A craze that seems to have popped up and fizzled away just as fast is the whole candy edible boom. Of course, they’re still around, but the backlash has caused some lawsuits for copyright infringement. The latest in line to get in some legal trouble is “Medicated Skittles” and “Zkittlez,” both, obviously, for knocking off […]
Ed Perlmutter is a member of Congress representing Colorado’s 7th District Just one week ago, the SAFE Banking Act passed once again in the U.S. House of Representatives with overwhelming, bipartisan support by a vote of 321 to 101, with every Democrat and the majority of Republicans voting in support. As the lead sponsor of […]
The SAFE Banking Act would improve the safety of legal marijuana marketplaces and foster more entrepreneurship in the emerging legal industry Members of the House of Representatives voted today in favor of a stand-alone piece of legislation, The SAFE Banking Act, to remedy the ongoing inconsistencies between state and federal marijuana laws. In a vote […]
Canada has had legal marijuana since 2018 nationally. And at first glance that looks like a much more progressive nation taking a stance well before the United States grew the courage. But at closer inspection, business isn’t quite booming like expected in the country. This seems to be due to a few reasons, and they’re […]
What a rollercoaster year it’s been for our investing portfolio, huh? What began as a year where weed stocks such as Canopy Growth, Tilray, and Aphria exploded in popularity and probably made a few people lots of money if they timed it right, now has leveled out into a less optimistic landscape. The first reason […]
Anyone who lives in or near Massachusetts, raise your hand. Better yet, take a drive to Brockton and check out the very first Cannabis dispensary owned by a Black woman. Called Legal Greens, Vanessa Jean-Baptiste opened her doors this past Sunday and spent the day greeting customers in a line that started at 8 a.m., […]
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In Mexico, a country facing issues with feuding drug cartels, a bill that decriminalizes marijuana is making its way through congress.
The draft bill made it through two special committees and is now on its way to the full chamber. It has backing from President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, so approval seems like it is around the bend.
A few outside companies have stated their eagerness to take part in a newly legal Mexican landscape, including Canopy Growth, Khiron Life Sciences, and The Green Organic Dutchman.
This bill could potentially have lasting ripples throughout the crime scene of Mexico, where drug cartels have run rampant in recent years. Although most of their focus has been on narcotics in the region, decriminalizing marijuana could be a stepping stone for larger narcotic decriminalization acts, which the President is in approval of.
Read the source at Reuters.
Imposing such a blanket ban on higher-potency products will not eliminate demand for these products, but it will succeed in driving this market underground — making it unregulated and unsafe.
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