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Promises of Marijuana Conviction Reform Remain Unfulfilled
On 4/20, the unofficial but widely recognized celebration of all things cannabis, activists remind celebrants there are still thousands of people paying a price for previous marijuana-related convictions. Many of those are for criminal acts which are no longer illegal.
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Cannabis Advocates Say Legalization Job Isn't Done
On 4/20, the unofficial but widely recognized celebration of all things cannabis, activists remind celebrants there are still thousands of people paying a price for previous marijuana-related convictions. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg reports many of those are for criminal acts which are no longer illegal.
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Virginia Lawmakers to Weigh Youngkin's Changes to Hemp Bill
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has proposed a rewrite of a bill that aimed to ban the recreational sales of intoxicating hemp-derived products. He’s seeking changes intended to ensure the availability of certain therapeutic CBD products that don’t give users a high. Youngkin made the proposed amendments to the legislation after hemp industry advocates and parents of patients who benefit from...
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Virginia Lawmakers Again Unlikely to Set Up Marijuana Sales
In 2021, Virginia became the first Southern state to legalize marijuana, adopting a policy change that allowed adults to possess and cultivate the drug. But lawmakers didn’t fully enact a framework for recreational retail sales. Partisan gridlock thwarted any movement on the issue last year, and 2023 looks unlikely to be any different. A Republican-led House panel defeated the Democrat-controlled...
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Biden's Pot Pardons Could Boost States' Legalization Drives
President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon thousands of people convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law could give a boost to Election Day ballot proposals in five states that would legalize the drug.
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Maryland Voters to Decide on Recreational Marijuana Legalization
On Election Day, voters in Maryland will get to decide if they want to legalize recreational marijuana. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Question 4: Maryland Voters to Decide on Recreational Marijuana Legalization
Maryland voters will decide on Election Day this November whether to legalize recreational marijuana.
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DC Medical Marijuana Users Can Now Self-Certify
Mayor Muriel Bowser signed legislation Wednesday that allows D.C. residents 21 and older to self-certify to their medical need for cannabis.
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DC Medical Marijuana Users to No Longer Need Doctor Approval
It will soon be easier for adults to get medical marijuana in the District. The D.C. Council approved emergency legislation that clears the way for buying medical cannabis without seeing a doctor first. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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DC Medical Marijuana Users Will No Longer Need Doctor Recommendation
D.C. leaders have passed emergency legislation that allows adults to buy medical marijuana without first seeing a doctor.
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New Marijuana Crime Included in Virginia Budget Proposal
Virginia legislative leaders are proposing a new criminal misdemeanor in state law for possession of more than four ounces of marijuana in public. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the proposal is included in a new two-year state budget plan. The General Assembly will meet Wednesday in special session to consider the budget. The budget compromise would write into law that...
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Virginia Bill to Allow Marijuana Resentencing Killed by GOP Lawmakers
A Republican-led panel of Virginia House members blocked a bill that would have allowed people incarcerated or on probation for marijuana-related crimes to ask a court for a modified sentence
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House Republicans Block Bill to Speed Retail Marijuana Sales
A Republican-led panel of Virginia House members has blocked a bill that would have allowed limited retail sales of recreational marijuana to begin later this year
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Recreational Marijuana Bill Advances in Maryland House
The Maryland House advanced legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, if voters approve a constitutional amendment.