Legal Related Top New York Lawmaker Says Governor Did This During Legal Marijuana Discussions by Sophia Vida March 11, 2021 According to a top lawmaker, legal marijuana discussions with New York's governor Andrew Cuomo and herself resulted in points of screaming. In an interview with Spectrum News that was published this week, Assembly Majority Lead...
Legal Related Bill Aims to Make Legal Cannabis Lounges in Massachusetts Legal by Sophia Vida March 09, 2021 While it's been legal to buy marijuana in the state of Massachusetts, finding a place to use it has been challenging. A new bill is aiming to address this problem by authorizing licensed cannabis lounges. According to State ...
Legal Related Minnesota Senate Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Marijuana Flower for Medicinal Use by Sophia Vida March 09, 2021 A Minnesota Senate committee has just passed a bill for the first time in a decade that will legalize the use of marijuana flower for medicinal use. Proponents of the bill are optimistic that the Senate will give the bill full ...
Legal Related Illinois Marijuana Workers Want to Unionize by Sophia Vida March 09, 2021 According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, as Illinois' marijuana industry exploded to surpass $1 billion after just a year of sales, marijuana laborers are now working to unionize. "The industry has unfortunately just pro...
Legal Related Virginia Cannabis Companies Scramble to Increase Production by Sophia Vida March 09, 2021 Lawmakers in Virginia recently decided that cannabis sales in the state can start in three years. This has put a fire under some Virginia companies to get prepared in order to sell recreational marijuana in the year 2024. Ma...
Legal Related Thousands of Marijuana Convictions in California Officially are Dismissed by Sophia Vida March 09, 2021 It was a month of celebration for many folks in the state of California in February as thousands of marijuana convictions had been officially reduced or dismissed. A Superior Court judge in San Diego allowed almost 26,000 peopl...
Legal Related Iowa Senate Panel Votes on Bill to Reduce Marijuana Penalties by Sophia Vida March 05, 2021 This week, in a bipartisan vote, an Iowa Senate panel has advanced a bill that lessens penalties for first-time, small-scale cannabis possession. Senate Bill 1226 was passed on Wednesday by the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee. ...
Legal Related Tennessee Moves Forward with Proposed Legislation for Medicinal Cannabis by Sophia Vida March 05, 2021 It looks like a bill in Tennessee that would make cannabis legal for medicinal purposes is going to move forward. The "Tennessee Medical Cannabis Act," proposed by State Sen. Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma) and Rep. Iris Rudder (R...
Legal Related Virginia Approves Recreational Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida March 02, 2021 Lawmakers in the state of Virginia narrowly approved recreational marijuana legislation this past weekend. The state has approved compromise legislation that legalizes a commercial recreational marijuana program that may genera...
Legal Related Vermont Lawmakers Expected to Tweak Marijuana Marketplace Law by Sophia Vida March 02, 2021 The Vermont Legislature may soon be tweaking parts of its signature tax and regulate cannabis law that was passed last year. According to Calvin Cutler of WCAX, advocates are pushing for more changes aimed at agricultural and r...