As New York state navigates and drafts legislation for an adult use legalization market, it’s important to consider what other states have done right, and more importantly, where they have fallen short.
Category: legislation
Weekly Legislative Roundup 12/14/18
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
Congress Lifts Longstanding Ban on Hemp Production
Provisions in the Farm Bill pave the way for states to commercially regulate hemp and hemp-derived products.
Low-Income Medical Marijuana Patient Evicted for Doctor Recommended Therapy
As a result of the ongoing conflict between state and federal marijuana laws, tens of thousands of low-income medical marijuana patients around the country are at risk of losing their homes. If approved by Congress, the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act would protect medical marijuana patients who are in compliance with state laws from being denied access to federally assisted housing.
Weekly Legislative Roundup 12/7/18
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
Weekly Legislative Roundup 11/30/18
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
Reconciled Farm Bill Includes Provisions Lifting Federal Hemp Ban
House and Senate lawmakers have agreed to a reconciled version of H.R. 2: The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill), which includes provisions lifting the federal prohibition of industrial hemp.
Weekly Legislative Roundup 11/23/18
Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
Weekly Legislative Roundup 11/16/18
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!
Congress: New House Rules Chairman Pledges To Allow Floor Votes On Marijuana-Related Amendments
Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern says that he will permit federal lawmakers to debate and vote on marijuana-related amendments when he assumes control of the House Rules Committee in 2019. “Unlike my predecessor, I’m not going to block amendments for marijuana,” he said.