In the 118th congress, things took an interesting turn last week as Representative Nancy Mace accused Representative Matt Gaetz of being high on drugs. This comes during a turbulent week as the house is yet to conclude as to who will be the majority representative leader. Nancy Mace is a republican out of South Carolina […]
The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear any further challenges to an appellate court ruling which determined that child welfare officials acted inappropriately when they placed a woman on a state registry for having consumed medical cannabis while pregnant. The Court’s order, issued Thursday, removes the mother’s name from appearing on the state’s registry, […]
During his State of the Commonwealth Address delivered Wednesday evening, Democratic Governor Andy Beshear called for the legalization of medical cannabis in Kentucky: “Treating people right also dictates that in this session, this General Assembly finally legalize medical cannabis. Far too many Kentuckians are suffering from life-threatening and chronic conditions, like our veterans with PTSD, […]
Nancy Mace has been working steadily to make a name for herself as a weed proponent in the icy halls of the federal government. Last year, she introduced her own version of a federal marijuana legalization bill that had much less to do with social equity than the Democrat version. However, because of its slimmed […]
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has signed comprehensive sentencing reform legislation, Senate Bill 288, into law. Marijuana-specific provisions in the bill amend state law so that that the arrest or conviction for the possession of marijuana paraphernalia no longer qualifies as part of a person’s criminal record and doesn’t need to be disclosed “in response to any inquiries […]
Oklahoma voters will decide on a citizens’ initiated measure (State Question 820) legalizing the adult-use marijuana market in a special election to be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. “Voters in both traditionally ‘red’ and ‘blue’ states have historically cast their vote in favor of ending the failed policy of cannabis criminalization,” NORML’s State Policies […]
Lawmakers have advanced legislation to regulate the adult-use marijuana market in the territory of the US Virgin Islands (population: 106,000). Senators overwhelmingly approved amended legislation, ‘The Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act,’ which seeks to “establish a regulated system for the cultivation, manufacture, and sale of cannabis for adult, medical, and sacramental use.” The proposed measure, […]
State officials have completed the process of reviewing and vacating the criminal records of over 40,000 residents with prior marijuana-related convictions. As of January 1, “our administration has erased 42,964 cannabis convictions,” Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont announced on twitter. Legislation signed into law in 2020 regulating the adult-use cannabis market contained provisions providing for the […]
One of the main talking points you hear about CBD is it’s unregulated status in our products. It can be sold and bought all across the country without having to approve the amount each label claims to have, and how much it takes to start having any effect is up to debate. Finally, after weighing […]
The possession of up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis is no longer subject to criminal penalties, under legislation (HB 837) that took effect of January 1, 2023. Under the new law, adults who possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis (and/or up to 12 grams of cannabis concentrates and/or any cannabis product containing up to […]
