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Delaware: Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Expansion Measure
Governor Jack Markell has signed legislation into law permitting terminally ill patients to access medical cannabis. House Bill 400 (aka ‘Bob’s bill’) permits physicians to recommend cannabis therapy to terminally ill adults. It also permits those under 18 to access CBD products if they are suffering from “pain, anxiety, or depression” related to a terminal illness. The … Continue reading
Maryland: Marijuana Legalization Legislation Tabled
Maryland lawmakers have failed to act on HB 1580, the Marijuana Control Act of 2016, before the state’s legislative session came to a close for the year. The legislation would have regulated the commercial cultivation and retail sale of marijuana to adults over the age of 21. Adults would have been allowed to purchase and possess … Continue reading
Appeals Court: State-Sanctioned Marijuana Users Not Afforded Second Amendment Rights
Justices for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of a 1968 federal law prohibiting the sale of firearms to any “unlawful user” of a federally controlled substance. Justices determined that state-registered medical marijuana patients are forbidden from purchasing firearms because cannabis remains classified as a Schedule I substance under federal law. … Continue reading
America Can Learn A Lot From Portugal’s Drug Policy
Since 1996, when California voters approved the medical use of marijuana, most of the high-profile political progress that has been made towards legalizing marijuana has been made in the United States. And starting with Colorado and Washington, all of the full legalization experiments have been homegrown. But that does not mean we should not be … Continue reading
Alabama: Lawmakers Fail To Act On Marijuana Decriminalization Measure
This legislative session, members of the House Judiciary Committee failed to consider House Bill 257, legislation to amend state law so that first time offenders of one ounce or less of marijuana face a civil fine, no arrest and no criminal record. Current law defines the personal possession of marijuana as a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by … Continue reading
Tennessee: Legislation To Offer Citation Instead of Arrest Fails To Garner Support Before Session Ends
Lawmakers failed to pass legislation this legislative session that would have placed a referendum before voters this November to provide local law enforcement the option of citing rather than arresting adults who are caught in possession of one ounce or less of marijuana. House Bill 2310 was approved by members of the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee on … Continue reading
Oregon: Governor Signs Measure Allowing Retail Sale of Marijuana Extracts and Edibles
Governor Kate Brown has signed legislation, Senate Bill 1511, allowing adults 21 and older to immediately become eligible to purchase marijuana extracts and marijuana infused edibles from Oregon dispensaries. In 2014, residents in Oregon voted to legalize the adult use and retail sale of herbal marijuana. Senate Bill 1511 legally permits adults to also purchase … Continue reading