State Policy Weekly Update 5/24/2023
NORML
MAY 24, 2023
The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/24/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights include LA, ME, MD, MN, MT, NV, NH, NY, OH, PA, and RI.
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State Policy Weekly Update 2/14/2023
NORML
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Highlights include: AZ, CO, GA, KS, ME, MD, NH, NM, RI, TX, VT, VA, and WV The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/14/2023 appeared first on NORML.
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New York: An Analysis of Governor Cuomo’s Legalization Proposal
NORML
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Patients and their caregivers could also apply for a permit to cultivate and process their own cannabis for their own personal medicinal use, with undetermined restrictions to be left to regulations put forth by the OCM. It also creates on-site consumption licenses for retail facilities to apply for.
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Nevada Approves Cannabis Consumption Lounges
Veriheal
MARCH 21, 2023
Las Vegas has had a zero-tolerance policy for cannabis for decades. ” Nevada, aka the Silver State, just announced a silver lining to cannabis consumption: Las Vegas will allow cannabis lounges. ” Nevada, aka the Silver State, just announced a silver lining to cannabis consumption: Las Vegas will allow cannabis lounges.
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Tribe is Expanding Cannabis Cultivation, Overgrowing the State Program
Veriheal
JUNE 28, 2022
South Dakota still has harsh penalties surrounding cannabis consumption, and its newly instated medical cannabis program remains heavily restricted. These policies have generally made it an unfriendly place for cannabis consumers. Medical cannabis consumption is not limited to smoking cannabis flower.
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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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Florida Dispensaries: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Policies
CannaMD
MARCH 19, 2020
To that, end we’ve organized official policies – including delivery details and more – for all Florida dispensaries , below. We pride ourselves on the cleanliness and sanitary conditions of our facilities and dispensaries and have an ongoing Safety Policy Plan to assure sanitary production facilities. Hand sanitizing stations.
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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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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. Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis.
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A Double Edged Sword: Is Cannabis Cultivation Helping or Destroying our Planet?
Veriheal
OCTOBER 21, 2020
The land can’t take it anymore”, without explaining more than the resource consumption (lights and water) contributing to carbon emissions. Insufficient regulations or/and policies managing land-use and preventing deforestation. . The post A Double Edged Sword: Is Cannabis Cultivation Helping or Destroying our Planet?
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New Data Reveals Legal States Experienced Fewer Cases of EVALI
Veriheal
DECEMBER 14, 2021
After mapping the case counts alongside state cannabis policies, the team estimated the “relationship between states’ total 2019 EVALI cases and two mutually exclusive marijuana policy indicators”—the first being recreational and medical legalization, and the second being only medical legalization.
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Cannabis and climate crisis: Do consumers need to take more responsibility?
The Cannigma
MAY 9, 2021
Indoor cultivation’s carbon footprint is so energy intensive that it is indefensible from an energy and environment perspective, argued the authors of the report. Many cultivators prefer indoor cultivation because it makes possible five or more grow cycles per year, compared to only one or two outdoors. But there’s a price.
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Nevada: CCB Workshop on Conditional License & Consumption Lounges March 22nd
Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 14, 2022
CCB Workshop on Conditional License & Consumption Lounges. Proposed Changes on Conditional licenses ; Proposed Changes on Consumption Lounges : Social equity methodology : Remediation : Public Feedback on Lounges by Jardin & Chamber of Cannabis. The CCB is holding a workshop on proposed regulations on March 22nd at 1 pm.
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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. WA resident?
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Thailand Legalized Medical Marijuana
MassRoots
JANUARY 5, 2019
This came as a surprise to some considering that Thailand has a reputation for having notoriously harsh laws regarding the use, cultivation, production and transportation of any drugs. Recreational cultivation and possession of cannabis will remain illegal and punishable by time in jail.
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Is weed legal in Ukraine?
The Cannigma
JUNE 12, 2022
Cultivation and sale of cannabis plants are illegal in Ukraine. Cultivation of up to 10 plants is an administrative violation with a fine, and 10 – 50 plants is punishable with a fine and up to 6 months in jail. Police in Ukraine are known to be semi-tolerant or open to bribes to ignore cannabis consumption.
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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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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? MO resident? New Hampshire.
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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: New Mexico
Canna Law Blog
JANUARY 19, 2020
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp.
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What is PGR cannabis and how can you spot it?
The Cannigma
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
In the mad scramble to capitalize on the higher demand for weed due to increased legalization, some cultivators have resorted to questionable growing methods. Arguably, the most notorious of these “cultivation hacks” is the use of PGRs. Indeed, most cultivators who rely on PGRs are growing their cannabis indoors in hydroponics systems.
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Why Does Cannabis Cultivation Have Such a Negative Impact on the Environment?
Veriheal
APRIL 30, 2021
Opponents of cannabis legalization like to point out the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation and cannabis legalization. They note how much waste is created by cannabis packaging, as well as the effects of increased energy rates and runoff from nutrients and chemicals used in cannabis cultivation.
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Cannabis laws in Qatar
The Cannigma
DECEMBER 9, 2022
It is illegal to possess, sell, or cultivate cannabis for recreational or medical use in Qatar. Qatar has a zero-tolerance policy for drugs, and cannabis is no exception. Possession, public consumption, and growing are all crimes that have steep punishments. Medical: illegal Recreational: illegal.
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2023 Illinois Cannabis Convention set for June
Illinois News Joint
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
NECANN organizes conventions around the establishment and growth of cannabis markets and associated opportunities in carefully selected communities that have the potential to usher in the normalization of consumption and may roll out supportive policy frameworks. For info on becoming an exhibitor contact john@necann.com.
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Riding the Green Wave: Companies Wave Goodbye to Pre-Employment Cannabis Testing
Veriheal
DECEMBER 4, 2023
As such, there is much variance between each state’s set of regulations, like possession limits and cultivation rights. Additionally, it has sparked debates regarding jurisdiction, especially when cannabis possession or consumption crosses federal lines or properties. Unfortunately, not all states took the same approach.
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Belize: Industrial Hemp and Cannabis Control Commission to be Established
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 4, 2021
And there is no cultivation or anything like that in the country. The commission, according to Musa, includes representatives from various ministries, along with weed expert Alex Lavin and an individual who will represent the small scale weed cultivators. Also from Channel 5. Amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act. KAREEM MUSA.
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Thailand Cracks Down on Public Smoking in Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Shops
Veriheal
DECEMBER 28, 2022
Once upon a time, Thailand was renowned for having some of the harshest drug policies in the world. Recreational production and consumption remain illegal under the decriminalization law; only medical production and use are allowed. Things have since changed, with cannabis being removed from the list of narcotics in June of this year.
On Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms: The Psychedelic Constituency and Its Challenges
Freedom Leaf
MAY 14, 2019
I joined the drug policy reform movement in 1993 specifically with the goal of legalizing psychedelics, so I was glad to hear from Matthews. From May to September, we worked on an initiative in collaboration with Colorado attorneys and policy experts that could pass the Board of Elections’ requirements. What I-301 Does.
Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Oregon
Canna Law Blog
MARCH 1, 2020
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 2018 Farm Bill ) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Consumption” means “to ingest, inhale, topically apply to the skin or hair.”
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The Economic Impact of the Medical Marijuana Industry: Trends and Projections
MMJ Recs
MARCH 16, 2024
This burgeoning industry encompasses a wide range of activities, including cultivation, processing, distribution, and retail sales of medical cannabis products. The establishment of cultivation, processing, and dispensary facilities creates a diverse array of employment opportunities, spanning from agricultural roles to retail positions.
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105 Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18
NORML
MARCH 1, 2019
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. If approved by voters, adults 21 and over would be allowed to possess up to one ounce of marijuana and cultivate up to six marijuana plants in their home. MD resident? NH resident?
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India: Bar & Bench Article: Is it time to decriminalise Cannabis use in India?
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 27, 2022
In the context of increasing media scrutiny and widespread public attention on celebrities for their arrest and detention resulting from the purported use of cannabis, the question as to whether cannabis consumption should be decriminalised has once again assumed significance. Laws criminalising cannabis use. Appeals to Parliament.
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Illinois Marijuana Legislation Update: Senate Bill Would Protect Employers’ Rights
The Blunt Truth
MAY 21, 2019
Drug policies must be updated and must address discrimination concerns. The House bill would also provide an excise tax at the rate of 10% of the sale price of the sale or transfer of cannabis from a cannabis cultivation facility to a retail cannabis store or cannabis product manufacturing facility. Illinois Governor J.B.
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Hemp-CBD Laws: Alabama
Canna Law Blog
JUNE 16, 2019
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. percent on a dry weight basis.” The term “industrial hemp” excludes marijuana.
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Medical Cannabis Production and Cultivation Now Allowed in France
Veriheal
APRIL 14, 2022
France has officially permitted medical cannabis production and cultivation. The decree has been made public in an effort “to allow the creation of a sector ranging from cultivation to medicine based on cannabis for medical use in France.”. France’s Medical Cannabis Decree to be Overseen by ANSM. According to Statista, 1.5
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/5/19
NORML
APRIL 5, 2019
Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis. Legislation is pending, House Bill 19-1230, to allow the social consumption of cannabis by adults in licensed and regulated establishments. California. CA resident? CO resident? Connecticut. DE resident?
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Massachusetts Lawmakers Discuss Bill To Create Psychedelics Legalization Task Force At Hearing
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 28, 2021
He also pointed to the local reform movement that’s led three Massachusetts cities to decriminalize psychedelics so far, saying it represents “another reason why it should be a priority for all of us to bring stakeholders together and have that conversation about what policies should look like.”. Read more at .
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81 Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/17/19
NORML
MAY 17, 2019
Legislation is pending, AB 1465, that would allow licensing of cannabis consumption cafés and lounges in California. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of cannabis consumption lounges. Legislation is pending, AB 286, to temporarily reduce tax rates imposed on the retail sale and commercial cultivation of cannabis.
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Legislation to Expedite Cannabis Cultivation Introduced in New York
SpeedWeed
JULY 21, 2021
The NDA launched roughly five years ago as an advocacy and trade association for the retail segment of the market but has recently expanded to include cannabis cultivators and distributors. The post Legislation to Expedite Cannabis Cultivation Introduced in New York appeared first on SpeedWeed. Reflecting on Lessons Learned.
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And the Winner of the 2020 Election Is…Weed!
The Blunt Truth
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
1 – a constitutional amendment to legalize the use and possession of marijuana for persons age 21 and older and legalize the cultivation, processing, and sale of retail marijuana. Likewise, employers are also not required to allow or accommodate the use, consumption, or possession of marijuana on the job. See Section 36-2851(1).
Washington Cannabis: The Proposed Hemp Overhaul is Here
Canna Law Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
.” The bill requires Washington comply with the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed industrial hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, and which provides for state- and tribe-level programs for the cultivation of industrial hemp. that has been developed through cultivation by selective breeding”) will be exempt from THC testing.
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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 with Berner in attendance.
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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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NYC Could Be Sparking Up Recreational Cannabis Sales This Fall
Veriheal
JUNE 13, 2022
Nearly eight decades later, New York is seeing a change in cannabis policy. New York has issued more than 50 licenses for cannabis cultivation to companies already cultivating industrial hemp. Cannabis possession and consumption are legal in the state of New York both medically and recreationally.
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Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis Legislation Was Recently Amended
Veriheal
AUGUST 3, 2021
The newly signed legal framework will boost medical cannabis purchase limits, as well as prolong specific policies that were imposed on a temporary basis when the coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis initially erupted. Sharif Street (D) that would’ve permitted patients aged 21 and above to grow five plants for personal consumption.
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