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He'll no what?Wow, ND is almost on my doorstep. A car with Minnesota plates leaving Colorado May draw LEO eyes. But one leaving North Dakota? He’ll no.
He'll no what?Wow, ND is almost on my doorstep. A car with Minnesota plates leaving Colorado May draw LEO eyes. But one leaving North Dakota? He’ll no.
When the local police around here came out and said they would no longer be arresting people for small amounts of weed, that's when I knew legal weed had won even before the vote.The New Jersey AG just ordered an adjournment of all pot-related court cases until Sept. 4. Apparently Jersey City municipal government has ordered its police to stop arresting people for simple possession and the state AG is trying to find a compromise position before this issue gets completely out of control. Things are complicated by a state legislature that is moving pretty deliberately on weed, contrary to the new governor's wishes (he wants to get legalization going ASAP).
In 2016, 32,000 of NJ's 36,000 drug arrests were for simple possession of small amounts of weed.
Can the municipality institute it's own tax? I'd think that the few areas that are cool would rake in the proceeds from sales taxes.A goodly number of towns in Mass have taken upon themselves to ban retail shops. Others (like my town) have put a temporary moratorium on retail sales...
Slowburn
Across the state, at least 190 communities – more than half of all municipalities – have slapped moratoriums or outright bans on marijuana retail stores within their jurisdictions. Some have gone further and banned any kind of marijuana-related business, meaning cultivators or even testing facilities can’t set up shop. And while many moratoriums were set to expire at the end of this year, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey raised fears last week that they could go on longer after approving one town’s request to extend its weed freeze by an additional year.
Same in Colorado.In my county in California, there are plenty of towns with bans on marijuana businesses as well. Plenty of dispensaries still operate, they just have to do it in the unincorporated parts of town. It would be cool if it weren't the case, but it doesn't impact my ability to get what I need/want, so it's not a tragedy.
I type this as I enjoy some Girl Scout Cookies.![]()
Apparently they canCan the municipality institute it's own tax? I'd think that the few areas that are cool would rake in the proceeds from sales taxes.
JFCU.S. official: Canadian marijuana users, workers and investors risk lifetime border ban
We are truly a nation of idiots
Canadians who work in the marijuana industry — and those who invest in the booming pot sector — risk a lifetime ban on travel to the U.S., according to a senior official overseeing U.S border operations.
As Canada prepares to become the world’s only major industrialized nation to legalize retail marijuana sales starting Oct. 17, the Canadian cannabis sector is projected to generate billions of dollars of revenue in coming years and Canadians have flocked to take jobs and buy stocks in the burgeoning industry. But the move has potential to disrupt border crossings between the U.S. and Canada for travelers who run afoul of American drug laws, even if their activities are legal in Canada.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency will continue to apply long-standing U.S. federal laws and regulations that treat marijuana as a banned substance — and participants in the cannabis industry as drug traffickers — who are inadmissible into the U.S. Although some U.S. states have eased marijuana laws, the U.S. continues to maintain a federal prohibition that applies at the border, said Todd Owen, executive assistant commissioner for the Office of Field Operations, who gave POLITICO a detailed preview of how CBP will apply longstanding rules.
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If a traveler admits to past use of any illegal drugs, including marijuana, the traveler will be found to be inadmissible into the United States. CBP typically will allow them the opportunity to “voluntary withdraw” from the border — or face an “expedited removal.” Whether or not the traveler enters the U.S., a record will be kept by CBP and that traveler will not be allowed to return to the U.S. The traveler will have the opportunity to apply for a waiver from a lifetime ban, which costs U.S. $585 and requires several months to process. The waivers are issued at the discretion of CBP.
CBP agents commonly ask travelers what they do for a living. Canadians who work in the marijuana industry will not be permitted to enter the U.S. “If you work for the industry, that is grounds for inadmissibility,” Owen said.
Likewise, investors in marijuana companies are considered inadmissible. “We don’t recognize that as a legal business,” Owen said. Already, marijuana investors from other countries, such as Israel, have been denied entry into the U.S., he noted. CBP did not specify any minimum level of investment that could trigger a ban.
“Facilitating the proliferation of the legal marijuana industry in U.S. states where it is deemed legal or Canada may affect an individual’s admissibility to the U.S.,” Owen said.
Are there lots of brown people in Canada or something?LAND OF THE FFFFRRRREEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Just a very liberal Prime Minister (who Ivanka happened to be photographed giving the googly eyes).Are there lots of brown people in Canada or something?
This is like Doomsday Preppers running the country. "Once we keep out the undesirables, and get rid of the undesirables within, we can hold out for months!"U.S. official: Canadian marijuana users, workers and investors risk lifetime border ban
We are truly a nation of idiots
That is absolutely ridiculous in every possible way. What an idiotic waste of resources.The New Jersey AG just ordered an adjournment of all pot-related court cases until Sept. 4. Apparently Jersey City municipal government has ordered its police to stop arresting people for simple possession and the state AG is trying to find a compromise position before this issue gets completely out of control. Things are complicated by a state legislature that is moving pretty deliberately on weed, contrary to the new governor's wishes (he wants to get legalization going ASAP).
In 2016, 32,000 of NJ's 36,000 drug arrests were for simple possession of small amounts of weed.
Indeed. @roadkill1292 - any update? Sept 4 has passed...That is absolutely ridiculous in every possible way. What an idiotic waste of resources.The New Jersey AG just ordered an adjournment of all pot-related court cases until Sept. 4. Apparently Jersey City municipal government has ordered its police to stop arresting people for simple possession and the state AG is trying to find a compromise position before this issue gets completely out of control. Things are complicated by a state legislature that is moving pretty deliberately on weed, contrary to the new governor's wishes (he wants to get legalization going ASAP).
In 2016, 32,000 of NJ's 36,000 drug arrests were for simple possession of small amounts of weed.
I'm not finding much in the way of updates on this, probably weak Google fu on my part. But the state Senate President says that he has the votes to pass a full legalization bill this fall.Indeed. @roadkill1292 - any update? Sept 4 has passed...
I thought I saw something about a possible vote by the end of this month. They were just cleaning up some wording in the bill before the vote.I'm not finding much in the way of updates on this, probably weak Google fu on my part. But the state Senate President says that he has the votes to pass a full legalization bill this fall.Indeed. @roadkill1292 - any update? Sept 4 has passed...
Solid insight.We’re on the right track in getting pot legal, just look we were at five years ago and where we are at today.
This new legal bill, is also the 'old' legal bill. Scutari has been a driving force for expanded cannabis access in Jersey, since before Gov. Murphy was even a strong candidate.Here are the details of N.J.'s new legal weed bill, including delivery and smoking lounges
State lawmakers have finally written the latest bill that would legalize marijuana and lay the foundation for a commercial weed industry in New Jersey — a bill they believe has a real chance to pass.
NJ Advance Media obtained a copy of that plan this week. It calls for what could be the lowest marijuana taxes in the nation, weed delivery and places for users to smoke outside of their homes, among other provisions.
We reported on several of these items last month, but the draft of the bill contains more specifics.
The basics
Essentially, the bill would legalize the possession and personal use of small amounts of marijuana for people at least 21 years old. It also would create, regulate and tax a commercial marijuana industry in the state.
This bill provides amendments to a legal weed plan introduced by state Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union, in June.
N.J. could have the lowest pot tax in the country
If the bill is approved the way it's written, New Jerseyans would pay perhaps the lowest marijuana tax in the country: 10 percent.
Previous legalization bills floated taxes that rose to 15 percent and 25 percent after starting lower. This bill would keep the tax at 10 percent.
Politico New Jersey reported this week that Gov. Phil Murphy was not happy with the tax being lower than expected, so this could change after negotiations.
Murphy said during an unrelated news conference on Tuesday that his administration has "not hardened a position on taxes."
“We typically don’t talk about legislation while they’re getting baked,”(<---) the Democratic governor said. “We’re not ruling anything out. We want to get it right.”
There could be legal places to smoke
In many states with legal weed, the only place to legally consume marijuana is at a private residence. But New Jersey would be different if the bill passes as-is.
Business with a marijuana retail license would be able to apply to have a consumption space on the same premises as, but separated from, their dispensary. Retailers would have to get local approval for the consumption space in addition to getting permission from the state, the bill says.
You'd be able to get your weed delivered
People in New Jersey could soon be getting marijuana delivered, as the bill allows for weed deliveries. Businesses with a marijuana retail license would be able to get permission from the state to deliver cannabis products to customers.
Murphy has indicated that he supports delivery. Not all states allow marijuana to be delivered, but California, Nevada and Oregon do.
New Jersey's top lawmaker has set a new date for at least one house of the state Legislature to vote legalizing recreational marijuana in the Garden State: Oct. 29.
about the same % as anti-Trump...coincidence?Public support for legalization of marijuana reaches a record 62%.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/public-support-for-marijuana-legalization-rises-to-record-62-percent
Nah, everybody just wants to spend the next 2 years getting high and sober up after 2020.about the same % as anti-Trump...coincidence?
The industry is already spurring additional business opportunities – a Girl Scout in Edmonton sold 30 boxes of cookies outside a pot store in 45 minutes.
Oregon would have been happy to supply them with our 3x surplus. Too bad we are stupid.
MI farmers in the bad axe area should be preparing to market and bank on being the “green thumb” of the country....but they will likely get in their own way being too conservative up there.....Polls on legalizing recreational marijuana in MI are showing 57-41 approval ?
Was just in Detroit earlier this week at https://www.cannabis-aid.com/Polls on legalizing recreational marijuana in MI are showing 57-41 approval ?
My new paralegal just moved to Louisiana from Michigan and is so pissed she won't get to enjoy this if it passes.Voted yes prop 1 mi, go green!!!