NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! And Denver, Colorado’s mayor and district attorney launched a new program seeking to help those convicted of certain marijuana offenses expunge their records. Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation.

Legislation 190

Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 190

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.

Legislation 161

Legislation Decriminalization Patients Edibles 161

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Representatives Lou Correa (D-CA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) and Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced legislation this week, HR 712 / S. Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation.

Legislation 183

Legislation Patients Hemp Oil 183

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?

Legislation 194

Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 194

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation. California. CA resident? CT resident?

Legislation 166

Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 166

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Regulators with the Department of Health have announced that cannabis-infused edible products will be available in state-licensed medical dispensaries next year. Under the plan, patients in the state’s medical access program will be able to purchase marijuana-infused gummies or other similar chewable products beginning on August 1, 2022.

Edibles 104

Edibles Access Patients Tincture 104

NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California. And it took extensive, concerted efforts from marijuana law reform organizations like NORML to negotiate with Virginia’s Republican Party to get the program finally running.

Marijuana 246

Marijuana Legalization Programs Oil 246

NORML

JULY 2, 2019

Phil Murphy signed legislation into law today significantly amending and expanding the state’s medical cannabis access program. Assembly Bill 20 , The Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act, institutes various changes to the program to better facilitate patients’ access to the substance. Democratic Gov.

Law 188

Law Chronic Pain Programs Epilepsy 188

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.

Legislation 98

Legislation Patients Retail Access 98

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Here’s everything you need to know about this new legislation. Another part of Prop 207 creates the Social Equity Ownership Program. This program is designed to prioritize granting licenses to owners who may have been impacted disproportionately by previous marijuana legislation and its enforcement. What Is Prop 207?

Recreational 124

Recreational Dispensary Programs Edibles 124

Veriheal

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The legislation allows adults 21+ to purchase and hold about 2.5 The tax money will fund addiction treatment programs, social equity, job programs, municipalities with dispensaries, and other administrative expenses. Republican legislators voiced their intention to not vote the bill into law.

Legalization 122

Legalization Legislation Programs Recreational 122

Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

This landmark legislation, which was developed in response to the approval of Question 4 on the 2022 ballot, brings about significant changes to the cannabis industry in the state. What does the new legislation mean for Maryland? What impact does adult-use legalization have on the medical cannabis program? ounces (oz).

Legislation 52

Legislation Packaging Edibles Concentrates 52

Peninsula Alternative Health

JUNE 12, 2023

This landmark legislation, which was developed in response to the approval of Question 4 on the 2022 ballot, brings about significant changes to the cannabis industry in the state. What does the new legislation mean for Maryland? What impact does adult-use legalization have on the medical cannabis program? ounces (oz).

Legislation 52

Legislation Packaging Edibles Concentrates 52

Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

conversely, states have led the charge in defeating prohibition, either through initiatives or occasionally by legislative action (courts have declined to effectively deal with prohibition so far ). Canada legalized legislatively at the federal level, with no meaningful judicial involvement. In the U.S., How did Mexico get there?

Legalization 99

Legalization Recreational Legislation Edibles 99

Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

implemented a revolutionary emergency amendment to its medical cannabis program. ’s Medical Cannabis Program. Without new emergency legislation or more permanent action, the program expansion will expire on Feb. ’s medical program to its limits is viewed as a stopgap until federal reform enables D.C.

Patients 98

Patients Programs Access Treatment 98

MassRoots

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Establishing the framework for the retail market proved to be a challenge, however, as dispensaries were not licensed until 2016, and the program did not become fully operational until December of 2017. Possession of 10 or fewer grams of cannabis has been only a civil infraction in Maryland for almost five years.

Legalization 94

Legalization Recreational Tincture Decriminalization 94

SpeedWeed

MARCH 23, 2021

Kansas is one of only 14 states without a comprehensive medical marijuana program, currently allowing patients with a recommendation from a physician to only use CBD oil with a maximum of 5% THC. To qualify for the program, patients would need a recommendation from a physician specially certified by the state to make such recommendations.

Programs 52

Programs Marijuana Chronic Pain Patients 52

Veriheal

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Senate Passes Legislation Banning Delta-8 and Restricting THC Amounts One of the bills, SB 1698 , was unanimously approved by the Florida Senate on Thursday. The legislation will cap THC in hemp products at 2 milligrams per serving, and containers cannot have more than 10 milligrams of THC in total.

THC 102

THC Hemp Packaging Legislation 102

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 4, 2021

A major component of the program will be the development of new ways to infuse both the psychedelic compounds and fungi components into products to both improve bioavailability and to mask the bitter tastes of the fungus and its components.

Food 52

Food Programs Research and Development Collective 52

MassRoots

MARCH 25, 2019

Now that we have honored our duty to find a legislative solution, I have honored my commitment and filed a joint motion to dismiss the state’s appeal and to vacate the lower court decision which had held the prior law to be unconstitutional.”. DeSantis said in a statement. “I

Patients 99

Patients Conditions Legislation Epilepsy 99

The Cannigma

APRIL 5, 2021

The law will also establish a licensing program for cannabis retailers and producers, and create a social and economic equity program to help people from communities impacted by cannabis prohibition find opportunities in the legal cannabis industry. Big changes coming to NY’s medical program. Here’s what happens immediately.

Legalization 137

Legalization Consumption Dispensary Vaping 137

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2022

Starting April 1, 2022, Oregon edible concentration limits increase from 50 mg THC to 100 mg per package. Buried in these rules is a new requirement that edibles packaged with more than 55 mg THC be “scored,” meaning permanently, physically marked to indicate single-serving portions. Scores on underside of edible (not intuitive).

Edibles 52

Edibles Business Strains Packaging 52

MassRoots

MARCH 7, 2019

Legislation to legalize medical cannabis cleared the Kentucky House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The Legislation: HB 136. Program regulation and licensing would be the responsibility of the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control. Onge (R-Fort Wright), and Charles Booker (D-Louisville).

Chronic Pain 91

Chronic Pain Epilepsy Legislation Patients 91

Cannabis Chronicles

MARCH 4, 2019

My friends make good-natured jokes about getting a degree in weed,” said DeNoya, one of the first students in a new four-year degree program in medicinal plant chemistry at Northern Michigan University. “I A similar program is being launched at Minot State University in North Dakota this spring. It’s hard work. ’”.

Education 100

Education Research and Development Hemp Programs 100

The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 1, 2019

Or perhaps Senator Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) legislation will pass. The state’s attorney general has approved a pilot program allowing digital payments to medical cannabis dispensaries. And finally, the alcohol industry has decided to join in the marijuana edible business. So be on the lookout for weed beer.

DEA 77

DEA Banking Dispensary Edibles 77

Veriheal

JUNE 8, 2023

Also, there are testing protocols for edible hemp-derived products. They wanted Florida’s legislators to help keep the kids safe. Hemp Businesses React to the Bill Many hemp entrepreneurs all across Florida made a trek to Tallahassee to stand against the legislative protocol. Nonetheless, business owners pushed back on it.

THC 105

THC Hemp Packaging Concentrates 105

MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Medical marijuana was legalized in Maryland in 2014, but the MD MMJ program was slow to get off the ground. The Maryland MMJ program is one of the newer programs in the US, but once it started, it quickly became one of the fastest-growing MMJ programs in the country. The program continues to grow in popularity.

Dispensary 105

Dispensary Patients Programs Recreational 105

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

Ten new bills have been introduced in the state House of Representatives, with another 18 carried over from the 2019 legislative session after stalling or being deferred. Creagan said the hemp bills will expand the state’s current industrial hemp pilot program to a full, permanent program.

Seed-To-Sale 65

Seed-To-Sale Hemp Dispensary Programs 65

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

An Oregon legislative task force established pursuant to HB 3000 (2021) and SB 1564 (2022) is developing policy proposals for 2023 relating to intoxicating cannabinoid products, illegal cannabis production, and water rights issues. Cannabinoid Subcommittee.

Cannabinoids 52

Cannabinoids Legislation Hemp Safety 52

Veriheal

MAY 13, 2022

Once consumed—whether fresh or dried in the form of a brewed tea or an edible—this hallucinogenic chemical transforms into psilocin. After all, legislative proposals (such as those mentioned above) and recent discoveries (such as the one mentioned below) could push things in a different direction.

Research and Development 98

Research and Development Legalization Consumption Microdosing 98

The Cannigma

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In October, 2019 , Health Canada began accepting applications for companies looking to produce edibles, beverages, and vaping products (concentrates), which have come to be known as Cannabis 2.0 MJBizDaily noted that after flower, the next best-selling category was extracts and concentrates, followed by edibles, which totalled only $31.9

Legalization 105

Legalization Packaging Edibles Retail 105

Cannabis Law Report

MAY 30, 2021

Some also suggested the changes could toss the whole medical marijuana program into jeopardy, ultimately steering up to 72,000 medical marijuana patients away from their caregivers and into licensed pot shops. And though Buchman resigned from the the trade group, he still voiced a desire for legislative change. “I

Patients 105

Patients Retail Cannabis Legislation 105

Veriheal

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Hawaii medical allows for edibles so patients have more options. Hawaii medical patients can now legally access edibles. Medical cannabis has been available in Hawaii for 20 years now, however, the law didn’t allow for medical edibles. . This week in cannabis news, fines are lowered to $1 in Wisconsin for possession.

Edibles 59

Edibles Decriminalization Access Therapy 59

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 29, 2021

With Connecticut being the most recent state to legalize, 38 states now have legislation permitting an adult-consumption and/or medical cannabis program. Infused edibles will account for 9% of sales. Not everyone has dispensaries up and running yet, so this data doesn’t reflect sales in all 38 legal states. . Demographics .

Data 78

Data Dispensary Compliance Compliance 78

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

JUNE 7, 2023

On May 30, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed legislation to legalize recreational use of marijuana for persons 21 years of age and older. The bill legalizes the production and sale of marijuana flower concentrates, topical and edible products, immature cannabis plants and seeds, and hemp-derived THC products.

Recreational 76

Recreational Legalization Marijuana Seed-To-Sale 76

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

At a legislative reception in Juneau on Feb. 22 hosted by the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association, business owners told a group of 50 legislators and staffers the new governor’s plan to dismantle the board is a power grab that will undermine the industry’s input in the rulemaking that governs the commercial cannabis sector.

Digestion 58

Digestion Legislation Cultivation Hemp 58

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 21, 2022

This example is similar to why it was necessary for the Minnesota Legislature to pass a law this legislative session to clarify how hemp is regulated in our state. This law also limits the food products or “edibles” sold in Minnesota at gas stations, convenience stores and CBD shops. Contact me.

Hemp 52

Hemp THC Strains Packaging 52