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New York: Regulators to Sign Off on Home Cultivation Rules at February Meeting

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State regulations governing the alcohol market permit adults the option to legally brew non-commercial quantities of their own alcohol, and it is consistent with this policy to similarly permit home cultivation. The post New York: Regulators to Sign Off on Home Cultivation Rules at February Meeting appeared first on NORML.

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NORML Formally Responds to DEA’s Proposed Changes to Marijuana Cultivation Rules

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Under existing regulations, the agency only licenses one facility — the University of Mississippi — to cultivate cannabis for use in FDA-approved clinical trials. In 2016, the agency appeared to reconsider its longstanding policy, and publicly stated for the first time that it would consider additional applicants.

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Court: DEA Must Explain Its Failure to Act Upon Pending Marijuana Cultivation Applications

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A federal court has ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to respond to a lawsuit charging the agency with failing to move forward with a 2016 policy to expand the total number of federally licensed marijuana cultivators. On July 29, the Appellate Court ordered to provide a written response to the filing with 30 days.

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NORML Says DEA’s Newly Proposed Bulk Cultivation Rules Are “Unduly Onerous, Expensive, and Impractical”

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In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking , published this week in the Federal Register , the agency acknowledges its longstanding failure to act upon the 35 bulk cultivation applications before it. Last August, the agency announced that it would once again be reassessing and amending its policies.

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Rick Steves: I support home cultivation rights for all marijuana consumers

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Now, seven years later, I’m delighted to see more and more politicians, not just on the West coast, stepping up to address marijuana policy reform and fighting to uphold the civil liberty of adults who enjoy smoking pot responsibly. Send a message to your lawmakers now, and demand they support home cultivation rights.

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State Policy Weekly Update 5/10/2023

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The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/10/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights include: FL, ME, MD, MO, MV, NH, OH, PA, VT, and WA.

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State Policy Weekly Update 3/22/2023

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The post State Policy Weekly Update 3/22/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights in: AZ, DE, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, NH, NY, TX, VT, WA, and WV.

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