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Massachusetts: City Of Worcester commission looks at decriminalizing psychedelics, although vote won’t change state law

Cannabis Law Report

While their votes don’t change state law , the city councils’ decisions make it the lowest priority for police officers to enforce laws related to entheogenic plants or advise that no city official should use public resources to enforce the laws.

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Bipartisan Bill To Protect Employment Rights

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Therefore, federal employees can be denied employment or terminated due to testing positive for marijuana metabolites, even if their use is in compliance with state law. “For federal employees complying with state cannabis law, they shouldn’t have to choose between a proven treatment and their job.”

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Class actions against CBD companies proliferate under federal and state law

Cannabis Law Report

Consumer products law blog. Class actions against CBD companies proliferate under federal and state law. Class actions against CBD companies proliferate under federal and state law. Plaintiffs filed two [2] of these lawsuits in California, with one involving a company that received an FDA warning letter.

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Foolproof Way to Get Your Florida Medical Marijuana Recommendation and Card

FloridaMarijuana.net

On Nov 8th, 2016 the state of Florida legalized the use of medical marijuana, though it didn’t go into effect until March of 2017; the endorsement to the use of medical cannabis opened the doors to an alternative treatment for many different conditions. FM: How do you determine what treatment the patient may qualify for?

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Cases Seeking Workers’ Comp for Medical Marijuana

Cannabis Law Report

They requested reimbursement for the cost of that treatment from their employers pursuant to Minn. 1 (2020) , a Minnesota state law that requires employers to furnish medical treatment as may reasonably be required to treat a work-related injury. 176.135, subd. Musta and Bierbach appealed the decision to the U.S.

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Ohio cannabis legalization measure gets boost as AG OK’s language for law

Cannabis Law Report

A 10% tax on marijuana sales would go to funding jobs, addiction treatment and community support for areas with marijuana businesses. The proposal would change state law but not the state constitution.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/7/20

NORML

House Bill 330 adds chronic pain associated with fibromyalgia to the set of conditions qualifying a patient for treatment with medical marijuana. House Bill 2674 prohibits employers from terminating, disciplining, or refusing to hire an employee for state-lawful medical cannabis use off the job. LA resident? MO resident?