Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
This week, officials with the Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board issued their first-ever permits to retailers who wish to allow customers to consume cannabis on the premises.
Missouri state regulators began issuing the first of nearly 200 licenses to medical cannabis providers. Licensed ...
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Written by greenmachine on January 25th, 2020
Written by greenmachine on January 24th, 2020
Marijuana consumption sites are coming to Alaska.
This week, officials with the Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board issued their first-ever permits to retailers who wish to allow customers to consume cannabis on the premises.
While a handful of cities in other states — such as West Hollywood, California and Springfield, Illinois — ...
Written by greenmachine on January 24th, 2020
State regulators have begun issuing the first of nearly 200 licenses to medical cannabis providers.
This week, officials with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services began the process of confirming applicants. Under the law, which voters approved in 2018, regulators must license a minimum of 24 dispensaries in each ...
Written by greenmachine on January 19th, 2020
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.”
This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana ...
Written by greenmachine on January 16th, 2020
Federal prosecutions for marijuana-related crimes fell significantly from September 30, 2018 to September 30, 2019, according to a recently released report from Supreme Court Justice John Roberts.
The 2019 end-of-year report finds that the number of federal defendants charged with cannabis-associated crimes declined by 28 percent. By contrast, total filings for ...
Written by greenmachine on January 15th, 2020
Members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a legislative hearing, “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade,” during which they considered multiple legislative bills aimed at amending federal cannabis laws. This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee have debated issues ...
Written by greenmachine on January 14th, 2020
The New Jersey Superior Court has affirmed that an employee is eligible to have his medical marijuana costs reimbursed by his employer.
Justices rejected the contention that cannabis is ineligible for reimbursement under the state’s workers’ compensation laws because it is illegal federally, opining, “Because we conclude the order does not ...
Written by greenmachine on January 13th, 2020
This Wednesday, January 15th, at 10 am EST, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy ...
Written by greenmachine on January 9th, 2020
2019 was a record year for marijuana reform, with more NORML chapters holding lobby days than ever before. With the 2020 legislative session already in full swing in many states, NORML chapters across the country are organizing lobby days to advocate for sensible reform policies in their state. Here’s what’s ...
Written by greenmachine on January 8th, 2020
A proposed measure legalizing medical cannabis access in Mississippi has qualified for the 2020 ballot.
Mississippi’s Secretary of State’s Office notified lawmakers on Tuesday that petitioners, Mississippians for Compassionate Care, had gathered a sufficient number of signatures to place Measure 65 before voters this November.
The proposed constitutional amendment establishes a ...
