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Feb 04, 2022

House Advances SAFE Banking Act as Part of the America COMPETES Act

This vote marks the sixth time that members of the House have advanced SAFE Banking to the Upper Chamber either as an amendment or as a stand-alone piece of legislation. The post House Advances SAFE Banking Act as Part of the America COMPETES Act appeared...

Feb 03, 2022

Utah: Lawmakers Advance Bill to Governor's Desk Protecting State Employees From Workplace Discrimination for Medical Cannabis Use

"This legislation is consistent with the laws of a growing number of jurisdictions that recognize that off-hours cannabis use poses no legitimate threat to either workplace safety or productivity. Tens of millions of Americans consume cannabis responsibly...

Feb 02, 2022

Minnesota: Patients' Access to Herbal Cannabis Products Begins March 1

NORML has long opined that patients must have access to cannabis flowers, stating: "Orally administered non-herbal forms of cannabis possess delayed onset and their effects are far less predictable than those of herbal cannabis. The post Minnesota: Patien...

Feb 02, 2022

South Dakota: Lawmakers Reject Legislative Efforts to Restrict Medical Cannabis Access

State lawmakers have rejected a series of legislative proposals that sought to curtail how and where patients could access and use medical cannabis. The post South Dakota: Lawmakers Reject Legislative Efforts to Restrict Medical Cannabis Access appeared f...

Feb 02, 2022

Mississippi Becomes 37th State to Provide Medical Cannabis Access

"Marijuana access is long overdue for Mississippi's patients," NORML's State Policies Manager Jax James said. "The overwhelming majority of voters decided in favor of this policy change over a year ago, and for the past 14 months the will of the people ha...

Jan 31, 2022

Ohio: Activists Place Adult-Use Marijuana Initiative Before Lawmakers

"We are ready and eager to work with Ohio legislators over the next four months to legalize the adult use of marijuana in Ohio," CTRMLA spokesman Tom Haren said in a press release. "We are also fully prepared to collect additional signatures and take this...

Jan 28, 2022

State Policy Weekly Update 1/28/2022

Here is NORML's weekly update on pending state legislation in Washington, Virginia, Utah, Tennessee, South Dakota, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas, Illinois, Hawaii, and Delaware. The post State Policy Weekly Update 1/28/2022 appeared first on...

Jan 26, 2022

Mississippi: Lawmakers Advance Medical Cannabis Access Bill to Governor's Desk

The bill now goes to the desk of Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, who has repeatedly threatened to veto the measure. However, the Act has ample support from lawmakers to override a veto. The post Mississippi: Lawmakers Advance Medical Cannabis Access Bill to ...

Jan 25, 2022

South Dakota: House Lawmakers Move to Repeal Citizen-Initiated Home Cultivation Rights

This vote is the latest of many actions taken by lawmakers to undue voters' actions on Election Day, when they approved a pair of ballot initiatives legalizing marijuana for both medical and adult-use purposes. The post South Dakota: House Lawmakers Move...

Jan 24, 2022

New York: Regulators Expand Medical Cannabis Eligibility to Include "Any” Patient for Whom a Practitioner Believes Will Benefit From It

"A patient's treatment options should not be limited by the government, but rather should be determined in confidence between a patient and their doctor. Doctors should be fully empowered to decide what treatment options are best -- free from political in...

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