marijuana decriminalization Archives - Page 4 of 8 - Cannabis Business Executive

Committee passes marijuana decriminalization bill in Hawaii

February 17, 2021
AggregatedNews
Hawaii
0 Comments

A measure that would decriminalize the possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana passed its first committee hearing on Tuesday. Senate Bill 758 would increase from 3 grams to 1 ounce the minimum amount of marijuana that a defendant…

Here are the 2021 marijuana reform bills filed in the Indiana General Assembly

February 10, 2021
AggregatedNews
Indiana
0 Comments

Indiana lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are once again bringing bills related to marijuana reform to the table this session. Ten bills directly related to the legalization, decriminalization or regulation of marijuana in the state of Indiana have…

Memphis lawmaker takes aim at decriminalizing marijuana possession under an ounce in Tennessee

January 29, 2021
AggregatedNews
Tennessee
0 Comments

Memphis Representative London Lamar thinks it's high time for Tennessee to catch up with its neighboring states. Tennessee is only one of six states where marijuana is still considered fully illegal. That's why she introduced a bill that hopes to…

As world moves forward on marijuana legalization, Iowa is stuck

December 8, 2020
AggregatedNews
Iowa
0 Comments

Last week was a big one for marijuana reform across the world. The United Nations narcotics commission voted to remove cannabis from its list of most restricted drugs, with backing from the United States and the World Health Organization. The Mexican legislature advanced a…

NJ marijuana legalization: Phil Murphy, legislators reach deal on legal weed industry bill

Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders have reached a deal on bills that would establish a framework for a legal weed industry, setting up a key vote in the coming weeks. In a statement, Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Stephen…

Bill to decriminalize marijuana in N.J. passes in committee — and is amended to include hallucinogenic mushrooms

November 14, 2020
AggregatedNews
New Jersey
0 Comments

A key committee in the New Jersey Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to remove criminal penalties for possession of up to six ounces of marijuana. In a surprise move, an unidentified senator added an amendment to the bill…

New Yorkers Can Now Apply To Have Their Marijuana Conviction Records Destroyed

September 28, 2020
AggregatedNews
New York
0 Comments

New Yorkers who had their low-level marijuana convictions expunged from their record, per the passage of the Marijuana and Decriminalization and Expungements Bill in July of 2019, can now go a step further by requesting that the physical documentation of…

House vote on marijuana legalization bill postponed after backlash from moderate lawmakers

Democrats in the House of Representatives postponed a planned vote next week on marijuana legalization following a backlash from moderate Democrats. The legislation, the MORE Act, would legalize marijuana at the federal level and expunge some marijuana-related criminal records, though it…

Democrats lose control of marijuana messaging

Removing federal penalties for marijuana looked like an easy win for Democrats two weeks ago, but the momentum has stalled. Democrats have been scared off by Republicans' use of the marijuana bill to bludgeon Democrats on the lack of a coronavirus deal,…

Moderate Democrats push leadership to pull marijuana legislation

Centrist Democrats are pushing House Democratic leadership to pull legislation expected to reach the House floor next week that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The Democrats are expressing frustrations the bill is slated to come up for a…

Kamala Harris Pledged a Joe Biden Administration Would Decriminalize Marijuana

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said, if elected, she and presidential nominee Joe Biden would plan to decriminalize the use of marijuana. Harris outlined the proposal’s broad strokes during a virtual roundtable she hosted with ABC through Facebook Live on September…

Vermont House Votes to Approve Marijuana Expungements by Wide Margin

September 14, 2020
AggregatedNews
Vermont
0 Comments

The Vermont House on Friday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would automatically expunge thousands of low-level marijuana convictions and allow people to possess and grow twice as much of the drug without being charged with a crime. The…

Stop stalling on N.J. decriminalize marijuana bill or replace lawmaker blocking it, Senator demands

September 8, 2020
AggregatedNews
New Jersey
0 Comments

Outraged by the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25 and energized by the wave of rallies in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Democratic state Sens. Ronald Rice and Teresa Ruiz introduced legislation that would…

SD Advocates Make Case for Marijuana Ballot Questions

Those who support a pair of marijuana ballot measures in South Dakota are asking residents to get behind the initiatives when they cast their ballots this fall. Marijuana-related issues will be prominently featured on the November ballot, with one asking…

Bill to decriminalize marijuana at federal level up for House vote next month

A landmark bill that would decriminalize marijuana use at the federal level is up for vote soon. The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the legislation in September, according to an email sent out on Friday by Majority Whip James Clyburn. Politico first reported on…