A record six bills regarding cannabis policy passed from the Texas House to the Senate this session, including five bills on our priority list. Two of those will become law (HB 1535 & HB 567). Bills were sent to the Senate which would: Reduce the penalty for THC concentrates from a felony to Class B […]
Republican Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee signed legislation into law, Senate Bill 118, which slightly expands the state’s limited low-THC medical cannabis access law. Under the new law, qualifying patients will be allowed to use and possess medical cannabis products containing no more than 0.9 percent THC. The law does not provide for in-state production of […]
As first reported by Marijuana Moment, the government funding proposal put forth by President Biden simultaneously contains both positive and negative aspects when it comes to marijuana policy reform efforts in the appropriations realm. On one hand, unlike his predecessors from both parties, President Biden is the first sitting president to call for continued protections […]
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! The Nevada legislature sent multiple marijuana reform measures to the desk of Governor Steve Sisolak this week amending marijuana penalties for minors, rescinding per se driving thresholds for THC, and permitting consumers to obtain cannabis products via curbside pickup. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) signed legislation […]
Washington, DC: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, along with Cannabis Caucus co-Chairs Earl Blumenauer and Barbara Lee, Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Chairwoman Sheila Jackson Lee, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries, and Small Business Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velázquez introduced the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act of 2021, better known as The MORE Act. The Act […]
Members of the Louisiana state Senate approved legislation, House Bill 391, which would repeal the prohibition on physicians recommending medical marijuana for “inhalation” and in “raw or crude” form. The measure allows patients to purchase up to two and a half ounces of medical cannabis flower per 14 day period. HB 391 was approved by […]
Members of the Colorado House of Representatives have approved legislation, House Bill 1317, which seeks to roll back medical cannabis access for eligible patients. The measure provides new, overly burdensome requirements upon physicians issuing medical cannabis recommendations. For the first time ever, it requires recommending physicians to mandate an explicit dosing regimen for their patients, […]
With the dissolving stigma around marijuana, people seem to be caring less about an employer’s awareness of their smoking habits. An incremental increase of positive marijuana urine tests has been occurring over the years. In 2016, 2% of all drug tests done by the lab Quest Diagnostics came back with a marijuana-positive reading. That went […]
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed legislation into law, House Bill 89, expanding the pool of patients eligible for medical cannabis access. The new law, which takes effect on July 21, permits physicians to authorize patients with moderate or severe insomnia to use medical marijuana. It also permits adults and/or pediatric patients with autism spectrum disorder […]
Democratic Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota signed legislation into law Tuesday that includes provisions permitting registered medical cannabis patients who are 21 or older to access medical cannabis flower. A bicameral conference committee approved the policy change as part of a broader omnibus bill related to healthcare earlier this month. House and Senate lawmakers then approved the […]
