NORML

MAY 20, 2019

Even though cannabis has been recreationally legal in the Battle Born State for nearly two years and Sin City has become a greenish gold mine of legal cannabis, many problems and societal penalties still arise with the use of it; no social consumption lounges being among the most glaring.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

In a decision last week, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the state law protecting “lawful activities” or “lawful off-duty conduct” does not apply to non-medical cannabis consumption, according to an Ogletree Deakins report. Recreational pot was decriminalized by a voter initiative effective Jan. In the decision in Ceballos v.

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Veriheal

APRIL 6, 2024

Thailand’s newly elected government is looking to reverse its historic decriminalization of cannabis. The announcement comes a short 18 months after it became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis back in June 2022. The newest decriminalization bill introduced in January 2024 , meanwhile, seems to have the support to pass.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. The bill now heads to the Governor. DE resident?

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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. 4522 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. Legislation is pending to allow licensed on-site cannabis consumption.

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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. Then, on June 9 of this year, Thai lawmakers decriminalized cannabis.

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MassRoots

MARCH 25, 2019

In fact, the question regarding cannabis consumption has been completely removed from the department’s applicant pre-screening questionnaire. According to the old policy, if the applicant answered ‘yes’ to that question, he or she was automatically rejected. Decriminalization. High Quality Officers Needed. Higher Salaries.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. Now, findings from a recent research study —published in the February 2022 volume of the International Journal of Drug Policy—support the theory. billion annually.

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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 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 12, 2022

Recreational: not legal, possession decriminalized Medical: legal. Recreational cannabis is not legal in Ukraine, but possession of up to 5 grams is decriminalized and there is a limited, but expanding, medical program. Possession of up to 5 grams is decriminalized. Do not attempt to fly with cannabis products.

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

At the state level, a bill to allow licensed social consumption spaces in Oregon was defeated for this year. Legislation is pending, House Bill 19-1230, to allow the social consumption of cannabis by adults in licensed and regulated establishments. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption sites.

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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. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption. CO resident? Connecticut. DE resident? NV resident?

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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. Here’s what’s currently on the books so far: Virginia 2020 Cannabis Lobby Day.

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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.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Now, with the 2023 policy change, the league will also no longer punish players for cannabis use. Prior to the new agreement, players faced financial and professional repercussions for violating the NBA’s ban on cannabis consumption. The post How Kevin Durant Ended the NBA’s Cannabis Ban appeared first on Cannabis Central.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 28, 2020

For many years those who have stood against the reform of cannabis laws have argued that decriminalization and/or legalization would lead to an increase in consumption among adolescents. According to this report, consumption among high school youth has declined since legalization has reached more states nationwide.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

8, will see voters render a verdict on a broad scope of drug policy reform issues via their midterm ballots. If enough Missourians cast their votes in favor of Amendment 3, state prohibitions on personal cannabis possession, consumption, use, purchase, sale, manufacturing, and delivering would be legalized for adults aged 21 and above.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Importantly for Arizona employers, the new law does not restrict the rights of companies to maintain a drug-free workplace or establish workplace policies restricting the use of marijuana by employees or prospective employees. also approved measures aimed at decriminalizing psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelic plants.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 9, 2021

When cannabis legalization began to gain ground and support, those who remained opposed to these policy changes touted claims that legalization would increase the risk of mental illness or even suicide among affected populations. In fact, there was a study that found a decrease in adolescent cannabis consumption in 2020. Singer et al.

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Otherside Farms

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In June 2022 Thailand decriminalized cannabis and was intended for medical purposes and not for people to get high. Recreational marijuana is still a grey area as the Cannabis and Hemp Bill that was introduced in June has still not completely passed, so there are a lot of regulatory loopholes for consumption and for recreational smoking.

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NORML

AUGUST 1, 2019

“The decriminalization and legalization of cannabis is one of the ways this country can undo some of the systematic and intentional racism.” For more than 45 years NORML chapters have been the driving force behind policy decisions on the local and state level. .” Read more from the Memphis Flyer !

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NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

New Mexico’s new decriminalization law takes effect this coming Monday July 1. Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law.

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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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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

At the state level, Alaska regulators have voted in favor of plans to permit on-site marijuana consumption at designated retailers. And at a more local level, Dayton, Ohio is considering a proposal to completely decriminalize marijuana and remove the $150 possession fine. Pennsylvania.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Belleville City , Wayne County – voted to significantly expand cannabis operations, from growers through retail and consumption lounges. Buel Township , Sanilac County – voted to significantly expand cannabis operations, from growers through retail and consumption lounges.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The court stated, “it seems implausible that the voters intended to essentially decriminalize marijuana in prison.” ” Had the public intended to alter the laws and policies regarding possession of cannabis in prison settings, they would have stated so explicitly, the court ruled.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 12, 2021

In a move that comports with New Jersey’s recent legalization and decriminalization of marijuana, the state’s Attorney General directed law enforcement agencies to stop arrests for minor marijuana offenses and for prosecutors to immediately dismiss all such pending criminal charges. Source: [link].

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Veriheal does not support illegally consuming alternative therapeutic substances but acknowledges that it transpires because of the current illicit status, which we strive to change by advocating for research, legal access, and responsible consumption. Always consult a physician before attempting psychedelic therapy.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. And Steelton Borough, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of cannabis possession. DE resident?

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Veriheal

JANUARY 28, 2021

The November 2020 election was a great win for advocates for cannabis legal reform , with four states voting to legalize recreational cannabis, joining the 11 other states that have decriminalized recreational cannabis use. Emphasis added by Veriheal. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2021

But also in terms of commercialization and the industrial aspects of it there will be various licenses included in this particular bill; there is cultivation license; manufacturing and processing license; there is also consumption lounge licenses; so various difference license that that fall under this legislation.”. Also from Channel 5.

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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. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 639, to allow the social consumption of cannabis by adults in licensed and regulated establishments. At the state level, North Dakota state Rep.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2022

A team of researchers affiliated with Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk and with Saint Louis University in Missouri assessed marijuana possession arrest trends for White people and for and Black people over a 20-year span (January 2000-December 2019) in states with and without marijuana policy changes.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

City council members in Berkeley, California voted to approve a proposal to allow marijuana consumption spaces. 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. MD resident?

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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.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not. The second argument considers the voters’ intent when they passed Prop 64 and the public policy considerations connected to H&S 11362.45

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Veriheal

APRIL 12, 2022

Today I’m proud to vote in favor of the #MOREAct to decriminalize marijuana, reform our outdated cannabis laws, and begin to repair the harm of discriminatory drug policy.” Unless you are in a designated consumption area, public consumption can land you a fine of up to $50.

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