Legislation permitting adults to possess, home-cultivate, and purchase personal-use quantities of cannabis takes effect on Saturday, July 1st. Beginning that day, those age 21 or older may legally possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flower and/or 12 grams of cannabis concentrates. Adults may also home-cultivate up to two mature plants in a private residence. […]
I am elated to be a part of an organization that was founded to represent responsible cannabis consumers and that continues to advocate on their behalf. Growing up in the Black community, I have always wanted to help marginalized communities gain equal opportunities. This is why I am in the process of becoming an attorney. […]
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed legislation (House Bill 286) into law facilitating the expungement of marijuana possession convictions. The new law took effect upon passage. The law allows first-time marijuana possession offenders to file a request for an expungement of their records within 90 days of their conviction. (Previously, the law mandated a waiting […]
Republican Gov. Phil Scott has allowed medical cannabis reform legislation (HB 270) to become law absent his signature. The new law, which takes immediate effect, increases the number of cannabis plants that qualified patients may grow at home from nine (of which no more than two could be mature) to 12 (of which six may […]
House and Senate lawmakers have advanced legislation, LD 1311, providing legal protections for adults who either possess or consume cannabis while on probation or parole. The legislation “prohibits an individual’s legal cultivation, possession or use of cannabis — or testing positive for cannabis — from being a violation of probation, parole or release pending trial […]
Young people living in localities with operational medical cannabis dispensaries are no more likely than their counterparts to consume marijuana, according to data published in the journal Cannabis. Researchers affiliated with the University of Illinois assessed the relationship between state-licensed dispensaries and teen marijuana use in a midwestern state over a three-year period. They reported […]
Tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders have had their marijuana convictions expunged by the courts in recent months in compliance with provisions of the state’s adult use cannabis legalization law. Following an executive order issued by State Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell in late January, the judiciary has reviewed and expunged over 23,000 […]
Older Americans hold positive perceptions about the use of cannabis, according to survey data published in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. Researchers affiliated with St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia surveyed subjects’ attitudes and beliefs about cannabis use. All of the survey’s participants were at least 65 years of age. Eighty-three percent of […]
Federal legislation introduced today by Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Joe Neguse (D-CO) seeks to establish a new grant program within the National Institutes of Health to fund studies assessing cannabis’ medical benefits. The legislation, the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act of 2023, would appropriate up to $150 million in federal funding for university-sponsored medical […]
More than 44,000 marijuana cases, including over 10,000 marijuana-related felony convictions, have been expunged in recent months under the provisions of Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution. Those provisions, which were included in the state’s citizens-initiated adult-use marijuana law, require courts to expunge all eligible misdemeanor marijuana convictions by Thursday, June 8th. Several counties including […]
