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Raich, while the Supreme Court held that blanket federal prohibitions against marijuana use of any kind are constitutional, respected judges, policymakers, and scholars have opined that state medical marijuana laws are not preempted by federal law: state laws lifting criminal sanctions against medical...
Recreational Marijuana Use in California In 2016, California's voters passed Proposition 64, the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act. The proposition legalized the personal use, possession and growth of marijuana for recreational use for people over 21 years of age. Under the act...
CANNABIS 101,CANNABIS HISTORY,Cannabis Information,MARIJUANA LAW,NEWS New California Cannabis Laws: Protections for Off-Hour Use As of January 1, 2024, California has implemented Assembly Bill 2188, providing certain employees with protection against discrimination related to off-duty cannabis use. Govern...
In 2023, the California Legislature passed 1,046 bills. Newsom signed 890 of those bills into law. Here is a look at some of the new laws Californians face.
The Marijuana Policy Project, the nation’s leading organization supporting liberalization of cannabis laws, likewise projected passage of measures permitting medical use of marijuana in Florida, Arkansas, North Dakota and Montana. Before Tuesday, 25 states had already legalized cannabis in some way, wh...
states. Advocates for policies that would legalize marijuana recreational markets frequently argue that such laws will eliminate crime associated with the black markets, which many argue is the only link between marijuana use and crime. Law enforcement, however, has consistently argued that marijuana ...
In the October edition of The Essentials, we summarize key provisions of California employment laws that took effect in 2024 and those that will take effect in 2025. Where our team previously published alerts on a particular law, we link those alerts below. AB-594: State Prosecution for Calif...
More than two decades after California first legalized marijuana for medical use with Proposition 215, the Golden State has enacted laws and regulations to govern the medicinal and adult-use cannabis markets. These laws are far-reaching and impact every aspect of how cannabis operators conduct busine...
Navigating hemp, CBD, and cannabis laws and regulations in California can become increasingly complicated with each step of the process. The industry’s rapid growth has been met with transitioning legislation and enforcement statutes that are difficult to navigate on your own. ...