The District of Columbia Council Members have advanced legislation to expunge tens of thousands of marijuana convictions. This legislation, the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2021 was sent to the desk of Mayor Muriel Bowser and if signed, will be enacted by early next year. Council members voted 13 to 0 in favor of this […]
Marijuana has significantly declined in price over the last few years and it’s becoming a large problem. Although cheap weed seems like a good thing for the average consumer, it leads to large problems throughout the legal industry. Cannabis prices have dropped to all time lows with the national average retail price of a gram […]
According to a new study in Israel, children with autism spectrum disorders reported a significant improvement in their social communication skills only six months after treatment with cannabidiol-rich cannabis oil. Parents also reported a reduction in repetitive and restrictive behaviors in the children tested. The report was published in the Translational Psychiatry. Could cannabis be […]
The SAFE Banking act, and now SAFE Banking Plus bill, have been toyed with for years now. It’s one of those sure bets that has been used as a ploy on both sides of the aisle. But there was lots of movement around the bill recently, and many thought that it would be passed in […]
It was mistake to see anything happening during the pandemic as the new normal. It’s the reason why the stocks for Zoom and Peloton have sunk in the past year, and it’s the same reason why we’re seeing a much less enthusiastic marijuana market. When people were literally stuck home, the idea of spending lots […]
With the return of Brittney Griner to the United States, many amongst the population are wondering when the United States will legalize marijuana. With all the effort and time put into freeing a citizen in a foreign country, is it hypocritical for the United States to lock up our own citizens for the same crimes? […]
Marijuana legalization in Missouri took effect this week ushering a new era for the drug within the state’s borders. Missouri voters passed legislation in November to approve a constitutional amendment to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults. This amendment sought to end prohibition on the drug and allow individuals to legally possess 3 […]
10 Students at a Southern California Middle School have been treated for a possible cannabis overdose. According to reports from local officials, the students were found to be drowsy with glazed faces. The students were transported to local hospitals and tested for possible fentanyl contamination. None of the children were laced with the harmful drug […]
From 2014 to 2016, former prosecutor Ramy Joudeh, who became an assistant district attorney in 2015, ran a distribution ring that would ship crates of marijuana from an auto shop in New Jersey to California. The FBI first found out about this agreement when one of the crates was stolen from the auto shop by […]
A scientific report from Washington detailing concerns about high potency marijuana was expected to come out at the end of this month, but Cannabis Observer got their hands on it before then. Within the report, some policy suggestions are made in order to quell the snowballing prevalence of highly potent cannabis. Some of these policies […]
