Legal Related Mexican Legislators Do Virtual Meet Up to Discuss Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida November 13, 2020 On Friday a group of Mexican legislators met up virtually to discuss the latest version of a bill that would legalize adult-use marijuana in the country. The steps taken on Friday were to help the legislation process get back o...
Legal Related Israel Plans to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Within 9 Months by Sophia Vida November 13, 2020 According to a statement from Israel's Justice Minister, the country is planning to legalize recreational cannabis within nine months. The move will be done all while balancing “liberalism and responsibility,” said Justice ...
Legal Related Mexico May Be Ready to Legalize Marijuana Soon by Sophia Vida November 10, 2020 Mexico may soon be the next country to legalize marijuana as Mexico lawmakers have until December 15 to pass a marijuana bill. It was two years ago that the Los Angeles Times reported that a Mexico Supreme Court decided that a ...
Legal Related Congress is Expected to Vote on Federal Marijuana Legislation Next Month by Sophia Vida November 10, 2020 A top leader in the U.S. House of Representatives announced this week that they will hold a floor vote on a bill to end federal cannabis prohibition in December. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) previously announced thi...
Legal Related Tennessee State Senator Will Try to Push for Medical Marijuana Legislation Again by Sophia Vida November 06, 2020 A Senator in Tennessee is planning to fight again for the state to legalize medical marijuana. “Three and a half years ago, had you told me that I would be proposing legislation to support medical cannabis and the legalizatio...
Legal Related New Jersey Finally Gives Green Light to Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 06, 2020 This week New Jersey became the first state in the Mid-Atlantic to legalize marijuana. On Tuesday voters in the state approved New Jersey Public Question 1, Marijuana Legalization Amendment (2020), which legalizes the recreatio...
Legal Related Four More States in the U.S. Just Legalized Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 06, 2020 It's been a nerve wrecking week watching the presidential vote count but it's also been a very exciting week for the marijuana arena with four more states in the U.S. legalizing the drug. Montana, Arizona, New Jersey, and South...
Legal Related Medicinal Marijuana Dispensing Has Started in Virginia by Sophia Vida November 04, 2020 This past weekend qualified patients in the state of Virginia were able to have access for the first time to cannabis products dispensed at state-licensed facilities. Virginia's first operational dispensary on Saturday began pr...
Legal Related Poll Says Majority of New Yorkers Support Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida November 04, 2020 According to a new poll, the support for marijuana legislation in the state of New York outpaces the opposition by a margin of two to one. A survey from Spectrum News and Ipsos asked respondents to rate their level of support f...
Legal Related Illinois Marijuana Dispensaries Sell Over Half a Billion Dollars by Sophia Vida November 04, 2020 Marijuana stores in Illinois have now sold over half a billion dollars worth of cannabis products according to the state. October marked the six month in a row that Illinois had hit a marijuana sales record. Since the launch of...