Legal Related Marijuana is No Longer Being Seized at New York Airport Checkpoints by Sophia Vida July 20, 2021 Worried about losing your marijuana at a New York airport? No need to if you're carrying a small amount. Police are no longer seizing marijuana nor making arrests or issuing tickets for low-level possession for travelers passin...
Legal Related Virginia Governor Announces Selections for Cannabis Control Authority Board by Sophia Vida July 20, 2021 This week Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced his picks to fill out the five-person board of directors of the state’s nascent cannabis regulatory authority. Among the 5 are three Richmonders: Neil Amin, CEO of Shamin Ho...
Legal Related Virginia Renters Who Want to Use Marijuana Should Know This First by Sophia Vida July 19, 2021 While marijuana laws have now been in effect for weeks in Virginia, some renters in the state are coming to terms that they may not be able to use the plant at home. Since July 1, those who are 21 and older have been allowed to...
Legal Related Maryland’s House Speaker is Advocating for Marijuana Referendum by Sophia Vida July 16, 2021 Maryland’s House speaker Adrienne Jones has announced her support this month for a referendum to legalize marijuana on next year’s ballot. The Baltimore County Democrat, also announced a panel to study how to implement a re...
Legal Related Michigan Gov. Whitmer Signs Legislation to Regulate Delta-8 THC Cannabis Products by Sophia Vida July 14, 2021 Michigan's governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has signed marijuana legislation regulating delta-8 THC products. Product will be regulated by state’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency starting on Oct. 11 Delta-8 THC is currently sold -- u...
Legal Related Democrat Senators Introduce Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana at Federal Level by Sophia Vida July 14, 2021 It was a momentous day on Wednesday as Senate Democrats introduced a bill for the first time to end the federal prohibition of marijuana. The legislation would remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances and...
Legal Related This is Why Sacha Baron Cohen is Suing a Cannabis Company by Sophia Vida July 13, 2021 Actor and Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, known for playing Borat, is suing a cannabis company over a Borat billboard. On Monday Cohen filed a lawsuit against a cannabis company for using the likeness of his famous character Borat ...
Legal Related Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Legislation Advances Marijuana Decriminalization by Sophia Vida July 12, 2021 It has been just over a year since Israel's last government passed two now-defunct draft bills to legalize and decriminalize recreational cannabis. The Ministerial Committee on Legislation voted this past weekend however to adv...
Legal Related The FBI is Relaxing its Rules About Marijuana for Prospective Applicants by Sophia Vida July 08, 2021 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the latest organization to change its cannabis rules when it comes to hiring. The FBI has loosened its employment restrictions for past marijuana use within the past month to make it...
Legal Related Marijuana Farms Are Not that Thirsty According to Study by Sophia Vida July 07, 2021 According to a recent study from the University of California Berkeley Cannabis Research Center, cannabis farmers are consuming less water than had been thought. The Cannabis Research Center started to research water use on can...