Monday, November 9, 2020
In todays report:
What a Biden presidency means for legal weed
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Some of the key provisions: Adults 21 and older could purchase and possess up to an ounce of marijuana or five grams of concentrated #cannabis. Retail stores would be allowed statewide, but local jurisdictions could ban them. Delivery services could operate statewide regardless of local bans. Retailers could allow on-site consumption as long as they have local approval.
But unlike most other legal states, #homecultivation wouldn’t be allowed under the bill, titled the “Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act.”What Joe Biden’s Presidential Victory Means For Marijuana In 2021
But the political dynamics that will define marijuana policy in 2021 go beyond the presidency. Despite the stated pro-reform positions of both Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA)—who has her own questionable record on cannabis criminalization but became the sponsor of a comprehensive legalization bill in 2019—the fate of reform still rests largely on Congress.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/what-joe-bidens-presidential-victory-means-for-marijuana-in-2021/
Rhode Island Should Legalize Marijuana, Senate Majority Leader Says
The majority leader of the Rhode Island Senate says the state should join others that have recently legalized marijuana, and other top lawmakers who have in recent years been reluctant to advance the issue seem newly open to the idea as a way to boost the economy.
“The time has come to legalize adult cannabis use,” Sen. Michael McCaffrey (D) said shortly after being reelected to serve in the leadership post by his colleagues on Friday. “We have studied this issue extensively, and we can incorporate the practices we’ve learned from other states.”
“Further, our policy of prohibition no longer makes sense with Massachusetts moving towards a robust legalization system,” he said. “We can create jobs, capture lost tax revenue and fund important #socialprograms going forward.”
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/rhode-island-should-legalize-marijuana-senate-majority-leader-says/
#newjersey Lawmakers File Marijuana Sales Bill Days After Voters Approve Legalization