Michigan: Gov. Whitmer Signs Marijuana Expungement Legislation Into Law

“Thousands of citizens unduly carry the undue burden and stigmatization of a past conviction for behavior that is no longer considered to be a crime. Our sense of justice and our principles of fairness demand that officials move swiftly to right the past wrongs of cannabis prohibition and criminalization.”
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Drug Policy Alliance and HIPS Lead Coalition of Community Groups Urging for an End to the Criminalization of Harm Reduction Supplies Criminalized under DC’s Paraphernalia Laws

This week, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and HIPS sent a letter – signed by over 30 other local and national organizations – calling on the DC Council, and Judiciary Chairman Charles Allen, to remove criminal penalties for the possession and distribution of harm reduction supplies currently criminalized under the District’s strict drug paraphernalia laws. […]

Drug Policy Alliance and HIPS Lead Coalition of Community Groups Urging for an End to the Criminalization of Harm Reduction Supplies Criminalized under DC’s Paraphernalia Laws

This week, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and HIPS sent a letter – signed by over 30 other local and national organizations – calling on the DC Council, and Judiciary Chairman Charles Allen, to remove criminal penalties for the possession and distribution of harm reduction supplies currently criminalized under the District’s strict drug paraphernalia laws. […]

Hemp businesses look to blockchain to provide transparency to customers

As the hemp industry matures, some business are starting to rely on blockchain technology to assure customers that the products they’re buying contain what’s advertised and information on where they originated. Track-and-trace systems are nothing new in states with medical or recreational marijuana that are required by law to demonstrate a products’ journey from seed […]

SBA calls on USDA to change 5 ‘small business stifling’ hemp production rules

The U.S. Small Business Administration is asking federal agriculture officials to listen to farmers on five crucial elements of the proposed interim final rule for hemp production. In its formal comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service during the extended comment period that ended last week, the Office of Advocacy of the […]

Montana: Support For Legalization Ballot Measures Strong Among Democrats, Independents — Weak Among Republicans

According to the poll of nearly 1,800 registered voters, 70 percent of Democrats back the ballot proposals, as do 59 percent of Independents. By contrast, only 27 percent of Republicans say that they intend to vote ‘yes’ on the ballot questions.
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HIA, CBD maker file another legal action against DEA over hemp extracts

The Hemp Industries Association and a South Carolina CBD manufacturer are asking a second federal court to prevent the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration from criminalizing hemp extracts. At issue is whether the DEA is simply updating its policies to comply with the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed low-THC cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, or whether […]

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