Legislation providing patients with greater access to medical cannabis is now law in the District of Columbia. On January 31st, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser signed legislation, B24-0013: The Medical Cannabis Amendment Act. After undergoing an obligatory Congressional review process, the measure became law yesterday, March 22nd. The new law increases the number of licensed dispensaries that can operate in […]
A month ago, a couple was pulled over in Tennessee due to a dark tint on their windows and staying in the left lane without needing to pass other vehicles. The man was charged for possessing 5 grams of marijuana, and the woman was cited and released. Afterwards, the Department of Children’s Service took their […]
After almost a year of dancing around the issue, Germany is going to move forward with marijuana legalization “in the next few weeks,” according to Health Minister Karl Lauterbach. This all comes after they received the go-ahead from the EU. Germany wanted to make sure they wouldn’t be in violation of their international obligations if […]
Hawaii is primed to legalize marijuana sooner than we may think. Just last week Hawaii House lawmakers said a marijuana legalization bill passed through the chamber and represents “incredible compromise” that could lead to legalization in the island state. At a virtual town hall last week Rep. Jeanne Kapela (D) talked about steps for SB […]
Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Texas. LEGALIZATION Delaware Update: HB1 passed out of the House with supermajority support. The bill is next scheduled for a hearing in […]
Doesn’t seem like we can find the bottom of this deflation on marijuana prices. Over the past several months, the oversupply issue in the marijuana industry has begun to crater the prices growers are able to get when selling their product. Along with California, Oregon is at the forefront of business in the west, and […]
The ‘father or cannabis research’ Raphael Mechoulam has passed away at the age of 92. Hebrew researcher Raphael Mechoulam was known widely as the ‘father of cannabis research’ due to his cannabinoid research done to isolate delta-9 THC, the psychoactive ingredient that makes cannabis so potent. Mechoulam also had many other achievements such as designing […]
Recently, there have been some examples of football players commenting on marijuana in different forms. But there’s one through-line: they can’t smoke it. It’s something to remind ourselves of, considering most of the country at least has options for medicinal purchases. And also, despite some loosening of the rules recently, that the NFL still has […]
In a new study published by Psychology Today, it was found that long-term cannabis use is linked with cognitive decline and impact on the brain’s hippocampus. The largest key point within the study is that long term cannabis use can decline cognition at the age of 45. Many headlines are focusing around this but there […]
Welp, so much for that. In a ballot initiative across the entire state of Oklahoma, voters decisively voted against recreational marijuana. With 95% of the vote in, 61.7% voted no, and 38.3% voted yes. This is surprising for a state that has really embraced its medicinal marijuana market, with over 400 dispensaries dispersed across the state. […]
