Thailand Officially Removes Cannabis from Narcotics List
Thu / Feb 10th
Thailand’s Public Health Minister signed a document on Tuesday effectively decriminalizing cannabis in the country.
As more states legalize both medical and recreational marijuana use, the need for decriminalization on state and federal levels is a growing concern. Cannabis is still a Schedule I substance according to federal law, and many states, even those with legal marijuana markets, can still charge individuals for possession of small amounts. Below are articles and information relating to cannabis decriminalization efforts.
Thu / Feb 10th
Thailand’s Public Health Minister signed a document on Tuesday effectively decriminalizing cannabis in the country.
Mon / Jan 31st
Vermont’s House Judiciary Committee is reviewing three different drug reform bills that range from personal use decriminalization to substance abuse disorder treatment.
Thu / Jan 20th
Austin voters will get to decide during the upcoming May election whether to stop the enforcement of low-level cannabis possession charges and ban no-knock warrants by police.
Wed / Jan 19th
Congressional Democrats are planning to take on numerous cannabis reform proposals during the upcoming legislative session, including banking, expungement, decriminalization, and social equity considerations.
Tue / Jan 11th
Austin, Texas residents will have the opportunity to vote in May on ending enforcement of low-level cannabis offenses and no-knock raids by police.
Wed / Jan 5th
London, England Mayor Sadiq Khan is looking to adopt a cannabis decriminalization pilot program that would offer guidance on drug use instead of arresting young adults between 18-24.
Fri / Dec 31st
A recent study found that cannabis decriminalization policies have helped to reduce the racial disparity in cannabis possession arrests.
Wed / Dec 15th
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed a law to decriminalize the possession of cannabis, up to two ounces, and to prevent warrantless searches by police due to cannabis odor.
Thu / Dec 2nd
Signatures for a ballot initiative to decriminalize cannabis and ban no-knock raids have been submitted to the city of Austin, Texas.
Tue / Nov 30th
Kentucky state Rep. Nima Kulkarni (D) pre-filed bills to decriminalize cannabis possession and to allow ballot questions discussing legalization to be put to voters.
Wed / Nov 24th
The St. Louis, Missouri Board of Aldermen approved a measure to decriminalize cannabis possession up to 35 grams, remove cannabis screening from the hiring process for most city positions, and stop cannabis from being used as the basis for a warrantless police search.
Fri / Nov 12th
Detroit voters decided to decriminalize psilocybin and the therapeutic use of other entheogenic plants during last week’s election.
Mon / Oct 11th
U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren have sent a letter urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to decriminalize cannabis by removing it from the federal controlled substances list.
Tue / Oct 5th
The Seattle City Council voted yesterday to decriminalize the use, possession, and home cultivation of psilocybin, making it the largest U.S. city so far to enact such reforms.
Tue / Sep 21st
California’s attorney general last week approved language for an upcoming psychedelic decriminalization ballot initiative.
Mon / Sep 20th
The campaign to decriminalize cannabis in Italy gathered the 500,000 signatures required to put the issue before voters in just one week.
Fri / Sep 17th
A referendum in Italy to decriminalize cannabis is on track to meet the 500,000 signatures it needs to be considered by lawmakers before the September 30 deadline.
Fri / Sep 17th
The Delaware Supreme Court last week ruled that cannabis odor during a traffic stop by itself is not enough to trigger probable cause for arrest.
Thu / Sep 16th
Since July, New Jersey courts have expunged at least 362,000 low-level cannabis-related criminal records and there are an estimated 125,000 to 150,000 similar cases that could be automatically expunged under the state’s legalization law.
Tue / Sep 7th
The City Council of Tybee Island, Georgia voted to reduce the penalty for possession of an ounce or less of cannabis to a $150 fine.
Wed / Sep 1st
Thailand legalized the possession and sale of Kratom, which has historically been a part of daily life for Thai people.
Tue / Aug 24th
Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill (R) has approved the language of two longshot cannabis ballot initiatives—one to legalize medical cannabis and another related to decriminalizing the plant.
Fri / Aug 6th
The New Orleans City Council approved language to retroactively and proactively pardon all low-level cannabis cases in the city, effectively nixing some 10,000 cannabis convictions and decriminalizing cannabis moving forward.
Wed / Jul 28th
Charles Koch plans to use $25 million of his $45 billion fortune to influence cannabis legalization reforms by the end of the year.
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