Well here’s a nice pairing with a story earlier this week about Wisconsin. It was reported that the state Supreme Court in Wisconsin voted to allow the smell of marijuana to be enough to warrant a search of a car. The same circumstances have sprung up in New Jersey, and this time the state Supreme […]
Since California legalized the use of cannabis for medical purposes in 1996, there has existed a growing chasm between state-level marijuana policies and federal law. Today, the majority of states and the District of Columbia authorize the state-licensed production and sale of cannabis to qualifying patients. Twenty-three of these states also regulate the possession and […]
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. […]
Weed is pungent. That’s the first thing everyone learns about the plant. This pugency has been used countless times for police action and in Wisconsin, where weed is illegal, it has now been sanctioned by the state supreme court. In a case based on a search of Quaheem Moore’s car in 2019 (where a car […]
Marijuana-related reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. ENACTED Louisiana Update: HB 460 has been signed into law and took immediate effect. House Bill 460 allows current licensed medical marijuana pharmacies in regions with at least 3,500 active patients […]
Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) explicitly prohibits businesses engaged in the trade or distribution of either Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substances from deducting expenses on their federal taxes. Because marijuana is still federally recognized as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, state-legal cannabis businesses that operate in […]
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. […]
A new groundbreaking research product in the United Kingdom is looking to significantly reduce the country’s carbon footprint while increasing crop resistance. This project is called the UK Carbon Capture Project and has many moving parts. The £5.9 million Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping, backed by Defra’s Farming Futures Fund will explore many different […]
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 […]
A congressman in the state House of New Hampshire has announced over Facebook that he is leaving the Republican party for a number of fiscally conservative reasons, but one of them is because the party rejected a marijuana legalization bill. Representative Dan Hynes is now undeclared/independent. In his reasons for leaving, he states how the […]
