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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Sept. 22, 2020 | VT | S 54 | Authorizes the Sale and Regulation of Cannabis | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 6) |
Sept. 17, 2020 | VT | S 54 | Authorizes the Sale and Regulation of Cannabis | Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 56) |
Jan. 29, 2020 | National | S 3201 | Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act | Bill Passed - House (320 - 88) |
Feb. 20, 2020 | KY | HB 136 | Authorizes Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - House (65 - 30) |
March 3, 2020 | HI | SB 2793 | Classifies the Promotion of a Dangerous Drug as a Misdemeanor | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 9) |
June 3, 2020 | IA | HF 2589 | Expands the Medical Marijuana Program to Include Severe Autism and PTSD | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 17) |
March 10, 2020 | IA | HF 2589 | Expands the Medical Marijuana Program to Include Severe Autism and PTSD | Bill Passed - House (52 - 48) |
March 10, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1080 | Repeals State Residency Requirement for Medical Marijuana Business Licenses | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
March 19, 2020 | KY | HB 586 | Reduces Criminal Penalties for Possession of Trace Amounts of a Controlled Substance | Bill Passed - House (59 - 25) |
March 12, 2020 | AL | SB 165 | Establishes a Medical Marijuana Program | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11) |
March 11, 2020 | OK | SB 1674 | Increases Penalties for Selling or Possessing Drugs Near Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 12) |
March 12, 2020 | AZ | HCR 2045 | Requires Warning Labels on Medical Marijuana Among Other Provisions | Bill Passed - House (31 - 27) |
Feb. 20, 2020 | NH | HB 1648 | Authorizes Certain Cannabis Products and the Home Cultivation of Cannabis | Bill Passed - House (236 - 112) |
Feb. 7, 2020 | MD | SB 147 | Prohibits the Purchase, Distribution, or Sale of Kratom | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 11) |
May 14, 2020 | MO | HB 1896 | Requires Employees of Medical Marijuana Businesses to Submit Fingerprints for Criminal Background Checks | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (124 - 21) |
May 27, 2020 | LA | HB 819 | Expands Access to Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
Nov. 16, 2020 | NJ | A 1897 | Reduces Criminal Penalty for Marijuana Possession | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4) |
June 18, 2020 | NJ | A 1897 | Reduces Criminal Penalty for Marijuana Possession | Bill Passed - House (63 - 10) |
June 16, 2020 | NC | HB 511 | Authorizes Shorter Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenders | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (48 - 0) |
March 10, 2020 | OK | HB 3227 | Authorizes the Delivery of Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - House (73 - 20) |
June 30, 2020 | OH | SB 3 | Amends Drug Penalties | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4) |
April 22, 2020 | VA | HB 972 | Establishes Provisions Decriminalizing Marijuana | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
April 22, 2020 | VA | HB 972 | Establishes Provisions Decriminalizing Marijuana | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (58 - 35) |
June 11, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1017 | Expands Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the Criminal Justice System | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
June 9, 2020 | CO | HB 20-1017 | Expands Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the Criminal Justice System | Bill Passed - House (40 - 22) |