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8 Jun 2018

Louisiana Medical Marijuana Expansion Laws Take Effect

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Louisiana Medical Marijuana Expansion Laws Take Effect | NORML

BATON ROUGE, LA — Louisiana patients suffering from intractable pain, post-traumatic stress, and other medical conditions are now eligible to receive medical cannabis access under newly enacted legislation. House Bill 627 expands the pool of patients eligible to receive cannabis therapy to include those with symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, such as self-injuring behavior or an inability […]

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6 Jun 2018

Maryland Cannabis Policy Coalition Releases General Assembly Voter Guide, Grades Candidates’ Marijuana Policy Positions Ahead of June Primary

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Maryland Cannabis Policy Coalition Releases General Assembly Voter Guide, Grades Candidates’ Marijuana Policy Positions Ahead of June Primary | Marijuana Policy Project

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Cannabis Policy Coalition released a General Assembly voter guide Thursday that documents and grades candidates’ positions on cannabis policy. The release comes exactly two weeks before early voting begins in the 2018 primary election (June 14). In March, the Marijuana Policy Project released a separate guide to the Democratic gubernatorial primary candidates. The General Assembly voter guide is based on […]

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3 Jun 2018

DEA: Marijuana Seizures Fell Nearly 40 Percent In 2017

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DEA: Marijuana Seizures Fell Nearly 40 Percent In 2017 | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — Seizures of indoor and outdoor cannabis crops in the United States fell nearly 40 percent between 2016 and 2017, according to annual data compiled by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. According to figures published in the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report, the agency and its law enforcement partners confiscated an estimated 3.38 million marijuana […]

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2 Jun 2018

Florida Court Rules Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban is Unconstitutional

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Florida Court Rules Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban is Unconstitutional | NORML

TALLAHASSEE, FL — A Florida Circuit Court judge has ruled that a legislatively enacted ban on the smoking of medical cannabis by qualified patients is unconstitutional. State lawmakers in 2017 passed Senate Bill 8A – which sought to amend provisions in Amendment 2, a voter initiated constitutional amendment permitting the use and distribution of marijuana for medical purposes. […]

Florida Court Rules Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban is Unconstitutional | The Daily Chronic

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31 May 2018

Utah Medical Marijuana Initiative Certified for 2018 Ballot

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Utah Medical Marijuana Initiative Certified for 2018 Ballot | Paul Armentano

State regulators in Utah today certified a voter-initiated medical cannabis access measure for the 2018 ballot. Officials announced that proponents gathered nearly 154,000 validated initiative signatures from registered voters — far exceeding the total necessary to place the measure before a statewide vote. The Utah Medical Cannabis Act permits qualified patients to obtain either herbal cannabis or cannabis-infused products […]

Utah Medical Marijuana Initiative Certified for 2018 Ballot | The Daily Chronic

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24 May 2018

The FDA Wants to Hear From You About Marijuana Scheduling

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The FDA Wants to Hear From You About Marijuana Scheduling | NORML

This year, the United Nations World Health Organization is due to review the current international classification of marijuana, THC, cannabidiol, and other related compounds and preparations this year. In the lead-up, the WHO is asking member nations submit feedback, of which no nation is more influential than the United States. Between now and April 23rd, the U.S. […]

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23 May 2018

Four Ways Using Even Legal Marijuana Makes You a Second Class Citizen

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Four Ways Using Even Legal Marijuana Makes You a Second Class Citizen | Phillip Smith

Marijuana is now legal in nine states constituting about one-fifth of the US population, and medical marijuana is recognized in a total of 29 states. That means people in those states can possess and use marijuana without fear of criminal prosecutions (if they have a doctor’s recommendation in the medical marijuana-only states). But even in […]

Four Ways Using Even Legal Marijuana Makes You a Second Class Citizen | The Daily Chronic

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22 May 2018

Ex-House Speaker Signs on With Marijuana Industry Leader

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Ex-House Speaker Signs on With Marijuana Industry Leader | NORML

It has been announced that former Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, along with former Republican Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld, have joined the Board of Advisors for Acreage Holdings, a multi-state corporation operating in the medical and recreational marijuana space. The company holds licenses for dozens of cannabis businesses in the United States. […]

Ex-House Speaker Signs on With Marijuana Industry Leader | The Daily Chronic

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21 May 2018

Albuquerque, N.M. Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession

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Albuquerque, N.M. Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession | Drug Policy Alliance

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller has has signed into law an ordinance removing criminal sanctions pertaining to possession of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia from the city’s municipal codes. The new city ordinance makes one ounce or less of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia a civil infraction with a fine of $ 25. A […]

Albuquerque, N.M. Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession | The Daily Chronic

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19 May 2018

New Orleans: Marijuana Arrests Plummet Post-Decriminalization

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New Orleans: Marijuana Arrests Plummet Post-Decriminalization | NORML

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Minor marijuana possession arrests have plunged in the city of New Orleans following the adoption of a municipal ordinance one year ago that called for fining rather than arresting low-level offenders. According to citywide data, just one percent of encounters between police and someone accused of possessing marijuana resulted in an arrest between June […]

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