New York Governor to Support Marijuana Legalization Bill in 2019 | NORML
ALBANY, NY — A spokesperson for Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that creating a framework for legalizing adult marijuana use is among the administration’s 2019 legislative priorities. “The goal of this administration is to create a model program for regulated adult-use marijuana – and we determined the best way to do that was to ensure our […]
New York Governor to Support Marijuana Legalization Bill in 2019 | The Daily Chronic
CNMI Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes, Heads to Governor | Marijuana Policy Project
The Northern Marianas’ Commonwealth Legislature has approved a bill to legalize and regulate marijuana for adult and medical use. House Bill 20-178, titled the Taulamwaar Sensible CNMI Cannabis Act of 2018, will now be sent to Gov. Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres for his consideration. The Senate approved the bill 6-0-2 on Thursday, and it was approved […]
CNMI Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes, Heads to Governor | The Daily Chronic
Delaware Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Bill Into Law | Paul Armentano
Delaware’s Democrat Governor John Carney signed legislation into law today vacating past marijuana convictions. Senate Bill 197, which took immediate effect, “provides mandatory expungement eligibility to individuals who were convicted of the possession [of one ounce or less], use or consumption of marijuana prior to Delaware’s decriminalization of these offenses.” State lawmakers in 2015 enacted legislation reducing the possession […]
Delaware Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Bill Into Law | The Daily Chronic
Oklahoma Governor Signs Restrictive Changes to Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana Law | NORML
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Mary Fallin on Wednesday signed into law emergency regulations amending State Question 788 — the state’s voter-initiated medical marijuana access law. The changes, approved Tuesday in a 5 to 4 vote by directors at the Department of Health, seek to severely limit patients’ access to a wide range of cannabis products. Specifically, the new provisions prohibit the […]
Oklahoma Governor Signs Restrictive Changes to Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana Law | The Daily Chronic
Pennsylvania Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Research Bill | NORML
HARRISBURG, PA — Democrat Governor Tom Wolf has signed legislation into law to facilitate state-sponsored medical cannabis research. The amended law, House Bill 2477, states: “It is the intention of the General Assembly to create a mechanism whereby this Commonwealth’s medical schools and hospitals may provide advice to grower/processors and dispensaries in the areas of patient health and safety, […]
Pennsylvania Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Research Bill | The Daily Chronic
Utah Governor Signs Several Marijuana-Related Bills Into Law | NORML
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Utah’s Republican governor, Gary Herbert, has signed a series of bills to facilitate access and research to cannabis and cannabis-related products. House Bill 195 provides patients with no more than six-months to live the legal option to access cannabis-infused products. Under the law, patients with a physician’s recommendation may legally possess up to a […]
Utah Governor Signs Several Marijuana-Related Bills Into Law | The Daily Chronic
Massachusetts Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Provision Into Law | NORML
BOSTON, MA — Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker has signed legislation into law that includes a provision expunging the criminal records of those convicted of certain prior marijuana offenses. Language in Senate Bill 2371 states, “[A] court may order the expungement of a record created as a result of a criminal court appearance … if the court determines based […]
Massachusetts Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Provision Into Law | The Daily Chronic
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Announces Expansion of State Medicinal Marijuana Program | Drug Policy Alliance
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced steps to expand New Jersey’s long-stalled Medicinal Marijuana Program. The Governor acted quickly after taking office, issuing an executive order mandating the Department of Health to review the program and make recommendations for improvement. The announcement today is the result of this executive order. The changes […]
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Announces Expansion of State Medicinal Marijuana Program | The Daily Chronic
New Jersey Governor Expands Medical Marijuana Program | Justin Strekal
TRENTON, NJ — In his ongoing effort to expand the Garden State’s medical marijuana program to be more patient-oriented, Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) has made dramatic changes to the state’s regulatory program. We will begin the elimination of the requirement that doctors prescribing medical marijuana appear on a public registry, and transition to an optional listing […]
New Jersey Governor Expands Medical Marijuana Program | The Daily Chronic
New Jersey Governor Moves Forward with Medical Marijuana Reforms | NORML
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced a package of reforms to expand patients’ access to medical cannabis products. Among the reforms taking immediate effect: Patients diagnosed with the following conditions – anxiety, migraine, Tourette’s syndrome, and chronic and/or visceral pain – are now eligible for cannabis therapy. Physicians will no longer be mandated to […]
New Jersey Governor Moves Forward with Medical Marijuana Reforms | The Daily Chronic