The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Cannabis banking appears in the Democrats’ new stimulus bill. New Jersey may decriminalize cannabis. In other federal news, Democrats included the SAFE Banking Act in its latest stimulus bill.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on cannabis business banking issues next week. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 182, to re-legalize the inhalation of herbal cannabis formulations for medical purposes. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of legalization. A subcommittee of the U.S.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

This week, a bipartisan coalition of more than 100 co-sponsors has reintroduced legislation in Congress, The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE Banking Act), HR 1595, to allow state-licensed marijuana-related businesses to engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions. AL resident?

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 12, 2020

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 Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news this week is that Alabama is considering a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Meanwhile, in Virginia, both chambers of the state legislature passed decriminalization bills.

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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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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Governor of Pennsylvania, is beginning a state-wide listening tour to find out where PA residents stand on cannabis legalization. Manor Township, Pennsylvania is considering a proposal that would decriminalize cannabis possession. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2555, to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana possession.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 13, 2020

The SAFE Banking Act is perhaps the most important piece of federal marijuana legislation outside of bills for full legalization or decriminalization. It has also … Read More.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

House Financial Services Committee has scheduled to convene a markup on The Safe Banking Act, HR 1595 on Tuesday, March 26th. Similarly, activists in Arizona are attempting to qualify a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 3, 2022

Federal legislation legalizing or de-scheduling cannabis is not in the immediate future. It means that cannabis business will still be conducted on a state by state basis while some members of Congress continue to advocate for federal legalization or decriminalization of cannabis. The leading target? Single state operators.

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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. On the same day, LegalizeND announced that they will try again with a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. IL resident?

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news this week is that, for the first time ever, a cannabis bill, the SAFER Banking Act, got a markup in the Senate. The MORE Act has been re-introduced and it’s possible the HOPE Act will become part of SAFER.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We’ll begin in January when Arizona began legal marijuana sales. And on we go to February , when New Jersey legalized adult-use marijuana. It was a long and winding road, and there were times when it seemed all was lost, but it turned out okay in the end for advocates of legalization. New York legalized.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

As well as understanding that the war on drugs was a massive waste of time, Mace understands that the people want legalization and won’t stand down until their representatives hear them loud and clear. While this piece of legislation will not exactly legalize cannabis across the country, it would make some absolutely substantial changes.

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Leafly

JULY 10, 2019

The post Congressional Committee Discusses How to Legalize Cannabis appeared first on Leafly. While lawmakers seemed to agree on the need to end cannabis prohibition, Wednesday’s hearing highlighted tensions between competing visions of what reform should look like.

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Leafly

JULY 10, 2019

The post Congressional Committee Discusses How to Legalize Cannabis appeared first on Leafly. While lawmakers seemed to agree on the need to end cannabis prohibition, Wednesday’s hearing highlighted tensions between competing visions of what reform should look like.

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WeedAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

With cannabis reform sweeping across the country, measures life the SAFE Banking Act are welcome by many financial institutions and members of the cannabis industry. However, top Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer feels that the SAFE Banking Act is insufficient and potentially detrimental to legalization. Not Likely to Change.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 11, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Jersey considers decriminalization. We have a look at which states are most likely to legalize cannabis and there’s more on the Petsmart saga. This move comes ahead of a vote on legalization this November.

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WeedAdvisor

JUNE 10, 2019

If passed, this bipartisan bill would demolish an obstacle that has plagued banks and dispensaries alike. Due to the clashes between laws in legal states and federal laws – which maintain that marijuana is illegal – banks fear federal prosecution if they handle money from otherwise legal dispensaries. Banking Policies.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 20, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New York failed to pass a legalization deal. Now Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is calling for the state to decriminalize marijuana. First, we have an entry for the “Better Luck Next Time” files.

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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. Nassau County, New York voted to prohibit retail cannabis sales in the county once it becomes legal in New York state. AL resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. ” At a more local level, the decriminalization policy in Dayton, Ohio went into effect this week. New Mexico.

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WeedAdvisor

AUGUST 16, 2019

Although Uruguay will always hold the title for being the first country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, the Green Wave is hitting the continent in one large swoop. Recreational marijuana is decriminalized in small amounts and when used on private property. banks are skittish about dealing with the marijuana industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2019

Since Oregon became the first state to decriminalize cannabis in the 1970’s, I have been working to correct the disconnect between federal cannabis policy and the needs and wishes of the American people. I will continue to fight to legalize and ensure that Congress catches up to the American people.

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NORML

MAY 10, 2019

A campaign committee called Smart and Safe Arizona is preparing to launch a campaign to qualify a 2020 adult use marijuana legalization ballot initiative in the state. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. AL resident? AL resident? California. CA resident?

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Jersey is talking about decriminalizing marijuana. Regular readers will doubtless recall that legalization failed earlier this year and that lawmakers are considering a ballot initiative. So is Brazil.

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced legislation to allow for interstate commerce when it comes to state-legal cannabis programs. New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. This week, U.S.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 14, 2021

The 14-page legislation isn’t as long-winded but puts the removal of cannabis as a controlled substance, banking protection, reform for veterans and mandated NIH studies at the forefront. Department of Justice from spending federal funds on prosecuting state-legal medical cannabis businesses. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., A former U.S.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Cannabis has also been decriminalized but comes with harsh punishments for some of those caught consuming the plant especially in public. Cannabis is Decriminalized in Israel, or Is It? Many people argue that this isn’t decriminalization at all. They are, however, focused on catching offenders smoking cannabis in public.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In February, we saw the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. On the federal level, however, the SAFE Banking Act was approved by the House Financial Services Committee (45-15). The Senate failed to take action on the banking bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

In countries or states where medical marijuana is legal, doctors can prescribe it to alleviate nerve pain or glaucoma, or at times to help with nausea caused due to chemotherapy for cancer patients as well as treatment of HIV patients. Legal Restrictions. Ambiguity in the legal position.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 15, 2021

From CBD to edibles to medical marijuana, legal cannabis has become the fastest-growing industry in the U.S. If you have your heart set on starting your very own cannabis, then you probably will be wondering where to legally get marijuana seeds from? Marijuana seeds can be purchased legally for other uses such as use in paints, etc.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 28, 2019

With the decriminalization of cannabis in Canda, as well as the United States of America, the world is about to witness a new world order. It is not just the fight against illegal trade of drugs, but also the commercial benefits of marijuana which have led to its legalization. According to a sourced report, over $5.7

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

What To Know: – The efforts to legalize cannabis have gained traction in some states and run into serious roadblocks in others. Thirty-eight states have either decriminalized cannabis or enacted laws authorizing its use for medical or recreational adult use. [1]

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NORML

JULY 3, 2019

While this bill isn’t perfect, it does provide a pathway for adults to legally obtain and consume cannabis. “Because marijuana is still illegal under federal statutes, many banks are reluctant to offer loans for a medical marijuana business, though it’s possible to get loans from private individuals.”

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Otherside Farms

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Several states across the country are legalizing marijuana, the federal government isn’t budging. Medical marijuana is actually legal in 21 states throughout the country. Not only that, but recreational marijuana is also legal to use in 10 states. legalized weed recreationally! legalized weed recreationally!

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