Adult-Use Legalization Debate: Page 33

U.S. House Plans September Vote on the MORE Act, Massachusetts Regulators Allow Companies to Retest and Sell Quarantined Vaping Products: Week in Review

Lawmakers are poised to vote on legislation that would federally decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act.

Arizona Governor Opposes Ballot Measure to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Gov. Doug Ducey called the measure “a bad idea based on false promises.”

Cannabis Industry Awaits U.S. House Vote on the MORE Act

The legislation, likely to be voted on in September, would federally decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act.

8 States That May Vote on Medical or Adult-Use Cannabis This November

Plus, three states that are eyeing legalization in 2022.

U.S. House Approves Amendment to Protect State-Legal Cannabis Businesses from Federal Intervention

The amendment bars the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to enforce federal anti-cannabis laws in U.S. states that have legalized medical and/or adult-use cannabis.

New Poll Determines Majority of New Jersey Voters Support Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization

Sixty-eight percent of the state’s voters support legalization, according to the first in a series of polls conducted by Brach Eichler LLC’s cannabis law practice.

Proposed Spending Bill Amendment Could Extend Federal Law Enforcement Protection to Adult-Use Cannabis Businesses

Once again, the U.S. Congress is taking up a CJS Appropriations bill that contains a layer of protection for cannabis businesses.

Nevada Compliance Board Holds Inaugural Meeting, FDA Issues Much-Anticipated Report: Week in Review

The newly established Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board met for the first time this week and signed off on a disciplinary settlement that will revoke six of CWNevada’s 14 licenses.

Opponents Sue to Keep Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Measure Off Arizona’s 2020 Ballot

The lawsuit challenges the measure’s 100-word description, alleging that it misled people into signing the petition to put the issue before voters this fall.

Massachusetts Police Reform Bill Indicates Lawmakers Plan to Continue Directing Cannabis Tax Dollars to Police Training

This part of the bill has drawn criticism, as have draft rules and regulations issued by the Boston Cannabis Board, which will meet July 22 to finalize them.

Arizona Cannabis Campaign Organizer Confident Group’s Adult-Use Legalization Measure Will Appear on 2020 Ballot

Stacy Pearson of Smart and Safe Arizona says the campaign will find out by mid-August if enough of the roughly 420,000 signatures submitted are valid to qualify the initiative for the ballot.

Justice Reimagined: How Cannabis Has Been Used as Tool for Oppression

Speakers, including those from the cannabis and entertainment industries, religious institutions and law enforcement, discussed how racism fueled the war on drugs and how targeted criminalization is behind the criminal-justice system today.

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