Nevada: Lawmakers Send Multiple Marijuana Reform Measures to Governor’s Desk
The Nevada legislature advanced measures amending marijuana penalties for minors, rescinding per se driving thresholds for THC, and permitting consumers to obtain cannabis products via curbside pickup.
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Analysis: Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Have Yielded Nearly $8 Billion in Tax Revenue
“As of May 2021, states reported a combined total of $7.9 billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use marijuana sales. In addition to revenue generated for statewide budgets, cities and towns have also generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in new revenue from local adult-use cannabis taxes.”
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New Hampshire: Governor Signs Bills Expanding Pool of Patients Eligible for Medical Cannabis, Other Changes
Under the new law, patients with insomnia and/or autism spectrum disorder are eligible to obtain medical cannabis access.
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Minnesota: Governor Signs Legislation into Law to Legalize Medical Marijuana Flower
The new law will take effect once regulations are established, in which regulators have until March 1, 2022.
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Louisiana: House-Approved Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Heads to Senate Floor
House Bill 652 reduces the penalty for the possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana to a $100 fine only.
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DEA Announces Intent to License Marijuana Growing Applicants
The DEA’s website did not provide a timeline as to when it anticipates finalizing the applicants’ grow authorizations or when it plans to take actions on the dozens of remaining applications that are still pending before the agency.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/21/21
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
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Survey: Over Two-Thirds of Health Clinicians Acknowledge That Cannabis “Can Be Used Medically”
“Overwhelming majorities of patients and their providers acknowledge that cannabis is a legitimate medicine. Politicians should not be standing in their way by opposing efforts to permit health professionals from recommending cannabis to their patients in instances where they believe it is therapeutically appropriate.”
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Colorado: Governor Signs Legislation Doubling Marijuana Possession Limits
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis today signed legislation, House Bill 1090, into law eliminating civil penalties for activities involving the possession of up to two ounces of either cannabis flower or concentrates.
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Montana: Governor Signs Measure Amending Voter-Initiated Marijuana Legalization Law
Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed legislation into law late Wednesday amending the state’s 2020 voter-approved adult-use legalization law.
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