NORML

MARCH 14, 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, HCR 2045, that seeks to arbitrarily cap the potency of cannabis flowers at two percent THC.

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Legislation Access Patients THC 224

NORML

APRIL 15, 2021

The legislation provides an affirmative defense for motorists who test positive for the presence of either THC or its metabolite, but who are not responsible for a traffic accident and who show no evidence of intoxication.

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Legislation Law THC Policy 246

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

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. Click here to email your Representative and urge them to support this important legislation. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR).

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 218

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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Legislation Banking Hemp Compliance 203

NORML

JUNE 4, 2021

Steve Sisolak has signed legislation into law easing marijuana possession penalties for minors and amending the state's per se driving limits for THC. The post Nevada: Governor Signs Legislation Reducing Marijuana Possession Penalties for Minors, Amending Per Se Traffic Safety Limits appeared first on NORML. Democratic Gov.

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Safety Legislation Marijuana THC 214

NORML

APRIL 17, 2019

Brian Kemp signed legislation into law today to facilitate regulations governing the licensed production and distribution of oils and other products containing limited amounts of plant-derived THC. However, the law failed to provide any mechanism for patients to obtain low-THC products from a state-regulated producer or provider.

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Oil THC Law Extraction 195

NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 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 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law.

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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 201

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. Actions to Take.

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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 187

NORML

APRIL 29, 2019

House and Senate lawmakers have approved legislation, House File 732 , to expand the state’s medical cannabis access program. Under existing law , licensed dispensaries may only dispense plant-derived extracts possessing CBD and no more than three percent THC. House Fill 732 eliminates the THC cap. Kim Reynolds.

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Legislation Therapy THC Extraction 165

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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Legislation Decriminalization Access Patients 186

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.

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Legislation Patients Hemp Oil 180

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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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Access 193

NORML

JUNE 28, 2019

Janet Mills on Thursday signed legislation finalizing regulations governing the licensed production and retail sale of cannabis to adults. The regulations impose limits with regard to THC content and the appearance of cannabis-infused edible products. Democratic Gov. Retailers will not be permitted to sell customers more than 2.5

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Retail Legislation Marijuana Concentrates 202

NORML

MARCH 30, 2023

The post Washington: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Barring Pre-Employment Tests for Cannabis appeared first on NORML. “For people using a legal substance — many of them for medical reasons — locking them out of jobs based on a pre-employment test is just plain unfair, and we are putting a stop to it.”

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Legislation Cannabis Legalization THC 241

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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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 188

NORML

JANUARY 30, 2024

The post Washington: House Lawmakers Move To Lift Home Grow Ban, Reject Proposed THC Potency Limits appeared first on NORML. Despite having been one of the first two states to initially legalize the adult use marijuana market, Washington is one of only five legalization states that disallows home cultivation.

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THC Cultivation Legalization Marijuana 262

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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Legislation Compliance Compliance Hemp 192

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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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Compliance 180

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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Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 192

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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Legislation Decriminalization Patients Edibles 158

NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

House and Senate lawmakers have approved legislation, House Bill 324 , to regulate the production and dispensing of low-THC oil extracts to qualified patients. Under the law, low-THC formulations may include oils (in quantities not to exceed 20 fluid ounces), tinctures, or capsules, but may not include THC-infused foods.

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Oil THC Extraction Tincture 148

NORML

JANUARY 19, 2024

The post New Hampshire: Supporters Back Off Efforts to Adopt THC Potency Caps On Medical Cannabis Products, Impose Per Se Driving Limits appeared first on NORML. NORML's Deputy Director Paul Armentano submitted written testimony to the Committee opposing both provisions.

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THC Cannabis Legislation 241

NORML

JANUARY 10, 2020

Welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2020! Legislation has been pre-filed for 2020, House Bill 25 / Senate Bill 242, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Legislation has been pre-filed, House Bill 595 / Senate Bill 962, seeking to protect medical marijuana patients from employment discrimination.

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Legislation Decriminalization Retail Patients 149

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 14, 2021

On July 19, 2021, Governor Kate Brown signed HB 3000 , a comprehensive bill that gives the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) significantly more authority and oversight over the hemp industry – including the production and sale of products containing hemp-derived Delta-8 THC. Has not been demonstrated to contain less than 0.5

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THC Hemp Legislation Cannabinoids 105

The Cannigma

MAY 6, 2021

Delta-8-THC, a close relative of the more famous delta-9-THC, acts in many of the same ways producing a similar high and even some of the same therapeutic effects. What is delta-8-THC. Along with delta-9-THC, delta-8 is one of the few cannabinoids considered to be intoxicating. (El Sound too good to be true?

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THC Cannabinoids Concentrates Hemp 145

CannaMD

JUNE 8, 2022

Specifically, this movement seeks to set caps on the THC content of both medicinal and recreational marijuana products. Vermont has passed legislation limiting THC levels in […].

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THC Legislation Recreational Medicine 111

Medical Marijuana Pages

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

California Hemp New Restrictions on THC Drinks and Gummies. California’s thriving hemp industry is under scrutiny as new regulations on THC-infused drinks and gummies take effect. The legislation, signed into law earlier.

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THC Hemp Legislation Law 109

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 also eliminates limits on THC for medical cannabis used by registry participants. While conservative lawmakers have historically been unfriendly to cannabis legislation in Texas (Lt.

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Legislation Marijuana Decriminalization Conditions 116

CannaMD

MARCH 18, 2021

On March 18, 2021, a Florida bill attempting to cap THC potency levels in medical marijuana at 10% passed through its second sub-committee. CannaMD just returned from meeting with legislators and other leading physician groups in Tallahassee to discuss this very issue – and fortunately, we have plenty of insight and good news to share!

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THC Legislation Patients Marijuana 124

United Patients Group

JANUARY 15, 2023

CBD and THC are two natural substances found in the cannabis plant. Defining CBD and THC. Hemp-derived CBD must have a THC concentration of 0.3 CBD does not give the user the feeling of being “high,” which is commonly associated with marijuana containing higher amounts of THC, over 0.3 %. Depression.

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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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Marijuana Legalization Programs Oil 239

NORML

MARCH 18, 2019

The measure prohibits regulators from placing limits on the percentage of THC or other cannabinoids in therapeutic products and it establishes reciprocity with other states’ medical cannabis programs. Lujan Grisham has announced that she will add the issue to the agenda of the 2020 legislative session. LEGALIZATION.

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Decriminalization Chronic Pain Marijuana Legislation 228

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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Legislation Decriminalization Cultivation Patients 106

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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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

THC-O-acetate (THC-O or tetrahydrocannabinol acetate) is a synthetic cannabinoid said to be more potent and have longer-lasting effects than regular THC. How is THC-O-Acetate made? It’s important to note that THC-O is not a natural, or naturally-derived cannabinoid. What are its report effects?

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THC Cannabinoids Edibles DEA 122

CannaMD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As Florida approaches a pivotal vote on the legalization of recreational marijuana, the state's legislature is advancing a proposal to implement THC potency limits on cannabis products.

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Recreational THC Marijuana Safety 105

Veriheal

JUNE 8, 2023

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the psychoactive compound that is responsible for the “high” associated with marijuana. And while hemp and marijuana are essentially from the same plant, their difference is in their legal status based on the concentration of THC. or less THC and produces no intoxicating effect.

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THC Hemp Packaging Concentrates 105