Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year. Starting Aug.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 708 / Senate Bill 686, to legalize the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of small amounts of marijuana for adults. Legislation is pending to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. HI resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Texas NORML Hosted Advocacy Training for 2019 Legislative Session. “The Texas chapter of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws hosted an advocacy training day on Saturday with Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy and Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition.” .” Read more from the Missourian !

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1648, to remove all criminal and civil penalties for the use, possession, and cultivation of marijuana by adults.

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NORML

JANUARY 2, 2019

Grower Advocacy Council and the Mass. Patient Advocacy Alliance to Host Second Annual Harvest Cup. “We That’s who we are and that’s who we believe will really make this industry flourish.”. “I happen to have been a victim of arrest for cultivating cannabis for my own use, so this is personal to me.”. MassCann NORML Joins Mass.

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

In Texas, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence passed a marijuana decriminalization bill out of committee this week. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. GA resident? HI resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Senate Bill 519 would have decriminalized the personal possession of certain psychedelic substances, legalized life-saving public health interventions, and studied future approaches to increasing use of psychedelics. Policy and Advocacy Director, MAPS . As a result, the soon-to-be-amended version of SB 519 is limited to a study.”.

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NORML

APRIL 20, 2019

A decriminalization bill was defeated in the Missouri House of Representatives this week. At a more local level, The city commissioners of Daytona Beach voted to decriminalize up to 20 grams of marijuana possession. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

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Veriheal

MAY 20, 2022

Woody Harrelson’s new dispensary opened for business, Thailand announced its giveaway of 1 million cannabis plants, and Vermont awarded its first cannabis cultivation license. For Harrelson, the opening of his new shop represents the culmination of years of advocacy work. Vermont Issues First Cannabis Cultivation License.

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NORML

MARCH 3, 2020

Allows for home cultivation for personal use. NO CRTA = prohibits home cultivation for adult-use and classifies any amount of plants as at least a misdemeanor. Medical marijuana patients can register with the state to obtain a home cultivation permit, which allows the state to enter a patient’s house at any time for inspection.

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NORML

MAY 3, 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, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. AL resident? CO resident? HI resident?

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

HB1445/SB1235, unfortunately, didn’t provide a framework for cultivating or distributing medicines, so patients had to get their cannabis from another state (a no-no under the US Department of Justice’s now-rescinded guidelines ). SB 1027 authorized the Board of Pharmacy to issue permits for marijuana cultivation and processing.

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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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. AL resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 26, 2021

The Free Hemp Citizens’ Initiative, seeking to introduce a law decriminalizing the possession and cultivation of cannabis, has faced a… Read More.

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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, Senate Bill 420, permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.

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NORML

JUNE 8, 2019

Decriminalization isn’t really being entertained. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Red Bank) was promising home cultivation for medical patients. After the fast flurry of paper was over, home cultivation was gone, civil fines did not have a Senate sponsor, and expungements were on hold. Legalization is on hold.

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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. The measure would allow adults 21 and over to possess up to 30 grams of marijuana and cultivate up to 5 marijuana plants in the home.

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NORML

JANUARY 12, 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

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 243, to permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1383, that would decriminalize certain marijuana possession offenses. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization. GA resident? HI resident? NH 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 The Proposed Measure. Legal Implications.

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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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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. Existing grower involvement: Provisional licenses will be dished out for cultivators who are already operating in Vermont’s medical cannabis market. Introduced by Reps.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

Provisions are included for home cultivation, allowing consumers and patients to grow their own cannabis if they wish; this is similar to the model we see in the thriving craft beer industry in New York. Marijuana decriminalization is not enough.

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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. House Bill 656 would permit adults 21 and over to possess up to one ounce of marijuana and to cultivate up to four marijuana plants in their home. At the state level, North Dakota state Rep.

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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. Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

“This would be a big deal in terms of changing our policies to follow states like Colorado, Washington, California, that we’ve seen move forward ending prohibition, not only stopping the arrests, as we’ve done significantly in Illinois with our decriminalization laws, but to open up the marketplace.”

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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

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

— Bipartisan bill HB 481 would legalize the personal adult-use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of marijuana. There have been so far been eight major reform bills introduced in the New Hampshire General Court during the current legislative session. It passed the House on 2/27/2019 by a vote of 209-147.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 25, 2021

She is also on the advisory board of Decriminalize Nature Oakland, the first group in the country to successfully advocate to decriminalize all-natural plant medicines in the city of Oakland. Brie Kralick, Director of Cultivation Operations, Hava Gardens. Amber is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2021

States across the country are choosing to decriminalize and/or legalize marijuana, and in November 2020, Arizona voters did, too. Cultivating, transporting, or processing no more than six marijuana plants at your primary residence for your personal use. You Can Expunge Your Marijuana Convictions in AZ Starting July 12, 2021.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 6, 2021

Although lawmakers have officially described this bill as a decriminalization initiative, the legislation clearly states that it would “make lawful” the possession and social sharing of psilocybin, DMT, LSD, MDMA, ibogaine, and pretty much every other psychedelic drug.

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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. Legislation is pending, House Bill 364, to permit qualifying patients to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis for therapeutic purposes. NH resident? NH resident?

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The Cannigma

MAY 18, 2023

The government enacted the Narcotics Drugs Control Act in 1976, classifying cannabis as an illegal substance and implementing penalties for its possession, cultivation, and sale. Possession, consumption, cultivation, or sale of cannabis is considered a criminal offense under the Narcotics Drugs Control Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The vast majority of the people, including myself, wanted to decriminalize the use of marijuana. Chu also noted that he was among the leaders of a health advocacy group that has lobbied against cannabis businesses in Marin. “Everyone keeps coming in here with statistics saying that 70% of the people have passed in favor of Prop.

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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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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

The bill will allow individuals over the age of 18 to possess up to 28 grams of flower, and cultivate up to six plants (or eight per household) for personal use. More than two years have passed since the Mexican Supreme Court declared that it was everyones’ constitutional right to consume and cultivate cannabis. .

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