This is shaping up to be a momentous year in our fight to end marijuana prohibition. We’re primed to legalize in several more states. But we need everyone who cares about this issue to help out. That’s why I’m dedicating eight days of my time to the campaign trail this election season. And to make the […]
A motion to overturn Democratic Governor John Carney’s veto of a key cannabis legalization bill, House Bill 371, was declined by members of the Delaware House late last night. The vote was 20 yes, 20 no, and 1 not voting. “We commend Representative Osienski’s dedication to this crucial criminal justice reform and trying every avenue […]
State lawmakers have advanced several marijuana reform measures to the desk of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards. Among them, House Bill 629 bars police from conducting a warrantless search of person’s place of residence based solely upon the odor of cannabis. Several other states that have either legalized or decriminalized the use of marijuana by […]
The discussion of how marijuana is the first step down a dark and sinister path of a drug-fueled life path has been around for about as long as marijuana has in America. On one side, it’s an understandable deduction: your overall openness to brain-altering experiences expands, and eventually you’ll want to take this sensation further […]
This is worth talking about because it shows that believing marijuana is only a road to madness and violence is still very prevalent in the mainstream. Laura Ingraham, in her show last week, brought weed into the conversation of mass shootings in the US. Now, the first thought is that she’s trying to evade the […]
Today, the Virginia General Assembly voted to approve the budget bill which contains language to recriminalize personal possession of over four ounces of marijuana in public. The language, which creates two new misdemeanors, will take effect immediately upon Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s signature on the budget. Currently, the personal possession in public of more than […]
There is a confusion as to whether citations given in states with decriminalized marijuana laws should be counted as “arrests” in those areas. Therefore, counties are reporting different sets of numbers and everything we’ve been told is all up in the air. The statistics are so uncertain that the Justice Department has launched an investigation […]
The Oregon Health Authority has released its first batch of rules for an upcoming program for Psilocybin Therapy. The planned date for enactment is January 2023. Most of the rules were shaped around public comment given between April 1st and 22nd of this year. The biggest decision made was that only one species of mushroom […]
Licensed cannabis retailers in California are highly compliant with the enforcement of rules prohibiting young people from entering into their facilities absent showing proof of age, according to data previously compiled by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and most recently published in the Journal of Safety Research. Researchers assessed whether retail cannabis facilities would […]
This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Delaware, Rhode Island, California, Louisiana, and North Carolina! California SB 1186 requires all local governments to permit access to medicinal cannabis via either the establishment of licensed dispensaries or via delivery. Update: This bill has passed in the state Senate and heads to the Assembly. Send a message […]
