NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Several mayors across the state of New Jersey are calling for automatic expungement provisions to be included in the state’s marijuana regulation bill, and are threatening to ban retail sales in their jurisdictions if state lawmakers pass legislation without it.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Senator Ron Wyden introduced legislation in the Senate — The Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act — to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. NORML opposes this legislation.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law to allow those with certain misdemeanor cannabis convictions to have their records automatically expunged. Governor Leon Guerrero (D) of Guam signed cannabis legalization legislation into law.

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! The Austin, Texas city council approved a resolution that will restrict city funds or city personnel from being used to create THC testing protocol and would direct APD to stop citing or arresting individuals for low-level marijuana possession. CO resident?

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NORML

APRIL 20, 2019

Welcome to the 4/20 edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At the state level, Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed legislation into law to facilitate regulations governing the licensed production and distribution of oils and other products containing limited amounts of plant-derived THC. AL resident? California.

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Mark Gordon (R) of Wyoming signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. AL resident?

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation. GA resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 10, 2020

Welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2020! At the local level, Norristown, PA city council approved an ordinance to decriminalize up to 30 grams of marijuana. Legislation has been pre-filed for 2020, House Bill 25 / Senate Bill 242, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. FL resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2359, to reduce barriers to employment for those harmed by the War on Drugs.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Lawmakers in several states have recently moved forward legislative proposals to either legalize or decriminalize marijuana-related activities. DECRIMINALIZATION: Hawaii : House members approved HB 1383 , which removes criminal penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses (up to three grams) and expunges past criminal convictions.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 23, 2021

Two years ago, we detailed here legislative and other efforts in Texas to expand legal uses of cannabis. The bill related to expanding Texas’ compassionate use registry for medical marijuana (still one of the narrowest in the nation) was successful; broader efforts at decriminalization or legalization were not.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

The passage of SB 701 directed the Virginia Board of Pharmacy to regulate and monitor the state’s CBD- and THC-A-rich oils. And, 2019’s SB 1557 makes it possible for patients to get as much as 10mg of THC in each dose — the same limit as one serving size for edibles in adult-use states. A low-THC program?

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Specifically, the Texas State Law Library explains , The Texas Controlled Substances Act classifies tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) in penalty group 2 for the purposes of criminal penalties. In other words, substances with THC are not legal for recreational use under their current cannabis program, and marijuana more broadly is highly regulated.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 170, to expand access to medical cannabis in Delaware. DE resident?

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A suggested 15% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) potency cap for cannabis products in Vermont’s adult-use cannabis market has been dismissed after a strong debate among the Vermont legislature. However, following much deliberation, board members decided that the current 30% statutory cap on THC concentration in cannabis flower is appropriate.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

During the 2018 legislative session, state representative Jim Lucas (R-69) introduced his first medical cannabis bill, HB 1106, which quickly gained three co-authors after being assigned to the House Public Health committee.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The Virginia Senate approved a bill on Tuesday to decriminalize possession of marijuana. This comes one day after the House of Delegates passed similar cannabis decriminalization legislation. The Senate vote on decriminalization was 27-13. Marijuana Decriminalization Approved By Virginia Senate And House.

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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). This marks a change from past years, when similar laws were primarily enacted via citizens’ initiatives, not by legislative action.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

The amount of THC in a person’s system after consuming marijuana is not an accurate predictor of impairment, a federally funded study has determined. The research, backed by a grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), involved 20 people who either ate or vaporized cannabis with varying levels of THC. April 5, 2021.

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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. Employees have a 90-day statute of limitations to pursue grievances of an employer’s alleged violations of the law.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 1, 2020

New Jersey may decriminalize cannabis. He recently indicated he might veto the legislation due to racial equity concerns. Could this be a bargaining chip that doesn’t appear in any final legislation? THC, and the Supreme Court ruled 7-0 that the items in question did not violate state law. cannabanking.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Recreational production and consumption remain illegal under the decriminalization law; only medical production and use are allowed. The ministry did not campaign for people to use cannabis for recreation, so they cannot smoke the decriminalized herb in stores,” he told reporters, adding that lawmakers will supervise cannabis use. .

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WeedAdvisor

AUGUST 21, 2019

They explain: “…in a landmark addition to the annals of poorly-drafted legislation with unintended consequences…the bill has effectively decriminalized weed in the state, forcing many prosecutors to drop low-level marijuana case[s] that they fear they can’t prove in court any longer.”. THC threshold. THC threshold.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

“This would be a big deal in terms of changing our policies to follow states like Colorado, Washington, California, that we’ve seen move forward ending prohibition, not only stopping the arrests, as we’ve done significantly in Illinois with our decriminalization laws, but to open up the marketplace.” 5% THC ratio.

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (legalization may be pending). Cannabis is legal for medical use in Israel and the country has implemented decriminalization policies for small-scale possession charges. In July, 2021, Israeli lawmakers rejected a bill that would have decriminalized recreational marijuana use.

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The Cannigma

MAY 20, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (expected to be legal imminently) . While the government of Mexico already decriminalized possession of up to 5 grams of marijuana in 2009, more wide ranging legalization lagged far behind for nearly a decade. . The ruling also mandated that Mexico’s Congress pass legislation in kind.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

and other countries, Europe allows low-THC cannabis products. THC or less is considered hemp , and cannabis containing more than 0.3% THC is considered marijuana. THC or less are legal in most European countries. Kenny referred to the legislation as a decriminalization measure. Like the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Here’s everything you need to know about this new legislation. This program is designed to prioritize granting licenses to owners who may have been impacted disproportionately by previous marijuana legislation and its enforcement. Once the proposition is certified by the secretary of state, marijuana will be decriminalized.

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The Joint Blog

AUGUST 19, 2019

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s has signed into law legislation that decriminalizes hemp, the non-psychoactive cousin of marijuana. or less of THC to qualify under the new law. THC will still remain illegal. The post Ohio Governor Signs Bill Decriminalizing Hemp appeared first on TheJointBlog.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2019

percent of THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive compound found in cannabis plants. While Texans have found oils, tinctures and other CBD goods on store shelves for years, those that contained even trace amounts of THC were technically illegal here. percent THC and meet other labeling and quality standards, they are legal.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 11, 2021

The next stop for the legislation is the state Senate. Although Arizona’s legal market is already up and running, and New Jersey finally managed to pass implementing legislation, the Mount Rushmore State is still mired in debate. The legislation now goes back to the country’s Senate for a final vote. rhode island.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

From the discovery of one of the most famous cannabinoids, THC , to coining the entourage effect and pioneering cannabis research , Israel takes another giant step in support of cannabis. The Knesset is the legislative leg of the government and is responsible for passing all the laws.

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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. Legislators are getting closer to an agreement, but they’re not quite there yet. They’ve created an 850-pound THC brownie. The Parliament passed a law formally legalizing the use and growing of marijuana this week.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 11, 2020

New Jersey considers decriminalization. It sets a THC cap of 4.5 There’s some question over whether Governor Reynolds will sign the legislation, as she vetoed a similar bill last year. There’s plenty of state news also. Iowa votes to reform its medical marijuana program. aba/sba correspondence. new jersey.

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The Cannigma

JULY 5, 2022

There is no adult-use market, thought several cities have decriminalized possession. The program was legalized in 2015 and patients with qualifying conditions can get a prescription for up to 20oz of low THC oil, capsules, patches, or lotion. Several cities have decriminalized cannabis possession, but this is not statewide.

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