“I oppose it,” says Senator Steve Daines from Montana. The state has just voted to legalize marijuana, but Daines still opposes federal legalization. According to a new article at Politico, there are at least 10 republican senators that Chuck Schumer needs to convince to back a federal legalization bill. At most, Senators Lisa Murkowski and […]
Comprehensive Legalization Law is the First Step in Repairing the Harms of Prohibition that Has Devastated New Mexico Communities for Decades Santa Fe, NM – With the New Mexico Cannabis Regulation Act becoming law tomorrow, Tuesday, June 29, Emily Kaltenbach, Senior Director for Resident States and New Mexico for the Drug Policy Alliance, released the […]
Oregon lawmakers have agreed on new limits for hemp-derived products including delta-8 THC. A bill that cleared the legislature Saturday and now awaits Gov. Kate Brown’s signature would ban the sale of hemp products containing THC to minors, reported (Medford’s) KDRV-TV. According to co-sponsor Rep. Lily Morgan, the legislation was drafted with input from several […]
In a written statement issued today by US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, he called into question the US government’s authority to impose federal prohibitions on the state-licensed production and sale of cannabis. Justice Thomas, who is considered to be among the more conservative members of the Court, acknowledged, “The Federal Government’s current approach is […]
Well this should have some sort of ripple effect. Clarence Thomas, perhaps the most conservative judge sitting on the Supreme Court, has written about the silliness of the federal government’s stance on marijuana. The court dismissed a case from a Colorado medical marijuana dispensary seeking federal tax breaks, but Thomas wrote about how unfair the […]
Governor Jared Polis has officially signed into law a bill that regulates THC sales across the board for medical patients. The bill, HB21-1317 would limit the purchase of concentrates (wax or shatter) to 8 grams per person. Also, a database will be created so that people can’t simply go to another dispensary to get more. […]
Justices on the South Dakota Supreme Court will not decide on litigation seeking to invalidate Constitutional Amendment A, the state’s voter-initiated adult-use marijuana legalization law until after July 1. That is the date the law was supposed to go into effect. State Court Administrator Greg Sattizahn confirmed Thursday that the Court’s decision would not come ahead […]
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) signed legislation into law making Connecticut the 18th state to legalize adult use marijuana, and the fifth to do so just this year. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed legislation into law repealing the state’s ban on herbal cannabis […]
Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has signed legislation, HB 1317, into law imposing new rules and restrictions upon physicians who recommend medical cannabis as well as their patients. Beginning on January 1, 2022, recommending physicians will be required to provide specific cannabis dosing regimens for their patients, a requirement that some legal experts speculate may place doctors in […]
More and more studies have come out linking heavy marijuana use to increased likelihood of psychosis. There simply aren’t enough to be conclusive, but the general direction is headed that way. So it comes with slight relief that CBD may dampen any unusual brain activity caused by high levels of THC. A study in 2018 […]
