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Virginia

Virginia Senate Approves Legislation to Prohibit Police Stops Based on Cannabis Odor

Senate Bill 5029 now heads to the House for consideration.

August 31, 2020

Massachusetts

Need to Know: Mass CultivatED Educates, Trains Bay Staters Impacted by Prohibition

The public-private partnership will offer cannabis classes, internships and other programming to people who have been negatively affected by the War on Drugs or live in disproportionately impacted areas.

August 28, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Purdue University and Hemp Biotechnology Company Develop Quantitative THC Field Test

The test will allow law enforcement to detect how much THC is present in a cannabis sample within minutes.

August 21, 2020

California

Last Prisoner Project Works to End Cannabis Incarceration

The organization is petitioning for the release of cannabis prisoners while striving to provide education to them and their families and aid with reentry into society.

August 13, 2020

Compliance

California Municipalities Go to Trial Against the State in Cannabis Delivery Lawsuit

The cities seek to regain local control and oust cannabis delivery services from their jurisdictions.

August 11, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

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.

July 30, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

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.

July 29, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

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.

July 22, 2020

Maryland

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.

July 16, 2020

California

Lawmakers in Virginia, Pennsylvania Push for Cannabis Legalization, Arkansas Campaigns Run Out of Time to Qualify Adult-Use Initiatives for 2020 Ballot: Week in Review

This week, a Virginia Delegate announced plans to legalize adult-use cannabis in a special session of the legislature, while a Pennsylvania Senator urged the governor to consider legalization.

July 11, 2020

Legislation and Regulation

Austin Police Department Will No Longer Prosecute Misdemeanor Cannabis Offenses

Arrests for minor cannabis possession offenses will only be made if there is an immediate safety threat or if it is part of a separate felony-level investigation.

July 6, 2020

Ohio

Ohio Secures Equipment Needed to Differentiate Hemp From Marijuana

Up until recently, Ohio state prosecutors were not pursuing low-level marijuana charges because the state didn’t have the equipment to differentiate hemp from its illegal counterpart.

May 5, 2020