This week’s update highlights important legalization advancement in Maryland, medical cannabis advancement in South Carolina, and additional important movements in Delaware, Illinois and other states. California Twenty-five years after the passage of Prop. 215, California still has many regions lacking access to medicinal cannabis on account of the enactment of local bans on licensed providers. […]
Hemp and marijuana are entirely separate from each other in the eyes of the law. However, that doesn’t stop a new hemp-infused beverage to affect a drug test for Marines and Navy sailors. An advisory was sent out to all members of the Navy that warns them against drinking Rockstar’s Passion Fruit drink with hemp […]
Social equity has become a hand-in-hand term next to marijuana. It’s been the ticket to making pot a nationwide talking point in politics, giving it a sense of urgency that the image of a pothead doesn’t elicit. But the road to making that happen is proving to be extremely complicated for some states, including California. […]
Voters in several states are anticipated to decide on marijuana-related ballot measures in November. Here is where those efforts stand… Arkansas The group Arkansans for Compassionate Care has withdrawn its 2022 ballot initiative effort. The group says that it intends to refile for the 2024 ballot. A second statewide group, Arkansans for Marijuana Reform, is […]
Members of the US House of Representatives today approved legislation, HR 5657: The Medical Marijuana Research Act, facilitating clinical cannabis research by establishing a process whereby authorized scientists may access flowers and other products manufactured in accordance with state-approved marijuana programs. The bill also expedites the timeline during which federal officials must either approve or […]
It’s almost at the point of self-parody at this point when we see someone in the middle of a trip who believes the trees are talking to him/her. It’s the number one image that pops in people’s heads when they think of a mindtrip. Someone out of their mind, seeing souls where there aren’t any. […]
Voters will decide on Election Day whether to approve a referendum legalizing marijuana possession by adults. Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to the proposed Constitutional Amendment, House Bill 1, which asks voters: “Do you favor the legalization of adult–use cannabis in the State of Maryland?” Recent statewide polls find that between 62 and 70 […]
Washington, D.C.—In response to the House passing the MORE Act today—the first bill to completely deschedule marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and begin to repair the harms of prohibition—by a bipartisan 220-204 majority, Maritza Perez, Director of the Office of National Affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, released the following statement: “Thanks to the […]
This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in Maryland, Utah, Louisiana, Georgia, and several other states. Highlights Georgia Under state law, those with qualifying medical conditions may possess 20 ounces of infused cannabis oils containing not more than 5 percent THC and an amount of CBD equal to or greater than the amount of THC. […]
Santa Fe, NM – In response to New Mexico’s first day of adult use cannabis sales, Emily Kaltenbach, Senior Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, released the following statement: “A new era for marijuana justice is here. After years of hard work against long odds, New Mexicans can finally legally purchase cannabis for adult use. […]
