Legal Related Michigan’s Bureau of Marijuana Regulation Plans to Have Draft Marijuana Rules By June by Sophia Vida March 21, 2019 Michigan is gearing up for recreational marijuana to be sold in the state. It was announced this week that the state's Bureau of Marijuana Regulation expects to have draft rules ready by June for the commercial production and s...
Legal Related Next Week Will Be the First Congressional Marijuana Vote Of 2019 by Sophia Vida March 20, 2019 Next week Congress will vote on a bipartisan bill that has been designed to protect banks that service the marijuana industry from being penalized by federal regulators. The legislation, called the Secure and Fair Enforcement (...
Science related (Medical) New Study Says Daily Use of High Potent Marijuana May Increase Risk of Psychosis by Sophia Vida March 20, 2019 New research from Europe, released on Tuesday, has found that the daily use of marijuana, especially high potency strains, is connected to an increase of developing psychosis. A European study has looked at cannabis use in 11 m...
Legal Related Many In New York Are Not Eager for Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida March 20, 2019 It's anticipated that New York is on its way to legalizing recreational marijuana but many people are not on board quite yet with the idea. Many are urging that Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers wait on debating and maybe leg...
Legal Related Trump Administration Budget Proposal Calls For Loosening Restrictions on Marijuana in D.C. by Sophia Vida March 19, 2019 The White House revealed a budget request on Monday that proposes scaling back restrictive language that has prevented Washington, D.C. from spending its own money to legalize and regulate the sale of recreational marijuana. It...
Spotlight Stock Tilray Releases Q4 and Full Year 2018 Financial Results by Sophia Vida March 19, 2019 Canadian marijuana company Tilray Inc. released its full year 2018 financial report this week along with its fourth quarter financial results. Brendan Kennedy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tilray stated, "2018 was a...
Trends & Articles Senator Cory Booker Goes After Senator Kamala Harris’ Marijuana Jokes by Sophia Vida March 19, 2019 It was over the weekend that presidential hopeful Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey (D) said that marijuana legislation is no joke. This may have been a dig at Senator Kamala Harris who recently made jokes about her sentiment t...
Trends & Articles Fasting Growing Industry is Marijuana in the U.S. by Sophia Vida March 16, 2019 According to a new report, marijuana is at the top of the list when it comes to fast growing industries. The report from Leafly and Whitney Economics has found that the marijuana industry added 64,389 jobs in 2018, an increase ...
Trends & Articles Students Majoring in Marijuana at This University are in High Demand Before They Even Graduate by Sophia Vida March 16, 2019 Imagine being a college student and knowing that you're in high demand before you even graduate. This does not happen! Most students are stressed out wondering how to get a job after school is over. Students at Northern Michiga...
Legal Related Oklahoma Governor Ken Stitt Signs Regulatory Measure for Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 16, 2019 It was this week that Governor Ken Stitt (R) of Oklahoma, signed HB 2612, which clarifies regulations and patient protections specific to the medical use of cannabis in the state. It was last summer that a majority of Oklahoma ...