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Florida: Lawmakers Table Hemp Measures
House and Senate legislation, HB 271 and SB 554, that sought to redefine industrial hemp as an agricultural crop and establish licensing regulations to allow for the plant’s cultivation died in committee this legislative session. Hemp is a distinct variety of the plant species cannabis sativa L. that contains minimal amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive … Continue reading
Hawaii: Lawmakers Fail To Act On Legislation To Restrict Home Cultivation
House lawmakers took no action on legislation that sought to eliminate patients’ longstanding rights to cultivate medical marijuana. House Bill 1680 sought to repeal patients’ legal authority to cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis. The legislation was not heard in time for the filing deadline and therefore will no longer be considered by lawmakers during this … Continue reading
Illinois: Lawmakers Fail To Act On Measure Seeking To Provide PTSD Patients With Medical Marijuana Access
This legislative session, lawmakers failed to consider legislation, HB 6199, to make post-traumatic stress patients eligible for medical cannabis treatment and to protect patient’s 2nd Amendment rights. The bill sought to amend the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act so that the definition of a ‘debilitating medical condition’ includes post traumatic stress. It … Continue reading
Connecticut: Lawmakers Table Measures To Regulate Cannabis Possession and Commerce
Two separate House bills were introduced this session to regulate the personal use and retail sale of marijuana by adults. Proposed Bill 5209, reintroduced by Rep. Juan Candelaria and colleagues, sought to establish regulations regarding the adult possession, licensed production and sale of cannabis. A separate, more detailed measure, proposed bill 5236, similarly sought to permit … Continue reading
Georgia: Lawmakers Take No Action On House Bill That Seeks to Amend Minor Marijuana Possession Penalties
House lawmakers did not take action on House Bill 1046, legislation to amend state law so that minor marijuana offenders no longer face jail time, prior to a legislative deadline and therefore the legislation has been tabled for the remainder of this session. If approved, the legislation would have made the first time possession of … Continue reading
Wyoming: House Lawmakers Take No Action On Legislation to Criminalize Marijuana Edibles
House lawmakers have failed to act on Senate File 96, which sought to enhance certain marijuana possession penalties, prior to a legislative deadline — thus tabling the bill for this session. NORML thanks those of you who took time to contact your elected officials and urged them to reject this measure. However, although the bill … Continue reading
West Virginia: Lawmakers Fail To Act On Marijuana Depenalization Measure
Lawmakers failed to take action on House Bill 4712 before the legislative session came to an end. The legislation sought to depenalize marijuana possession offenses. If enacted the legislation would have removed marijuana from the list of schedule I drugs according to the West Virginia state schedule of controlled substances and removed all state criminal and civil penalties … Continue reading
Maine: Lawmakers Fail To Pass Bill To Impose Presumptive THC Impairment Standards
Legislation to impose presumptive impairment standards in cases where low levels of THC is detected in the blood, LD 1628, has died after lawmakers in the House and Senate failed reach concurrence on the bill’s amended language. The measure stated that the detection of 5 ng/ml or more of THC in a driver’s blood “gives … Continue reading
Kentucky: Lawmakers Fail To Consider Medical Cannabis Legislation
Senate and House lawmakers have failed to take action on legislation to protect qualified patients who consume cannabis under a physician’s written authorization. The 2016 legislative session has now come to a close. The proposed House measure, House Bill 584, would have permitted qualified patients to possess a 90-day supply of usable cannabis for therapeutic … Continue reading
