Delaware's Fast-Track Marijuana Bill Heads To Senate, Job Corps Amends Weed Testing Policy And More Updates

Job Corps Further Updates Stance On Cannabis

Senate lawmakers are pushing to further amend the drug screening protocol announced by Job Corps, a drug-free and alcohol-free job-training program federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

Proposed by Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Jack Reed (D-RI), a new provision of the Job Corps for the Next Generation Act, amends drug testing rules "to account for marijuana legalization in some states," as more states nationwide legalize the plant, reported Marijuana Moment.

The new provision builds on a reform that's effect since February, under which testing positive for cannabis would not be a reason for an automatic dismissal. Prior to that change, those who came out positive on the second test were dismissed from the program. The February reform allowed for those testing positive for marijuana on the second test not to be penalized if "there is at least a 50% reduction in THC levels."

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Brooklyn Residents Are Opposed To Weed Shop Near Schools, Churches

Some residents of Bay Ridge, a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, backed by politicians, have voiced opposition to a cannabis dispensary that is pending approval to open near the neighborhood's schools and houses of worship, reported New York Post.

"We are writing to express our firm opposition to the proposed opening of this cannabis dispensary," US Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and state Assembly members Michael Tannousis and Alec Brook-Krasny wrote in a letter to New York's Office of Cannabis Management. "The opening of this cannabis dispensary will have a profound negative impact on our community's quality of life," the lawmakers said.

Delaware's Fast-Track Marijuana Bill Gets House Approval, Next Stop Senate

The members of the Delaware House of Representatives gave the green light to a measure that seeks to kick off recreational cannabis sales in medical marijuana dispensaries that already operate.

HB 408 from Rep. Ed Osienski (D) and Sen. Trey Paradee (D) amended to support social equity in the cannabis industry, got approval from the full chamber last week, and is now heading to the state Senate for a review, reported Marijuana Moment.

It creates “a temporary conversion license for existing medical marijuana compassion centers to operate for recreational marijuana purposes, and sets forth requirements to obtain a conversion license and to operate under such a license.” 

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