Legal Related Louisiana House Committee Has Approved Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 27, 2021 This week a Louisiana House committee has approved a bill that will decriminalize and regulate marijuana for recreational use. The approval comes despite opposition from sheriffs and prosecutors in the state. State Rep. Rich...
Legal Related Thailand Aims to Make Marijuana Mainstream in Asia by Sophia Vida April 26, 2021 It was in 2018 that Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize medical marijuana. The use for recreational purposes is still banned in the country. It wasn't until the 1930's that the country started to prohi...
Legal Related Virginia Governor Signs Marijuana Legislation Bill by Sophia Vida April 23, 2021 It's official. Adult use marijuana will be legal in Virginia this year on July 1st. The state's governor, Ralph Northam, has signed a bill this week making the state the first in the south to legalize the plant for adult-use. T...
Legal Related A Bill to Legalize Marijuana is Filed in Texas House by Sophia Vida April 22, 2021 A bill filed by Texas Rep. James Talarico on March 12th, has been filed in the Texas House. The bill, called House Bill 4089, would legalize cannabis in the state if signed into law. It would also expunge past marijuana convict...
Legal Related Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Calls 4/20 an “Unofficial American Holiday’ by Sophia Vida April 20, 2021 April 20th came and went but before it went, the United States Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer, referred to the date as an 'unofficial American holiday.' This is because 4/20 is a day that marijuana enthusiasts around the...
Legal Related New Mexico Marijuana Growers Are Pressing to Increase Plant Count Limits by Sophia Vida April 16, 2021 New Mexico recently legalized marijuana and already five of the state's medical cannabis cultivators are now requesting that regulators more than triple plant-count limits immediately to avert a supply shortage this summer. Thi...
Legal Related Two Thirds of Americans are Now Supporting to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 15, 2021 According to the latest Pew Research Center survey, public opinion on marijuana legislation is even more favorable today. The survey, which was conducted on Sept. 3 to 15 on Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel, has fo...
Legal Related New Mexico Governor Signs Bill to Legalize Marijuana Recreationally by Sophia Vida April 12, 2021 This week New Jersey's governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a law to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The governor announced her decision to sign the law outside the state capital building in Santa Fe on Mond...
Legal Related Virginia Becomes the 16th State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 09, 2021 The state of Virginia made history this week as it became the 16th state to legalize marijuana recreationally. The state's Democratic-controlled Legislature passed a bill legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana ...
Legal Related A Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana in North Carolina Now Has a Key Supporter by Sophia Vida April 09, 2021 This week a key state senator in North Carolina has filed legislation to legalize medical marijuana for a range of debilitating conditions. The legislation, dubbed Senate Bill 711, reveals a new regulatory structure for medical...