Lawmakers in many states have started to pre-file marijuana law reform legislation and some sessions have already begun holding hearings. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Under the newly signed law, the possession of personal use quantities of cannabis by adults will no longer be subject to civil penalties. Furthermore, police may no longer cite the odor of cannabis as justification for engaging in a warrantless search.
This is another victory for commonsense marijuana law reform in Virginia.
NORML filed an “amicus curiae” brief with the Massachusetts Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 18,…
NORML filed an “amicus curiae” brief with the state supreme appellate court on Friday, November…