Legal Related Top Advisor to NY Governor Says Marijuana Legislation to be Introduced in January by Sophia Vida October 21, 2020 Assistant Counsel Axel Bernabe to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has said that cannabis legalization will again be introduced through the state budget in January, with the goal being to enact the reform by April. Bernabe also p...
Legal Related Trump Appointed Prosecutor Warns Montana Voters About Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida October 21, 2020 A President Trump appointed federal prosecutor has issued a statement this week warning Montana voters ahead of the election on the risks of marijuana legalization. U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme has urged Montana voters to “conside...
Legal Related D.C. Council Considers Bill That Would Allow Felons to Work in Medical Cannabis Industry by Sophia Vida October 17, 2020 A bill was introduced this month by five Washington D.C. council members that would take steps towards allowing citizens with a felony conviction or misdemeanor marijuana offense to work in the medical marijuana industry. The b...
Legal Related Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Calls for Recreational Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida October 17, 2020 Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania visited The Mountain Center in Tobyhanna, Monroe County this week where he discussed legalizing adult-use cannabis. Wolf has said that the General Assembly has not yet taken up the matter of le...
Legal Related Mississippi Governor Signs Bill to Allow FDA-Approved Cannabis Medications by Sophia Vida October 17, 2020 We are only weeks away from November and Mississippi voters will be able to vote on a pair of dueling medical marijuana initiatives. The state's Governor Tate Reeves (R) has signed legislation that amends state law to allow peo...
Legal Related Marijuana Legislation May Be Major Political Issue According to BofA Analysts by Sophia Vida October 17, 2020 We're a few weeks away until the nation decides on a new president and according to BofA analysts Bryan Spillane and Lisa Lewandowski, cannabis legalization would be the “major political issue,” following the U.S. presidential...
Legal Related University of Cincinnati to Offer Certificate in Cannabis Studies by Sophia Vida October 17, 2020 The University of Cincinnati (UC) has recently launched one of the first higher education programs in the United States to offer a cannabis studies certificate. Sue Trusty, a professor in the horticulture program in the College...
Legal Related Recreational Marijuana Finally Goes on Sale in Maine by Sophia Vida October 14, 2020 After waiting four long years, residents in Maine are finally able to buy recreational pot in the state. This past Friday six stores began selling recreational cannabis with long lines waiting outside all of them. The very firs...
Legal Related Kamala Harris Vows to Decriminalize Pot During VP Debate by Sophia Vida October 14, 2020 The day after vice president hopeful Kamala Harris took the stage to debate current vice president Mike Pence, shares of cannabis stocks were surging. Why? The Democrat Senator had vowed during the debate to expunge the crimina...
Legal Related Poll Says New Jersey’s Marijuana Ballot Question is Likely to Pass by Sophia Vida October 14, 2020 New Jersey is inching closer and closer to potentially legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. According to a poll, it seems likely that voters in the state will decide to legalize recreational marijuana this November. ...