New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics | Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP jdsupra.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jdsupra.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Soon, possessing small quantities of psychedelics like shrooms and LSD may no longer be criminal in the Golden State.
FILE – In this May 24, 2019, file photo a vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a pop-up cannabis market in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
(CN) A bill to decriminalize psychedelics in California passed an Assembly committee Tuesday, meaning that if passed and signed by the governor, the personal possession of a suite of psychoactive drugs prohibited by federal law will not lead to criminal penalties.
The Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday advanced Senate Bill 519, would also convene a working group to study whether legalization of certain substances is warranted and how best to regulate them should legalization occur.
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CA bill would ban members of hate groups from being police officers Share Updated: 8:57 PM PDT Mar 16, 2021 Share Updated: 8:57 PM PDT Mar 16, 2021
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Show Transcript OF THIS ARGUMENT. WRITER STORM THE US CAPITAL IN JANUARY SOME QUICKLY IDENTIFIED AS LAW ENFORCEMENT. NOW THIS BILL MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE WOULD TIGHTEN THE TOOLS FOR THOSE IN BLUE. WELL, YOU HAVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO HAVE RACIST AND BIGOTED VIEWS. YOU DON’T HAVE A CONSTITUTION RIGHT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER RIGHT AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER OSHKOLARA AB 655 ALSO KNOWN AS THE CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REFORM OR CLEAR ACT WOULD REQUIRE THAT A BACKGROUND CHECK FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICANTS INCLUDE FINDING OUT IF THE CANDIDATE IS A MEMBER OF A HATE GROUP OR HAS PARTICIPATED IN HATE GROUP ACTIVITIES. IF SO, THE CANDIDATE COULD BE DISQUALIFIED AS FOR CURRENT. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IF AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO A HATE GROUP PART
Critics slam California bill that could ban police officers from serving if they express conservative or religious views msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.