NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation. California.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 194

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Missouri state regulators began issuing the first of nearly 200 licenses to medical cannabis providers. At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. CO resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 197

NORML

MAY 17, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law to allow individuals with prior low-level cannabis convictions to apply to the sentencing court to have their record vacated. California. CA resident? CA resident? DE resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 168

NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At the state level, activists in Idaho have begun efforts to qualify a medical cannabis and hemp ballot initiative for the 2020 ballot. Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt. CA resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 179

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! 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. California. CA resident? CT resident?

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 168

NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2019! Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. PA resident?

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Legislation Clinical Trials Research and Development Access 132

NORML

JANUARY 8, 2020

.” Earlier today, the Mississippi State Board of Health today passed a resolution “strongly” opposing the initiative, opining , “Marijuana consumption has numerous known harms and is contrary to the mission of. But the law provides no legal supply source for such products. public health.”

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Epilepsy Dispensary Access Consumption 279

NORML

MAY 31, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Jared Polis (D) of Colorado signed multiple cannabis reform bills into law that regulate cannabis delivery services and social consumption spaces, and reduce criminal penalties for the possession of large quantities of cannabis. AL resident?

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Legislation Banking Access Hemp 124

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced legislation to allow for interstate commerce when it comes to state-legal cannabis programs. Governors Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed industrial hemp production legislation into law.

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Legislation Access Decriminalization Patients 118

NORML

JULY 2, 2019

Phil Murphy signed legislation into law today significantly amending and expanding the state’s medical cannabis access program. The new law takes immediate effect. The new law also for the first time permits dispensaries to provide edible cannabis products and to operate on-site consumption areas.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Over the past several months, state officials have vacated an estimated 2.2 LEGALIZATION.

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Legislation Patients Retail Access 98

SpeedWeed

JUNE 13, 2021

Legalizing cannabis in Nevada back in 2017 instantly posed an issue to the state’s tourism industry: While visitors could legally buy weed, but due to regulations limiting consumption to private residences, tourists usually don’t have places to legally get high. All of that is about to change, however.

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Consumption Legislation Retail Dispensary 52

The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

It’s been a while since we visited the Mount Rushmore State – let’s see what they’ve been up to in the last few weeks. A legislative subcommittee recommended that the state’s medical cannabis regulations prohibit home grow. Under a new state law, lounges allowing consumption of cannabis should be up and running next year.

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Research and Development DEA Consumption State Laws 124

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 21, 2021

The California Senate legislation to decriminalize certain psychedelic substances under state law, SB 519, has been amended by its authors to include possession limits during a challenging path through the State Assembly. Lucid News are reporting. Read their full report at [link].

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Decriminalization Consumption State Laws Legislation 105

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2019

If passed, the legislation would help resolve issues in the state involving hemp-derived products, including products containing cannabidiol (CBD), and pave the way for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to regulate the processing and sale of these products.

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Hemp Legislation Food Consumption 66

The Blunt Truth

MAY 21, 2019

Notable for employers, SB0007 would allow that: Nothing in this Act shall prohibit an employer from adopting reasonable employment policies concerning smoking, consumption, storage, or use of cannabis in the workplace provided that the policy is applied in a nondiscriminatory manner.

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Legislation Marijuana Policy Recreational 85

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. On January 16 , join Delaware NORML at 10:30am at the 2nd Floor Senate Hearing Room – Legislative Hall in Dover.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Policy 130

The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 28, 2020

One stated purpose for the bill is to address the Colorado Supreme Court’s 2015 decision concluding that because medical cannabis use is unlawful under federal law, it does not fall within the lawful activities statute’s protection for “lawful” activities. recreational or medical cannabis).

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Law State Laws Recreational Consumption 80

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A state law signed by Gov. This is a high-resource-use industry, and it doesn’t have to be,” said state Rep. Illinois growers must use automatic watering systems and limit how much runoff water they produce, according to the state law. NPR ( St Louis Public Radio) report.

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Legislation State Laws Collective Cultivation 55

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

The state cannabis agencies, ironically, prohibit licensed commercial cannabis businesses from using Hemp CBD in manufactured cannabis products or selling Hemp CBD products in licensed cannabis retail stores. But we are basically guaranteed to see a revival of the bill in some form or another in the 2020 legislative session.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

At least two of Rockland County’s five towns are taking steps to opt out of the recently-passed New York State law that allows the operation of marijuana retail dispensaries and cannabis lounges. Towns must pass laws before the Dec. 31 deadline kicks in.

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Dispensary Retail Consumption Cultivation 67

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2022

These include: How is the cannabis product identified as a legal substance under state law and in what form should it be permitted? The Washington Health Care Association has developed a template for a hospital policy that conforms to the cannabis laws enacted in that state. 1 See [link] and [link]. 2 [link].

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Research and Development Policy Patients Compliance 98

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 9, 2019

In a 4-1 vote, the Las Vegas City Council permitted a bill that paves the way for social cannabis consumption lounges. Other cities within Nevada could follow Vegas’ lead in making cannabis consumption lounges legal. . – to legalize cannabis lounges after its city council approved them last Wednesday. Source: [link].

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Consumption Dispensary State Laws Legislation 49

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

For those engaged in the legal cannabis industry in Oregon, the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session is of the utmost importance and relevance. . For current cannabis business owners, this piece of legislation could open the door to huge opportunities for expansion into a myriad of new ventures. . They write. SB 639 AND HB 2233.

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Law Agriculture Consumption Events 58

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with. Committee advancing marijuana cafe, host agreement bill .

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Seed-To-Sale Consumption Compliance Compliance 52

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2019

The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”), in its now infamous Hemp CBD FAQs , took the position that Hemp CBD could NOT be added to foods—and this position was notably based on federal law (which now has been changed via the 2018 Farm Bill) and the FDA’s position. The revised text of AB-228 goes much further.

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WeedAdvisor

OCTOBER 5, 2019

But thanks to separate law regarding special exemptions on Native American land, the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe can open its own tasting room starting October 5 th. According to Leafly , the business’ owner saw a serious gap that needed to be addressed regarding a place for safe, legal cannabis consumption. Cannabis Megastore”. .

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Even though 47 states have legalized cannabis for some forms of medical use , New York significantly falls behind its neighbors in terms of marijuana legislation. This guide will uncover key facts about recreational and medical marijuana use and the history of its laws in the state of New York. .

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Marijuana Consumption Dispensary Vaping 59

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Part II will address California’s long-term goals and the impact Raybon may have on those legislative goals. Although the Perry court acknowledges that possession is not synonymous with consumption, they argue that possession is not unrelated to use. states “laws pertaining to the smoking or ingesting” without mentioning possession.

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Consumption Decriminalization Law Safety 75

Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2019

An agricultural production contract is a complex creature typically governed by state law including the Uniform Commercial Code. Legislators in several states have proposed, and in some cases enacted, laws concerning the terms of agricultural production contracts.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 13, 2019

Other CBD products, however, are still subject to various state law regulations as well as the U.S. Currently, the FDA treats CBD products aimed at human or animal consumption as drugs and therefore they cannot be distributed without prior approval or a rulemaking exception (more on this below).

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2022

Now, the Senate and Assembly are making their final push to pass outstanding legislation before the 2022 legislative session closes at the end of the month. This includes many of the 37 cannabis-related bills that were introduced in the 2022 California Legislative Session.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 3, 2021

Last week, the Supreme Court closed the loophole in federal law created by municipal officials in Barcelona, which allows the cannabis clubs a legal space in which to operate. Namely, the judges ruled that city officials, who have supported the clubs so far, are not competent to legislate on such matters.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 18, 2019

After months of uncertainty and delay, the Governor and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement on a package of bills to legalize the adult use and sale of cannabis, expand the medical marijuana program and reform the expungement process for prior cannabis convictions in the State of New Jersey. Press & Robert M.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Legislative Session and the Licensing Process. 2019 Legislative Session – Agency Proposed Legislation. Legislative Session and the Licensing Process. The 2019 legislative session began January 14 and runs through April 28, 2019. The WSLCB cannot make changes to its process based on proposed legislation.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 1, 2021

But these laws only specifically prohibit Delta-9-THC , the most common psychoactive cannabinoid found in marijuana. Since Delta-8-THC is extracted from hemp, and is not identical to Delta-9-THC, these products are technically legal under most state laws – for now. At present, no final decisions have been made.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2019

If passed, the legislation would help resolve issues in the state involving hemp-derived products, including products containing cannabidiol (CBD), and pave the way for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to regulate the processing and sale of these products. .

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