July 2019

West Virginia Governor Signs Bill Expanding Medical Access | NORML

CHARLESTON, WV — Republican Gov. Jim Justice has signed legislation, Senate Bill 1037, into law amending West Virginia‘s nascent medical cannabis program. The new law became effective upon passage. The measure increases the total number of medical cannabis facilities in the state, and also permits those licensed to cultivate cannabis and to manufacture cannabis products to simultaneously operate […]

West Virginia Governor Signs Bill Expanding Medical Access | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94207/west-virginia-governor-signs-bill-expanding-medical-access/

Advocates Double Down on Calls for Marijuana Justice and Community Reinvestment, Call MRTA Only True Path to “Decriminalization” | Drug Policy Alliance

NEW YORK, NY — With only a few days remaining in New York’s state legislative session, leading civil and racial justice organizations are forcefully advocating for the passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MTRA). The organizations have produced a joint statement highlighting the extensive shortcomings of a standalone decriminalization bill, and urging Governor […]

Advocates Double Down on Calls for Marijuana Justice and Community Reinvestment, Call MRTA Only True Path to “Decriminalization” | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94028/advocates-double-down-on-calls-for-marijuana-justice-and-community-reinvestment-call-mrta-only-true-path-to-decriminalization/

House Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on Cannabis | Justin Strekal

Today, the House Committee on Small Business held a hearing entitled Unlocked Potential? Small Businesses in the Cannabis Industry to discuss the economic and employment opportunities in the emerging legal cannabis industry and the challenges that federal prohibition and criminalization pose in regards to the Small Business Administration. Currently, the SBA is prohibited from providing support, guidance, […]

House Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on Cannabis | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94096/house-committee-on-small-business-holds-hearing-on-cannabis/

New York Lawmakers Falter at Last Moment to Pass Cannabis Legalization | Drug Policy Alliance

ALBANY, NY — While many in the country are celebrating Juneteenth and the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery, New York communities of color were dealt a major blow when the Governor and Legislature failed to pass comprehensive cannabis reform and legalization. Assembly Member Peoples-Stokes and Senator Krueger and all of the bill […]

New York Lawmakers Falter at Last Moment to Pass Cannabis Legalization | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/94032/new-york-lawmakers-falter-at-last-moment-to-pass-cannabis-legalization/

US House Votes to Block DOJ from Interfering State Marijuana Laws, Including Adult Use | Marijuana Policy Project

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure 267-165 on Thursday that is intended to prevent the federal government from interfering with state laws regulating marijuana for all purposes, including adult use. “Today’s vote is the most significant step Congress has ever taken toward ending federal marijuana prohibition,” said Steven Hawkins, executive director […]

US House Votes to Block DOJ from Interfering State Marijuana Laws, Including Adult Use | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2019/93997/us-house-votes-to-block-doj-from-interfering-state-marijuana-laws-including-adult-use/