A new law legalizing permitless carry of a firearm in the state went into effect as of July 1, despite fierce law enforcement opposition. The enactment of this so-called “constitutional carry” bill will also foster an environment more hostile to federal gun control in the state.
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The new law makes several changes to the state’s sales and income tax code. It includes a sales tax exemption on the sale of “goldback” notes.
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This language would have created a strong prohibition against state or local enforcement of federal gun control. But an amendment created a loophole that will, in its best reading, significantly narrow the practical effect of the law.
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Together, the two new laws will allow medical marijuana patients from outside Louisiana to obtain medicinal cannabis in the state.
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The new law prohibits the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy from releasing any information contained in the prescription drug monitoring program database (PDMP) to local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies without a warrant. Under the old law, the board could release such data if a law enforcement agency stated in writing that the information was "necessary" for an open investigation.
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The law prohibits Colorado law enforcement agencies from engaging in ongoing surveillance, conducting real-time or near real-time identification, or from starting persistent tracking using facial recognition without a warrant in most situations. In order to obtain a warrant, police must first establish probable cause and show that the use of facial recognition is necessary to develop leads in an investigation.
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Under the law, adults 21 and over who can legally possess a handgun in the state of Ohio can carry a concealed firearm without a state-issued permit. The legislation retains the current permitting process for those who wish to obtain a license in order to carry concealed in other states with CCDW reciprocity with Ohio.
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Under the proposed law, patients would be able to access cannabis on a physician’s recommendation if they suffer from a “debilitating medical condition” such as cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and post-traumatic stress disorder. Patients could legally possess up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana. S711 would also create a regulatory and tax framework for the cultivation and sale of medicinal cannabis. Home cultivation would not be permitted under the law.
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Of the increasing number of states claiming to create a “2nd Amendment Sanctuary” just three (and one honorable mention) have really got the ball rolling in the right direction, legislatively and strategically. Learn what they’re doing and replicate it in your own state.
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Today, an Arizona law goes into effect reforming the state's asset forfeiture laws and prohibiting law enforcement from taking a person’s property without a criminal conviction in most cases. The proposed legislation builds on important reforms signed into law in 2017 that opted Arizona out of a federal forfeiture program.
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