Legal Related New Bill in Florida Could Wipe Out Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions by Sophia Vida December 11, 2020 Florida state Senator Randolph Bracy (D-Ocree) has sponsored a bill that could allow people across the state to see their misdemeanor marijuana convictions disappear. This week Bracy announced the legislation at a press confere...
Legal Related South Dakota Governor Condemns the Voters’ Decision to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 11, 2020 South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (R) is again slamming the state's voters for voting to legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes. This week during her annual budget address, she wanted to “call out one budg...
Legal Related Marijuana Becomes Maine’s Most Valuable Crop by Sophia Vida December 11, 2020 Marijuana has been flourishing in the state of Maine. So much that it has become the state's most valuable crop. From January to October, medicinal marijuana sales in the state totaled $221.8 million. This is more than double c...
Legal Related New Jersey Governor Says Deal is Reached on Marijuana Legalization Bill by Sophia Vida December 08, 2020 New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy along with state lawmakers, have recently approved the framework for legislation of recreational marijuana in the state. “We’re proud to announce today that we’ve reached an agreement on le...
Legal Related Nebraska State Senator Anna Wishart is Working on Crafting a Legal Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida December 08, 2020 Nebraska State Senator Anna Wishart announced over the weekend that her team is drafting a ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adult use in the state. Wishart posted on Facebook that in light of the successful ballot mea...
Legal Related The U.S. House Passes Landmark Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 08, 2020 Marijuana advocates had something to celebrate last week as the House passed a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level on Friday. The House passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act b...
Legal Related House to Vote Next Week on a Marijuana Research Bill by Sophia Vida December 08, 2020 The U.S. House of Representatives just voted in favor of the MORE Act last week and is getting ready to vote again on another bill next week. The House will be voting on a marijuana research bill that will allow scientists to s...
Legal Related The United Nations Has Reclassified Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug by Sophia Vida December 04, 2020 It's official. According to the United Nations, marijuana is no longer considered a Schedule IV drug. After reviewing a series of World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on marijuana and its derivatives, the UN has deci...
Legal Related Key House Committee Advances Bill for Floor Vote Today by Sophia Vida December 04, 2020 This week a key House committee advanced a bill that would federally legalize cannabis. This had been the last step before the bill is taken up by the full chamber and it has now cleared its path to a floor vote on Friday. M...
Legal Related San Francisco Has Banned Smoking Inside Apartment But Marijuana is Allowed by Sophia Vida December 04, 2020 If you smoke cigarettes in the city of San Francisco you won't be thrilled with the latest ban on tobacco smoking inside apartments. However if you smoke marijuana, you'll be thrilled to know that's still okay. The Board of ...