Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

Among the many changes that this new legislation brought were amendments to and expansion of New York’s lawful off-duty conduct law to protect cannabis use by employees when they are not on the job. Remedies for prevailing plaintiffs include reinstatement, back wages, attorneys’ fees and costs. Philadelphia, PA.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 12, 2020

Regular readers will doubtless recall that TBT has expressed doubt on this legislation before. Virginia passed legislation decriminalizing cannabis, and the governor is expected to sign the bill. This means that the group will have to redraft the proposal, collect signatures and resubmit. STATE NEWS. ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 6, 2021

Two bipartisan cannabis research bills start their legislative journey. The Texas legislature moves on cannabis decriminalization. Also this week, another bipartisan, bicameral group introduced the Marijuana Data Collection Act. One would decriminalize marijuana possession. The Supreme Court refuses to hear a 280E case.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Current State Of Psychedelic Therapy Understanding the current laws surrounding psychedelic therapy in the United States can feel a little confusing, particularly as states like Oregon and Colorado work to decriminalize magic mushrooms and other substances.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

states that have legalized cannabis in some form, but advocates have continued to work hard on cannabis legalization and decriminalization proposals. . Barriers to Wyoming Cannabis Legislation. Due to the abundance of time, it’s likely that cannabis legislation in Wyoming could attract enough support to pass by then. .

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

The grant funding was made available through the collection of marijuana-related sales tax revenues. A 2019 state law permits those convicted of marijuana-specific activities which have since been decriminalized or legalized to submit a written request to the court to have those records sealed. million) have awarded $1.2

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Luxembourg decriminalized marijuana in October of this year, and Germany may move on this issue in 2022. Supporters of legalization are hard at work collecting signatures for the 2022 ballot. Legislators are getting closer to an agreement, but they’re not quite there yet. south dakota. rhode island. Will they or won’t they?

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

The city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S. Activists collected over 100,000 more signatures than needed to qualify the measure for the ballot, showing significant support for its passing. city to do so. Colorado could legalize psychedelics.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

. – Today, ahead of the 50th anniversary—on June 17—of when President Richard Nixon declared the “war on drugs,” Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Cori Bush (D-MO) unveiled the Drug Policy Reform Act (DPRA), alongside the Drug Policy Alliance, which has been a strategic partner on the development of the legislation.

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Veriheal

JUNE 17, 2021

However, there are Idaho activists who are currently working to get an initiative on the 2022 State ballot that would decriminalize residents purchasing legal cannabis out of state and bringing it back to their private property. Will the initiative to decriminalize cannabis make the 2022 ballot for the state of Idaho?

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Winters said Kind Idaho has a “skeleton crew” of volunteers in different parts of the state, and has collected roughly 5,000 of the 65,000 total signatures needed to get the group’s medical cannabis legalization measure, the Idaho Medical Marijuana Act for 2022 (IMMA) , before voters next year.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Winters said Kind Idaho has a “skeleton crew” of volunteers in different parts of the state, and has collected roughly 5,000 of the 65,000 total signatures needed to get the group’s medical cannabis legalization measure, the Idaho Medical Marijuana Act for 2022 (IMMA) , before voters next year.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 27, 2019

The legislature decriminalized cannabis, once legalization failed. House, as legislators passed an amendment to a spending bill to prohibit the Justice Department from taking action against marijuana businesses in states where it is legal. Assuming the initiative is approved, the next step is collecting signatures.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 7, 2021

On a positive note, the proposed legislation would help improve the overall quality of cannabis products in the state and decrease costs for medical users by eliminating the oppressive tax that makes up so much of the cost. Missouri activists are also advocating for recreational cannabis legalization.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 18, 2021

Californians are ready for legal psilocybin mushrooms — and it sounds like they’re not going to wait around for legislators to allow them to have it. That bill appears to be gathering momentum in the lower legislative house. Santa Cruz’s city council also passed psychedelic decriminalization measures in 2020.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 30, 2021

Winters said Kind Idaho has a “skeleton crew” of volunteers in different parts of the state, and has collected roughly 5,000 of the 65,000 total signatures needed to get the group’s medical cannabis legalization measure, the Idaho Medical Marijuana Act for 2022 (IMMA) , before voters next year.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 1, 2024

This week, we check on the retail market legislation in Virginia. Arkansas’ Attorney General gives the go-ahead for advocates to start collecting signatures for a ballot initiative. Supporters of the initiative need to collect over 90,000 signatures by July 5 to qualify for the November ballot.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Samples of blood, urine, and oral fluid were collected from study participants before cannabis dosing and then nearly every hour for eight hours after dosing. 1] However, there is little evidence correlating a specific THC level with impaired driving, making marijuana per se laws controversial and difficult to prosecute. [2].

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

Not only are more and more jurisdictions decriminalizing the use of psychedelics for recreational purposes, but it appears that psychedelic substances are the new horizon for the treatment of severe psychological disorders and other ailments. Published Via JD Supra. The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux.

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Veriheal

JUNE 30, 2020

In the month following the death of George Floyd at the hands (the knee rather) of a Minneapolis police officer, we have seen a sweeping wave of legislation in an attempt to quell the situation. Listening to and acting on new legislation in support of ending racial injustice solidifies real representation. Civil unrest continues.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 26, 2021

Winters said Kind Idaho has a “skeleton crew” of volunteers in different parts of the state, and has collected roughly 5,000 of the 65,000 total signatures needed to get the group’s medical cannabis legalization measure, the Idaho Medical Marijuana Act for 2022 (IMMA) , before voters next year.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 13, 2019

In March of 2019, the FDA established a Working Group to determine the possible legislative pathways to regulate CBD. Specifically, the group aims to “make recommendations” on CBD legislation to Congress. The FDA is collecting data to fill these gaps. What’s Next? Under section 331(ll) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 19, 2021

The latest report from the Collective of Studies on Drug Laws in Latin America outlines the impact of drug legislation on users, growers and sellers for various reasons, like the stigmatization from society and harassment under the authorities. Nonetheless, a lot about the global cannabis industry is unclear and pending on legislation.

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Sensi Seeds

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Cannabis Remains Prohibited Despite Legislative and Scientific Progress. The authors of the paper have used specialized Internet databases such as PubMed and Web of Science to try and collect all the cannabis publications that have been released since 2000, and to analyse trends in scientific publications that focus on cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

Additionally, the new regulations state that the National Seed Agency will regulate all seeds, which will be allowed for personal grows, collective grows, retail, research , and a separate category for hemp. Collective grows will consist of two to 20 people with a limit of 50 plants per group, and no option for reselling. .

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Is this like Oregon’s all-drug decriminalization law? But it does offer the state Legislature a unique opportunity to enact Oregon-style drug decriminalization before citizens do it themselves via a statewide voter initiative. Would a legislative patch put people back in jail? Not exactly. Is this a permanent change in the law?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2019

Recent comments from Governor Phil Murphy and Senate President Steve Sweeney suggest one final legislative effort to legalize marijuana in 2019. After Murphy and Sweeney came to an early 2019 agreement regarding how recreational marijuana would be taxed, the stage appeared finally set for a legislative vote. August 16, 2019. .

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 18, 2021

A contingent of some 60 cannabis industry professionals and supporters — including Mexico City legislator Alessandra Rojo de la Vega — were determined to include drug reform justice in this complex-era of politics. Federal legislator Lucía Riojas and Minister of Interior Olga Sánchez Cordero, 2019 (Image via ).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released draft legislation titled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Decriminalization of Cannabis, Recognition of State law Controlling Cannabis. WRITTEN BY: McGuireWoods Consulting. Ryan Bernstein. Scott Binkley.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

That’s because other countries, most famously the Netherlands, have largely decriminalized possession of cannabis. Steve Rolles, an analyst at the Transform Drug Policy Foundation, told the Times, “Malta has formally legislated what exists in other European countries in a weird gray area.”. More will likely soon follow.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

iv Marijuana legislation initially was slow to expand across the United States. In recent years, however, states have been adopting legislation to create legal marijuana markets at a rapid pace (Chart 1). New legislation in Colorado loosened restrictions on out-of-state investment in marijuana businesses effective Nov.

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Freedom Leaf

JANUARY 4, 2018

“My impact has primarily been around federal legislation—from the inclusion of racial justice and reparative language in marijuana legalization to emphasizing the need to end collateral consequences of drug convictions and ease the burden for people post-conviction or incarceration. Cory Booker’s team on the Marijuana Justice Act.”

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SpeedWeed

MAY 28, 2021

As the legislative process behind legalizing cannabis continues to drag on , more and more “tolerance zones” built by cannabis activists are popping up around the country and inviting cannabis users to consume on-site in the name of federal legalization. . Plantón 420 Protest Camp in Front of Mexican Senate, 2019 (Photo by Caitlin Donohue ).

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Anguilla has proposed new Cannabis decriminalization laws. nally, regulatory issues related to cannabis regarding age restrictions, legislative framework and other issues. Cannabis in Belize was decriminalized in 2016. erent sectors to discuss the possibility of decriminalizing Cannabis for medicinal and recreational use.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 21, 2020

Among the adjustments, the demand of the hemp industry is also collected, by specifying that this industrial cannabis is not a psychoactive agent, so that only five types of licenses will be released, in which the scientific ones contained in the previous one are eliminated project, and that will include auxiliary transport and storage activities.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Lucía Muñoz has said that they intend to register the legislative initiative in Congress “at the beginning of October.” ” At the press conference the deputy said: “We have summoned you to announce that at the beginning of October we will have a list of the law regulating cannabis for adults. .”

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In 2008, I was invited by a colleague to sit on the Board of the San Diego Medical Marijuana Collective, and subsequently ended up purchasing the company. After owning and operating that company I opened a second dispensary, Chi Holistic Collective.

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