Industrial Hemp Legislation
Federal: Members Of Congress Move To Exclude Hemp From the Controlled Substances Act
Members of Congress have reintroduced legislation to amend the federal Controlled Substances Act to exclude industrial hemp. House Bill 525 has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The measure has 49 co-sponsors. The measure has 49 co-sponsors. Senate companion legislation, S. 134, is also pending. If … Continue reading
New York: Lawmakers Fail To Consider Legalization Measures
Lawmakers failed to take action on the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which would have legalized the drug for people over the age of 21. S 1747 and it’s counterpart A 3089, sought to regulate the commercial cultivation and retail sale of marijuana to adults over the age of 21. It also would have permitted the … Continue reading
South Carolina: Medical Marijuana Legislation Tabled
The House Judiciary Committee failed to hold a vote for House Bill 3140, the Put Patients First Act. This Act would have permitted qualified patients to engage in cannabis therapy and to obtain cannabis from licensed dispensaries. Although this legislation was pre-filed in December, lawmakers never moved on the bill during the 2015 legislative session. … Continue reading
New Mexico: Senate Resolution To Regulate Marijuana Tabled
Lawmakers have failed to act on legislation, Senate Joint Resolution 2, which sought to permit the personal cultivation and retail sale of marijuana. Members of the Senate Rules Committee voted in February to pass the measure. It was then assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which failed to take further action on the measure prior … Continue reading
Illinois: Measure Seeks to Eliminate Marijuana Possession Penalties
Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation to permit adults to legally possess and cultivate personal use amounts of marijuana. Senate Bill 753 amends the criminal code to remove criminal and civil penalties specific to the possession of up to 30 grams of cannabis and/or the cultivation of up to five plants by those age 21 or … Continue reading
Federal: Support the Veterans Equal Access Act
A bipartisan coalition of nine House lawmakers has introduced legislation, House Resolution 667: The Veterans Equal Access Act, to permit Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers “to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in state marijuana programs.” Passage of this act would allow VA doctors to recommend cannabis therapy to veterans in states … Continue reading
Texas: Lawmakers Pre-File Marijuana Decriminalization Legislation
Legislation has been pre-filed for the 2017 legislative session to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. House Bill 81, filed by Representative Joe Moody and cosponsored by Representative Jason Isaac, seeks to amend state law so that possessing up to one ounce of marijuana is a civil violation, punishable by a fine – … Continue reading
Massachusetts: Lawmakers Fail To Act On Marijuana Legalization Measure
Lawmakers failed to take action on legislation, H. 1561: The Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act of 2016, to permit the personal possession, cultivation and retail sale of marijuana to adults. The measure would have also permitted home cultivation of the plant for non-commercial purposes. A coalition of more than a dozen bipartisan Massachusetts lawmakers introduced the Act … Continue reading
Michigan: Governor Signs Measures Regulating Medical Cannabis Dispensing
Governor Rick Snyder has signed a package of legislation — HB 4209, HB 4210, HB 4827, SB 141, and SB 1014 — into law regulating the retail sale of medical cannabis and cannabis-infused products. The measures are ordered to take immediate effect. The measures seek to clarify and expand various aspects of the state’s medical cannabis law. … Continue reading
Michigan: Marijuana Decriminalization Measures Pending
Newly introduced legislation, Senate Joint Resolution 0, seeks to ask voters in an upcoming election whether to remove criminal and civil penalties for marijuana possession. If enacted, passage of the measure would make marijuana possession laws void. Senate lawmakers are also considering more conventional legislation, Senate Bill 80, to decriminalize minor marijuana possession offenses, replacing … Continue reading
