“I oppose it,” says Senator Steve Daines from Montana. The state has just voted to legalize marijuana, but Daines still opposes federal legalization. According to a new article at Politico, there are at least 10 republican senators that Chuck Schumer needs to convince to back a federal legalization bill. At most, Senators Lisa Murkowski and […]
Well this should have some sort of ripple effect. Clarence Thomas, perhaps the most conservative judge sitting on the Supreme Court, has written about the silliness of the federal government’s stance on marijuana. The court dismissed a case from a Colorado medical marijuana dispensary seeking federal tax breaks, but Thomas wrote about how unfair the […]
This week marks another critical mile-marker on the road to ending marijuana prohibition in the United States. By the end of this week, Connecticut, New Mexico, and Virginia will all have abolished criminal penalties for marijuana possession. That means that by week’s end, 14.3 million more Americans will live in a jurisdiction where the adult […]
Governor Jared Polis has officially signed into law a bill that regulates THC sales across the board for medical patients. The bill, HB21-1317 would limit the purchase of concentrates (wax or shatter) to 8 grams per person. Also, a database will be created so that people can’t simply go to another dispensary to get more. […]
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) signed legislation into law making Connecticut the 18th state to legalize adult use marijuana, and the fifth to do so just this year. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed legislation into law repealing the state’s ban on herbal cannabis […]
More and more studies have come out linking heavy marijuana use to increased likelihood of psychosis. There simply aren’t enough to be conclusive, but the general direction is headed that way. So it comes with slight relief that CBD may dampen any unusual brain activity caused by high levels of THC. A study in 2018 […]
Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc. the current leader in the market for whole-plant hemp extract products just announced that they have taken on Wessel Booysen as their new Chief Financial Advisor. Booysen is a high-level executive with many years under his belt managing internal expansion and financial leadership. Prior to Working at Charlotte’s Web, he worked […]
Connecticut has finally legalized marijuana after years of lobbying, persuasion, and effort being dumped into the state. Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill on Tuesday making Connecticut the 19th state to legalize the recreational use of the drug. Under the new law, people aged 21 and older will be allowed to possess and consume marijuana […]
After many successful years on television, Conan O’Brien is finally retiring. Since he is retiring, he has become more and more loose with what he does on live television. In his most recent episode of the late show, he hosted Seth Rogen and proceeded to smoke a joint with him on live television. Conan explained […]
In the proposed FY22 Financial Services and General Government spending bill, which includes provisions relating to the District of Columbia’s budget, the House Appropriations Committee omitted an existing provision that prevents Washington, DC from implementing an adult-use cannabis consumer marketplace. The bill additionally included language that would create limited protections for banking institutions that provide […]
