for Cannabis Users A proposed law in Colorado , backed by the advocacy group Guns for Everyone, seeks to allow cannabis users permits to carry concealed guns. For more cannabis news as well as lifestyle and consumption tips check out Veriheal’s Content Hub.
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Connecticut Joining Its Neighbors To Fully Legalize Cannabis
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 18, 2021
Advocacy Groups Celebrate. The Marijuana Policy Project played a leading role in the fight to reform Connecticut ’s cannabis laws. This victory will add to the momentum towards cannabis policy reform in other states and at the federal level,” said Karen O’Keefe, director of state policies for the Marijuana Policy Project.
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94 Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/25/19
NORML
JANUARY 25, 2019
At the state level this week, activists gathered in Denver in conjunction with Colorado and Denver NORML chapters to lobby their state lawmakers in favor of workplace drug testing reforms, social consumption, parental protections and expanding access to the state’s medical cannabis program. MO resident?
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18
NORML
MARCH 1, 2019
Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 639, to allow the social consumption of cannabis by adults in licensed and regulated establishments. The bill allows the Oregon Liquor Control Commission to issue licenses for permanent cannabis consumption venues as well as cannabis events. OR resident? South Carolina.
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NORML Chapter Newsletter – April 2019
NORML
MAY 1, 2019
Now we’re talking about consumption lounges … like a cigar lounge or a hookah lounge.” “We need to work out what issues there might be so that we can make sure we have some kind of quality policy that’s helping Texans right now, not in another two years.” ” Read more The Chicago Sun-Times !
Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/28/19
NORML
JUNE 28, 2019
Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. The measure would regulate on-site medical cannabis consumption spaces and delivery services, remove the limit on plant counts cultivation centers can grow, allow more residents affected by the war on drugs to work in the industry, among other changes.
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