Tagged With: Legislation
Indiana: Pending Legislation Seeks to Provide Medical Marijuana Access
A Senate lawmaker has reintroduced legislation, SB 255, to regulate marijuana access to qualified patients. The measure, sponsored by Democrat Sen. Karen Tallian, establishes a statewide medical marijuana program to permit qualified patients — including patients with arthritis, migraine, PTSD, and seizures — to legally obtain cannabis products and to engage in cannabis therapy. … Continue reading
South Carolina: Medical Marijuana Legislation Introduced
House legislation is pending to protect qualified patients who obtain cannabis under a physician’s written authorization. House Bill 3128, the Put Patients First Act, permits qualified patients to engage in cannabis therapy and to obtain cannabis from state-licensed dispensaries. Under this act, qualifying patients may possess “up to two ounces of a usable form of … Continue reading
Texas: Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation Introduced
State Senator Jose Menendez has filed Senate Bill 269 to protect qualified patients who consume cannabis and to provide for the state-licensed production and distribution of the plant. SB 269 authorizes the possession, production, and distribution of medical marijuana and marijuana-infused products to qualified patients. Patients would receive cannabis through a network of private dispensaries … 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
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
Pennsylvania: Marijuana Legalization Legislation Introduced
State lawmakers have introduced legislation, SB 528, to permit the adult possession and retail sale of marijuana. The measure permits adults to privately possess marijuana without penalty and to cultivate up to six plants (no more than three mature) for non-commercial purposes. Not-for-profit transactions involving small quantities of marijuana are also permitted. SB 528 also … Continue reading
Washington: Legislation to Permit Home Cultivation Fails To Garner Support
Lawmakers have failed to consider legislation that would allow adults to legally cultivate personal use amounts of marijuana this legislative session. House Bill 2629, the Adult Home Grow & Criminal Reduction Bill sought to permit adults to grow a limited number of marijuana plants for personal use. Members of the House Committee on Commerce and … Continue reading
Wisconsin: Lawmakers Fail To Act On Legislation To Regulate Marijuana
Lawmakers have failed to act on legislation, Assembly Bill 224, to legalize and regulate the adult possession and use of marijuana in Wisconsin. Full text of the bill is here. Annually, state and local police make some 16,000 marijuana possession arrests. The state ranks 19th in the nation in per capita marijuana possession arrests. Under state law, … Continue reading
Delaware: Senate Leader To Introduce Marijuana Legalization Legislation In 2017
Senate Majority Whip Margaret Rose Henry intends to introduce legislation in the 2017 legislative session that legalizes and regulates the adult use and retail sale of marijuana. The soon-to-be sponsor and author of the state’s medical marijuana legislation said at a recent Medical Marijuana Act Oversight Committee meeting, “Education is suffering. Revenue from legalizing marijuana could … Continue reading
