New Hampshire House lawmakers today approved legislation, House Bill 1648, eliminating criminal and civil penalties for activities involving possession and home cultivation of personal use quantities of cannabis.
Legislators passed the bill by a veto-proof majority, voting 236 to 112 in favor of it. The legislation now awaits action by the ...
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Written by greenmachine on February 20th, 2020
Written by greenmachine on February 19th, 2020
Jobs in the state-licensed cannabis industry rose 15 percent during the past 12 months, and the industry now employs over 243,000 full-time workers, according to data compiled by Leafly.com.
According to its 2020 report, the regulated cannabis industry added 33,700 new jobs over the past year. States adding the greater number ...
Written by greenmachine on February 18th, 2020
It’s been three years and counting but President Trump is once again threatening to derail the progress we’ve made in reforming marijuana laws across this country. The latest offense is his recently released 2021 federal budget proposes slashing all legal protection for state medical marijuana programs and potentially jeopardizing the ...
Written by greenmachine on February 15th, 2020
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
The legalization effort in New Mexico was killed as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-4 to table the bill this week.
New Approach Montana, the campaign committee behind a marijuana legalization ballot initiative in the state, submitted a revised proposal to the ...
Written by greenmachine on February 12th, 2020
House and Senate lawmakers have passed legislation decriminalizing minor marijuana possession offenses.
House Bill 972, which passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 64 to 34, reduces penalties for offenses involving the possession of up to a half ounce of marijuana to a civil violation – punishable by ...
Written by greenmachine on February 11th, 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 February 11th, 2020
The enactment of state-specific medical cannabis access laws is associated with a decline in workers’ compensation claims, according to data published in the journal Health Economics.
A team of researchers affiliated with Temple University in Pennsylvania and the University of Cincinnati in Ohio assessed the relationship between medical marijuana legalization laws ...
Written by greenmachine on February 11th, 2020
As President Trump travels around the nation to his various reelection rallies, a giant banner with the slogan “Promises Made, Promises Kept” is always displayed prominently behind him. A quick review of a 2016 radio interview provides even more evidence that this is not true.
Today, as part of his fiscal ...
Written by greenmachine on February 8th, 2020
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
Members of the Las Cruces, New Mexico City Council approved a resolution supporting statewide marijuana legalization, as the legislature considers proposals to regulate the substance in the state.
Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s ...
Written by greenmachine on February 7th, 2020
Senate lawmakers have passed legislation, SB 420, permitting state-authorized patients to home cultivate cannabis for their own personal use.
Under the proposed measure, patients registered with the state’s medical cannabis access program would be permitted to grow up to three mature cannabis plants at home. Currently, qualified patients are only permitted ...
