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Texas: Legislature to Grapple with Affirmative Defense Bill
HB 2200, will provide an affirmative defense regarding medical cannabis that would protect patients, caregivers, and doctors. Affirmative defense establishes a basic set of facts surrounding marijuana possession cases. If someone with a qualifying medical condition is caught possessing marijuana, an affirmative defense for the individual would likely result in a more lenient punishment. This … Continue reading
Louisiana: Bill Introduced to Provide Explicit Legal Protections for Medical Cannabis Recipients
SB 35, introduced by Sen. Yvonne Colomb, provides explicit exemptions from arrest and prosecution for persons lawfully in possession of medical marijuana. Presently, state regulators are finalizing rules and regulations governing its nascent medical cannabis program, which seeks to permit the production, dispensing, and use of non-herbal preparations of cannabis for qualified patients. Passage of … Continue reading
Hawaii: Medical Cannabis Expansion Bill Moving Forward
Legislation to expand Hawaii’s medical cannabis program has passed both legislative chambers. The bill, HB 1488, has passed both the House and Senate. Senate changes to the bill must now be approved by members of the House before it can be sent to the Governor. The bill expands the number of qualifying conditions eligible to … Continue reading
Colorado: New Bill To Thwart The Federal Government
Update: The bill passed 4-1 committee in the Republican Senate State officials in Colorado are considering legislation, SB 192, to protect the state’s adult use marijuana industry in case of a potential federal crackdown. The bill would permit adult use growers and sellers to instantly reclassify their recreational marijuana inventory as medical marijuana “based on a … Continue reading
Colorado: New Bill To Thwart The Federal Government
Update: The bill passed 4-1 committee in the Republican Senate State officials in Colorado are considering legislation, SB 192, to protect the state’s adult use marijuana industry in case of a potential federal crackdown. The bill would permit adult use growers and sellers to instantly reclassify their recreational marijuana inventory as medical marijuana “based on a … Continue reading
New Hampshire: Patient Cultivation Bill Pending
Update: Members of the House of Representatives have passed HB 472. It now awaits action by the Senate. House legislation is pending, HB 472, to permit qualified patients to cultivate their own medicine. Under present law, qualified patients must purchase cannabis from one of a handful of state-licensed dispensaries. House Bill 472 allows patients to … Continue reading
Missouri: Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced
Legislation has been introduced in the House, HB 1095, to legalize the adult use of marijuana and to regulate the commercial cannabis market. The measure permits adults to legally possess up to 35 grams of marijuana and/or to cultivate up to six marijuana plants. Adults may legally possess the total yield from those plants. Additional … Continue reading
Iowa: Bill Pending to Reduce Marijuana Possession Penalties
Update: Members of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee passed the measure to the full Committee on February 28. Senate legislation is pending, SF 280, to reduce minor marijuana possession penalties involving the possession of five grams of marijuana or less. If passed, the measure would classify first time offenses from a serious misdemeanor, punishable by up … Continue reading
