NORML Remembers Rep. Don Young, Co-Chair of the Cannabis Caucus

“Congressman Young was a passionate supporter of ending America’s failed marijuana prohibition and implementing a legalization policy based on personal freedom and individual liberty.”
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South Dakota: Governor Signs Legislation Preserving Patients’ Home Cultivation Rights

“Seventy percent of voters approved this right at the ballot box and it is reassuring to see that a majority of lawmakers, and the Governor, ultimately decided to respect the voters’ decision.”
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State Policy Update 3/18/2022

This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in Illinois, Utah, South Dakota, and Kentucky, focuses on upcoming hearings, and provides updates on several other important bills moving forward across the country.
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Kentucky: Medical Cannabis Access Legislation Advances to the Senate

With a vote of 59 to 34, members of the Kentucky House of Representatives have advanced House Bill 136 to the Senate for further consideration. The bill provides for the production and distribution of a limited variety of medical cannabis products to qualified patients, including those with PTSD, cancer, chronic pain, epilepsy or any other intractable seizure disorder; multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, or spasticity; and nausea or vomiting. 
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Sentencing Commission: Far Fewer Federal Offenders Charged with Marijuana-Related Crimes in 2021

“The attitudes and priorities of federal prosecutors have shifted in the era of state-level marijuana legalization.”
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New Jersey: Regulators Begin Process of Accepting Applications for Retail Marijuana Businesses

A robust, above-ground retail marijuana market is necessary in order to disrupt the unregulated marketplace and to assure that consumers have adequate access to lab-tested, high quality products at competitive prices.
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Advocates Respond To Delaware House Vote On Cannabis Legalization

Dover, DE- Last week, Delaware’s House of Representatives missed another chance to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older. HB 305 needed to clear a legislative hurdle requiring a three–fifths super majority, or 25 votes. The final tally on March 10th was 23-14-4.
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St. Louis: City Officials Move to End Marijuana Screening for Most Public Employees

The new rules stipulate, “No person currently employed by St. Louis County or applying for employment by St. Louis County shall be required to undergo pre-employment or random drug testing for the presence of marijuana metabolites (THC) as a condition or part of employment.”
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State Policy Weekly Update 3/11/2022

This week’s update highlights important legalization advancements in Delaware and in Pennsylvania as well as updates on several other important bills moving forward  across the country.
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Delaware: House Members Fail to Advance Legalization Legislation

Legislation (HB 305) to regulate the adult-use cannabis market in Delaware failed today in the House of Representatives. Because the measure also involves tax-related issues, it required support from 60 percent of lawmakers, where it fell short. 
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