Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed municipal legislation into law prohibiting certain citywide employers from requiring prospective hires to pass a pre-employment drug screen. The measure, Bill No. 200625, “prohibits employers from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment, under certain terms and conditions.” Employees in certain […]
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Montana lawmakers approved legislation this week to amend the state’s voter-approved adult use marijuana legalization law, sending the measure to Republican Governor Greg Gianforte’s desk. Senators in both Alabama and Arkansas defeated bills this week that would have decriminalized marijuana. The South Dakota Supreme Court […]
Yet another state is dipping its toes into the idea of legalizing psychedelics. A bill has been filed in Maine to legalize therapeutic psilocybin use along with buying the mushroom and using it under the supervision of a certified practitioner. The bill is basically taking the same framework from the one in Oregon that was […]
Earlier this week we had a story on the battle for capping THC in Colorado, and today the story is moving outside of that state. An article in Politico discusses the efforts happening in other states, including Washington and Florida. As of today, Vermont is the only state with any caps: 30% for flower and […]
Members of the Texas House of Representatives voted to advance multiple pieces of legislation related to expanding access to low-THC medical cannabis and reducing marijuana possession penalties. The first bill (House Bill 2593) received approval from House lawmakers Wednesday. The measure would reduce the penalty for the possession of up to two ounces of THC […]
Today, the bipartisan Marijuana Data Collection Act was introduced, led by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Reps. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Don Young (R-AK). This legislation would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, and relevant state health agencies to enter a […]
Today, a bipartisan group of 44 representatives sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee calling for the upcoming FY 2022 spending package to build upon existing policy for state-legal medical marijuana programs and expand protections to include adult-use marijuana marketplaces now in effect in 17 states. The letter opens: “As you prepare the fiscal […]
Last week, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki reiterated the President’s position that cannabis should be rescheduled under federal law to Schedule II rather than descheduled from the Controlled Substances Act. What does this mean? As our Executive Director Erik Altieri said last week: Rescheduling of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act would continue to […]
Members of the Montana House and Senate approved legislation to amend the state’s voter-approved adult use marijuana legalization law, sending the measure to Republican Governor Greg Gianforte’s desk. The House approved House Bill 701 Tuesday by a 67 to 32 vote, after initially rejecting the measure a day earlier following contentious debate amongst lawmakers. The […]
Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton, Barbara Lee, and Earl Blumenauer recently sent a letter to the Executive Director of the United States Botanic Garden, Dr. Saharah Moon Chapotin requesting that male and female hemp plants be on display. The lawmakers wrote: “Since 2014, hemp has become a respected agricultural commodity in the U.S. More than 45 […]
