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Arizona Advances Bill To Make Medical Cannabis Available to Patients with PTSD, Autism

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23
Mar

A bill that would expand the list of qualifying conditions for medical cannabis and lower the cost of the treatment was approved by lawmakers in Arizona.  The bill, SB 1466, was approved on Monday by a legislative committee. If it were to become law, the measure would result in a host of changes to the […]

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Kansas Senate Panel Tables Medical Cannabis Legalization Bill

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21
Mar

A Kansas state Senate committee on Thursday voted to table a bill to legalize medical marijuana, likely killing the measure for the remainder of the year. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee voted to table the measure, Senate Bill 135, after hearing from advocates on both sides of the issue at a pair of […]

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Kentucky Senate Passes Medical Pot Legalization Bill

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20
Mar

The Kentucky Senate on Thursday passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana after years of work by lawmakers and activists. The Senate approved the measure, Senate Bill 47, by a bipartisan vote of 26-11. The legislation will now head to the state House of Representatives, where similar bills to legalize medical marijuana were passed twice […]

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Cannabis Expungement Law Takes Effect in D.C.

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17
Mar

The measure that was approved by the Council of the District of Columbia late last year mandates an “automatic sealing for non-dangerous, non-convictions as well as shorten the waiting periods before a person is eligible to seal their record,” and “would also expand the eligibility of who can seal their record.” The bill was signed by […]

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Inflated THC Levels, Price Gouging Would Be Banned Under California Bill

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17
Mar

Enormous pressure to maximize THC levels falls upon cultivators, manufacturers, and labs. And when THC levels are inflated, it creates unrealistic expectations for higher numbers, and it erodes trust in the integrity of the industry.  One California lawmaker has a solution. On March 15, Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) introduced Assembly Bill 1610, which he […]

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Decriminalization, Laws, magic mushrooms, MDMA, News, Phil Scott, possession, Psilocybin, Psychedelics, Vermont

Vermont Lawmakers File Several Bills To Legalize Psychedelics, Other Drugs

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16
Mar

Lawmakers in Vermont have introduced several bills aimed at making sweeping changes to the state’s drug laws.  The website Psychedelic Spotlight has a primer on the four separate pieces of legislation that would “decriminalize simple possession of all drugs, expand harm reduction services, remove criminal penalties for using and selling psilocybin and decriminalize certain psychedelic […]

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UN Issues ‘Warning’ to U.S. Over Adult-Use State Laws, Suggesting Repeal

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16
Mar

The United Nations’ (UN) narcotics watchdog issued a press release on March 9, saying that U.S. adult-use cannabis laws are out of sync with the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, (with roots in Reefer Madness) and that the “trivialization” of youth harms from cannabis is a major cause for concern. The UN’s International Narcotics […]

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Medical Cannabis Bill Passes in Kentucky Senate Committee

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15
Mar

On March 14, Senate Bill 47 was reviewed in the Senate Licensing & Occupations Committee voted 8-3, which will now move forward to the Senate floor. One of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Stephen West, spoke at the meeting. “I didn’t intend to ever get into medical marijuana or take a look at the issue,” West […]

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Texas Committee Unanimously Votes to Pass Decriminalization Bill

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14
Mar

Last week, the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee voted 9-0 to pass a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of cannabis. This was the first hearing for House Bill 218, which is sponsored by Rep. Joseph Moody (who is also chair of the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee) as well as Rep. Harold Dutton, Rep. Charlie Geren, […]

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Kentucky House Approves Delta-8 THC Regulation Bill

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13
Mar

The Kentucky House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve a bill to regulate the production and sale of the hemp-derived cannabinoid delta-8 THC in the state. The measure, House Bill 544, was approved unanimously by a vote of 97-0 and now heads to the state Senate for consideration. While discussing the legislation on the […]

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