Marijuana Policy Project | Sep 14, 2020 Congress is voting on an end to federal cannabis prohibition heres how you can help



Kate Zawidzki Members of Congress are still on track to vote on the MORE Act later this month a federal bill that would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and eliminate criminal penalties under federal law. If enacted, the MORE Act would essentially end the war on cannabis at the federal level. This is big, and you can help. Follow this link to send a message to your representative in the House, who should hear from you on this. In addition to decriminalizing cannabis, MORE does other important things: it would expunge criminal histories related to marijuana and prohib.... View more in new window



NORML | September 14, 2020 MORE Act Gains Third Public Republican YES Commitment and Hits 25 Cosponsorship Threshold In House



Just over a week ahead of an anticipated House vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement MORE Act, HR 3884, the bill continues to gain traction with an increase in the number of Republican commitments to vote yes and Democratic cosponsors. Momentum continues to build towards a successful vote in the House, said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal. The American public will look favorably upon the bipartisan majority that would vote to pass the MORE Act. Last week, Congressman Don Young told Alaska Public Radio of the MORE Act, Its a big vote. .... View more in new window



marijuanamoment.net | September 15, 2020 Kamala Harris Says Biden Admin Wont Half-Step Marijuana Reform But Pledges Mere Decrim



Kyle Jaeger Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris D-CA said on Monday that a Biden administration would not be taking incremental half-steps toward criminal justice reform if electedbut she also touted marijuana policies they would pursue that advocates argue fit that exact description. The senator said during a virtual town hall event that, under a Biden-Harris administration, we will decriminalize the use of marijuana and automatically expunge all marijuana use convictions and incarceration for drug use alone. This is no timefrom, I think, our collective perspecti.... View more in new window



marijuanamoment.net | September 15, 2020 GOP Congressional Candidate In Texas Goes All-Out For Marijuana Reform Ahead Of Election



Kyle Jaeger Its not what you might expect from a Republican congressional candidate running in Texas, but Tre Pennie wants marijuana federally legalizedand on Tuesday, hes releasing a cannabis plan thats meant to supplement descheduling legislation moving through Congress that he feels will further uplift disadvantaged communities. Pennie, whos aiming to unseat incumbent Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson D, shared the plan exclusively with Marijuana Moment. The Economic-Academic-Reward-Network-In-Training EARN-IT Cannabis proposal focuses on promoting education and job training for entrepren.... View more in new window



High Times | September 10, 2020 New Study Looks at Cannabis Users Pain Tolerance



Addison Herron-Wheeler The study looked at those who use cannabis more than three times a week and compared them with people who were not cannabis users. AvatarbyAddison Herron-Wheeler September 10, 2020 2 minute read New Study Looks at Cannabis Users Pain Tolerance Shutterstock A study by University of British Columbia Okanagan campus shows that regular cannabis use, unlike opiate use, does not make pain sensitivity worse, the way opiates do. Due to the alarming opiate crisis in the country, coupled with an increased interest in medical cannabis, there has been an uptick in research on how c.... View more in new window



marijuanamoment.net | September 11, 2020 https://www.marijuanamoment.net/vermont-house-approves-marijuana-expungement-and-decriminalization-expansion-bill/



Kyle Jaeger The Vermont House gave preliminary approval on Friday to a bill that would provide for automatic expungements of marijuana convictions and allow people to possess and grow more cannabis without the threat of jail time than is currently allowed. Under the proposal, those with convictions for marijuana possession of up to two ounces, four mature plants and eight immature plants prior to January 2021 would have their records automatically cleared. Those who receive expungements would be notified by mail. The House voted to advance the bill in a 113-10 vote, and final third r.... View more in new window



TheJointBlog.com | September 11, 2020 Nevada: Judge Rules Marijuana Licensing Can Proceed



A judge in Nevada has ruled that the states marijuana licensing process can resume, with some new retail marijuana stores allowed to open, some applications for licenses reviewed again by state officials and some companies still denied the licenses they didnt get in December 2018, reports the Associated Press. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak described the situation as a very difficult, complex case that is almost certain not to have settled the contentious two-year legal fight involving dozens of parties over who can open pot shops in the lucrative Nevada market. Judge Eliz.... View more in new window



StoptheDrugWar.org | September 11, 2020 NE Supreme Court Throws Out MedMJ Init, Bipartisan Federal Bail Reform for Drugs Bill, More...



psmith The Nebraska Supreme Court blocks the state from voting on a medical marijuana initiative, both houses of the Virginia legislature pass marijuana expungement bills, and more. A new federal bill would ease bail requirements for drug offenses. Pixabay Marijuana Policy Virginia Legislature Passes Marijuana Expungement Bills. Both the state Senate and the House approved bills this week that would allow people with prior marijuana convictions to clear their records. The House passed its bill, HB 5146, Wednesday; the Senate followed suit with SB 5043 Thursday. The House bill .... View more in new window



NORML | September 10, 2020 Four Reasons Why the MORE Act Vote Is a Really Big Deal



Paul Armentano, Members of the US House of Representatives are expected to vote later this month on The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act a/k/a The MORE Act. Since its introduction last August, NORML has worked diligently to gain political support for the Act, which is now co-sponsored by nearly one-quarter of the US House. While NORML anticipates successful passage of the bill in the House, we also recognize that this vote is far from the end of this campaign. Nonetheless, the forthcoming House vote will mark an important and significant milestone in the history of.... View more in new window



StoptheDrugWar.org | September 09, 2020 Medical Marijuana Update



Phillip Smith Mississippi Mississippi Poll Has Very High Support for Medical Marijuana Initiative. Polling firm FM3 Research recently conducted a survey of state voters and found a whopping 81 percent supported legalizing the use of medical marijuana. Voters will have the chance to vote on two competing initiatives, one championed by Mississippians for Compassionate Care, and another watered-down created by state legislators. The survey found voters preferred the original initiative, Initiative 65, over the watered-down one, Alternative 65A. Nebraska Nebraska Medical Marijuana Initiat.... View more in new window



NORML | September 3, 2020 Over Three in Four Cannabis Consumers Prefer Flower Over Concentrates



Nearly eight in ten cannabis consumers say that they prefer herbal cannabis over marijuana-infused concentrates, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Concentrates typically possess significantly higher cannabinoid levels, in particular THC, than do herbal cannabis products. Researchers with Arizona State University surveyed 574 subjects from throughout the United States with a history of consuming both herbal cannabis and marijuana concentrates. Seventy-eight percent of respondents selected herbal cannabis over concentrates as their prefe.... View more in new window



High Times | September 4, 2020 Operation Dank Drop: Hundreds Of Bags Of Pot Fall From Drone Flying Over Israeli City



A.J. Herrington

An illicit delivery service is staging a series of cannabis drops in Israel. Hundreds of small bags of marijuana fell from a drone flying over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Thursday afternoon, prompting passersby and others tipped off to the planned drop to scurry into roadways as they collected the illicit cargo from the ground. The pot, packaged in small plastic bags, was dropped by a group known as the Green Drones, an illicit delivery service that operates via the encrypted app Telegram. The group also advocates for the legalization of cannabis in Israel, where currently only the medicinal use of cannabis is permitted under some circumstance.... View more in new window



The Washington Post | September 2, 2020 Virginia, just legalize marijuana already

Virginia Democrats are making headway in the efforts to reform the commonwealths criminal justice system, even if, on issues such as qualified immunity for police officers, it takes a couple of tries to get moving in the right direction. But they are still not ready to fully embrace one issue: marijuana legalization. Virginia did enact marijuana decriminalization. While possession and consumption remain illegal, getting caught now merits a $25 civil fine. Not everyone was pleased with the move. The Virginia ACLU led a coalition opposed to decriminalization. In a letter t.... View more in new window Norman Leahy