Legal Related Oklahoma Marijuana Growers Sue OMMA Over This by Sophia Vida September 22, 2021 Roughly 300 Oklahoma medical marijuana businesses has sued the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) after the agency revoked 300 licenses tied to a single owner. The medical marijuana businesses, all with the same co-own...
Legal Related Italy May Hold Referendum to Decriminalize Marijuana in 2022 by Sophia Vida September 20, 2021 2022 may be a pivotal year for Italy as the country is likely to hold a referendum to decriminalize marijuana. Campaign groups have been able to gather the required 500,000 signatures in only a week and before the September 30t...
Legal Related Virginia sees Marijuana Arrests Fall 90% Since Marijuana Law Took Effect July 1st by Sophia Vida September 17, 2021 The state of Virginia has seen a dramatic drop in marijuana arrests this summer since a new law was legalized that allows possession of small amounts of cannabis and for residents to keep a few plants. According to a Richmond T...
Legal Related New York Cities Faced with Many Opt Out Decisions Over Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 16, 2021 Several towns and villages in the state of New York are still grappling on whether or not to allow marijuana. Council members in Colonie, a town in the Capital Region, have voted to ban marijuana consumption sites within their ...
Legal Related World Anti-Doping Agency to Review Cannabis Ban Status by Sophia Vida September 15, 2021 In the wake of Sha'Carri Richardson being banned from the Olympics over marijuana use, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will review cannabis' status as a banned substance. The WADA executive committee announced this week of ...
Legal Related South Dakota Gives Most Medical Marijuana Rules the Green Light by Sophia Vida September 13, 2021 The Legislature’s Rules Review Committee in South Dakota has OK'ed most of the 124 pages of proposed regulations for medical cannabis from the state Department of Health. The lawmakers began work at about 10:45 a.m. Monday an...
Legal Related Marijuana Regulators in California Issue New Consolidated Industry Rules by Sophia Vida September 09, 2021 This week the newly merged California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) released a 197-page draft of cannabis industry regulations. The DCC is a brand-new state agency in California that was created back in July from the ori...
Legal Related Cannabis Control Board Taps Lawyer from Upstate New York by Sophia Vida September 09, 2021 This week Adam Perry, a lawyer from Buffalo New York was chosen to be on the state's new Cannabis Control Board. Perry is a partner at the Hodgson Ross law firm and his practice includes cannabis and hemp. According to the firm...
Legal Related Nebraska Activists Submit Two Medical Cannabis Initiatives for Next Year’s Ballot by Sophia Vida September 08, 2021 Marijuana activists in the state of Nebraska announced this week that they have submitted two medical marijuana initiatives to legalize medical cannabis. The initiatives are aimed to be put on the state's 2022 ballot. The ad...
Legal Related Senator Bernie Sanders Had This to Say on Ending the Drug War by Sophia Vida September 07, 2021 Recently at a town hall event that was focused on Democrats' large scale budget plan, Senator Bernie Sanders touted on the progress for legal marijuana and ending the drug war. Sanders sad that Congress is "making progress" tow...