Another Ohio Town Decriminalizes Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition

While a small town decriminalizing cannabis may not sound significant, it is part of a larger movement in Ohio. More than three dozen Ohio localities have enacted decriminalization through local ballot measures over the last few years. Meanwhile, major Ohio cities including Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland have decriminalized marijuana through city council action.

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To the Governor: Minnesota Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition

Under the final version of the bill passed in both the House and Senate, adults 21 and over could legally possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana in public. They would also be able to have up to 2 pounds of processed marijuana in their homes and grow up to 8 cannabis plants (4 mature).

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To the Governor: Minnesota Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana Despite Federal Prohibition

Under the final version of the bill passed in both the House and Senate, adults 21 and over could legally possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana in public. They would also be able to have up to 2 pounds of processed marijuana in their homes and grow up to 8 cannabis plants (4 mature).

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Signed as Law: Montana 2nd Amendment Financial Privacy Act

The law simply states that “a financial institution may not require a firearms retailer in this state to use a firearms code that is different from that of a general transaction.”

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Pistol Brace Rule: A Test of your Disposition

With an enforcement deadline looming, potentially affecting millions of stabilizing braces, the new ATF rule is - as the founders told us - a test or an “experiment of your disposition.”

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California Assembly Committee Passes Bill to Restrict Geofence Location Tracking

The legislation would prohibit any government entity from seeking, or any court from enforcing, assisting, or supporting, a reverse keyword or reverse location demand issued by a government entity or court in California or any other state. The bill would also prohibit a person or California entity from complying with a reverse keyword or reverse location demand. Any information gathered in violation of the law would be inadmissible in court.

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To the Governor: Texas Passes Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act

Titled the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, the legislation would prohibit a financial institution operating in Texas from requiring or assigning a firearms code, which is defined as “any merchant category code approved by the International Organization for Standardization for a firearms retailer, including Merchant Category Code 5723.”

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