Tagged With: Eliminate
Vermont: Measure Pending To Eliminate Adult Use Marijuana Penalties
Legislation is pending in the House, H. 170, to eliminate civil and criminal penalties specific to the possession and cultivation of personal use quantities of marijuana by adults. If passed, the measure would legalize the possession of up to 2 ounces of marijuana, up to ten grams of hashish, and/or the cultivation of two marijuana … Continue reading
South Dakota: Legislation Pending to Eliminate Internal Possession Offenses
More than a dozen lawmakers are backing legislation, Senate Bill 129, to eradicate the state’s marijuana possession by ingestion law. Under the law, one can be charged with a felony drug offense if their past use of a marijuana shows up on a blood or urine test. In the case of cannabis, byproducts of THC … Continue reading
Maine Becomes Eighth State to Eliminate Marijuana Possession Penalties
Maine has become the eighth state to eliminate criminal penalties specific to the adult possession and personal use of cannabis. Language in Question 1: the Marijuana Legalization Act, specific to the private possession and cultivation of marijuana by adults took effect today. It permits adults who are not participating in the state’s existing medical cannabis … Continue reading
New York: Legislation Pending to Eliminate ‘Public View’ Marijuana Possession Arrests
Legislation has been pre-filed for the 2017 legislative session to eliminate the ‘public view’ loophole exception in New York state’s marijuana law. Abuse of this provision has led to hundreds of thousands of needless marijuana arrests in recent years, primarily in New York City, despite the possession of the plant being decriminalized in the state … 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: Members Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate DEA Marijuana Eradication Program
Congressmen Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Justin Amash (R-MI) have introduced legislation, HR 3518, to eliminate the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program. The DEA program distributes funds to state and local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of locating and destroying marijuana cultivation sites. HR 3518 reads, “[B]eginning in fiscal year 2015, and for each fiscal year … Continue reading
Georgia: Bill Introduced To Eliminate Marijuana Possession Felonies
Legislation has been pre-filed for the 2016 legislative session to eliminate felony marijuana possession laws. Senate Bill 254 amends the state criminal code so that no marijuana possession offense may any longer be classified as a felony. Nearly a dozen states have similar laws. Under state law, any marijuana possession offense involving more than one ounce of … Continue reading
