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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/20

NORML

At the state level, a new decriminalization law took effect this week in Hawaii involving the possession of up to three grams of marijuana, as well as a procedure for expungement of past convictions for the same amount. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of legalization. FL resident? NJ resident? NJ resident? New Mexico.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/29

NORML

House Financial Services Committee has passed The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 out of committee this week. Guam became the first US territory to send a bill legalizing the adult-use of marijuana to the governor’s desk in 2019. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of legalization. House Judiciary Committee.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/5/19

NORML

This Act amends the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the number of instances in which federal law enforcement agencies could carry out legal actions against state-licensed cannabis businesses or other related enterprises. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) of New Mexico signed cannabis decriminalization legislation into law.

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NAACP Advocates for Marijuana Legalization and Cannabis Industry Workers’ Rights in Renewed Push for Reform

Veriheal

In past years, the NAACP endorsed various measures aimed at decriminalizing cannabis. Additionally, these past proposals also pushed for equal access to the economic opportunities arising from the legal cannabis market. Last year, AFGE passed a resolution supporting cannabis legalization.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/21/19

NORML

House of Representatives just voted to restrict the Department of Justice from interfering with the states that have legalized adult-use marijuana. New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. The bill now heads to the Governor. CA resident?

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The Week in Weed: March 13, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. One allows doctors at VA hospitals to prescribe medical cannabis in states where it is legal. As for banking, banking associations around the country sent a letter to Sen. FEDERAL NEWS.

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The Week in Weed: May 29, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Virginia decriminalized marijuana. In federal news, the marijuana banking provisions in the latest relief bill may not be dead on arrival. The news is mostly happening in the states this week. Her reasons?

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