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Missouri: House Defeats Restrictive Medical Marijuana Legislation
House members rejected a significantly amended version of House Bill 2213, the Missouri Compassionate Care Act, by a 66 to 87 vote on Thursday, April 21st. Members had previously passed the legislation by a 91 to 59 vote on Tuesday, April 19th. As amended, the measure limited the pool of patients eligible for cannabis therapy … Continue reading
Rhode Island: Governor Signs Legislation To Provide PTSD Patients With Medical Marijuana Access
Governor Gina Raimondo has signed legislation, House Bill 7142, to make post-traumatic stress patients eligible for medical cannabis treatment and to accelerate access to those patients in hospice care. Members of both chambers previously overwhelmingly approved the measure. Full text of the bill is available here. The law takes immediate effect. Post traumatic stress patients and those … Continue reading
Rhode Island: Senate Committee Holds Marijuana Legalization Measure For Further Study
A coalition of Rhode Island lawmakers, including a majority of members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have introduced legislation, Senate Bill 2420, to permit the personal cultivation and commercial retail sale of marijuana. Senate Bill 2420, also known as The Marijuana Regulation, Control and Taxation Act, would regulate the commercial production and retail sale of … Continue reading
Holland-Style Marijuana Clubs Coming to America
One of the next frontiers in the political battles for marijuana smokers is the need to provide venues where marijuana smokers can socialize with other marijuana smokers in a marijuana-friendly lounge. Under current laws in Washington, Colorado, Oregon, and the District of Columbia, it is perfectly legal for smokers to possess specified amounts of marijuana, … Continue reading
Florida: Governor Signs Measure To Permit Medical Marijuana Access To Terminally Ill
Governor Rick Scott has signed legislation, House Bill 307, into law to permit medical marijuana access to people diagnosed with terminal illnesses. House members overwhelmingly voted on Thursday, March 3, in favor of the measure. Senate lawmakers approved the bill by a vote of 28 to 11 on Monday, March 7. NORML would like to thank … 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: Medical Marijuana Legislation Tabled
Senate and House legislation to permit qualified patients access to medical cannabis if they have their physician’s authorization was never considered by lawmakers this legislative session. Senate Bill 640 and House Bill 4680 would have permitted qualified patients to engage in marijuana therapy and to cultivate (up to 12 mature plants) and possess (up to six ounces) … 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
California: Medical Marijuana Tax Measure Defeated
Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee have failed to move forward legislation, AB 2243, that sought to impose a new $ 9.75/ounce tax on the cultivation of medical-only marijuana. Both NORML and California NORML opposed this measure, and we thank those of you who took time to contact your elected officials and urged them to … Continue reading