Cannabis Tennessee Lawmakers want Statewide Marijuana Legalization Vote by Sophia Vida January 28, 2022 Two Tennessee state lawmakers this week proposed legislation that would put ballot questions regarding the legalization of marijuana before voters in this year’s general election. The legislation was introduced by a bipartisan d...
Cannabis Weed Sales Outpace Alcohol for First Time in Massachusetts by Sophia Vida January 28, 2022 Cannabis tax revenue in Massachusetts is performing better than projected, over four years into the state’s adult-use market. According to the most recently available data, Massachusetts reported collecting $74.2 million in mari...
Cannabis Just Announced – High Times Cannabis Cup SoCal: People’s Choice 2022 by Sophia Vida January 28, 2022 The High Times Cannabis Cup SoCal: People’s Choice 2022 will be the largest competition held in SoCal in history, with more than 2,200 judge kits and 12 categories. High Times Cannabis Cups have a long legacy of success in ...
Cannabis Most Affected: Former State Employee Diana Marquez by Sophia Vida January 28, 2022 In 1978, 18-year-old Diana Marquez and her family moved from Mexico to the U.S., settling in Nebraska. She could barely speak English, using films and TV shows to help teach her. Two years later, she met her eventual husband, Mari...
Cannabis California Bill Filed To Accelerate Cannabis Conviction Expungements by Sophia Vida January 27, 2022 California courts would face a deadline to implement expungements for past cannabis-related convictions under a bill introduced in the State Assembly on Wednesday. The legislation sponsored by State Assemblymember Mia Bonta w...
Cannabis Decriminalize Nature and Students For Sensible Drug Policy Create a Community Healing Alliance by Sophia Vida January 27, 2022 Two advocacy organizations are coming together to decriminalize entheogens and continue fighting against the War on Drugs. Decriminalize Nature (DN) and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) announced in a press release on Janu...
Cannabis New York Expands Medical Marijuana Eligibility by Sophia Vida January 27, 2022 This week, New York expanded eligibility for the state’s medical cannabis program to include more patients, according to an announcement from state regulators. New York’s Office of Cannabis Management said on Monday that the s...
Cannabis Mississippi Lawmakers Finally Agree on Medical Cannabis Bill by Sophia Vida January 27, 2022 After more than a year of disagreement, back-and-forth and false dawns, Mississippi lawmakers may have finally produced a medical cannabis bill that will become law. The Clarion Ledger reported that “members of the Mississipp...
Cannabis Colorado Springs Group Launches Bid to Legalize Recreational Pot Sales by Sophia Vida January 27, 2022 A group of business and community leaders in Colorado Springs, Colorado has launched a bid to legalize sales of recreational cannabis in the city, arguing that tax revenue generated by purchases of legal cannabis by local resident...
Cannabis California Bill Would Ban Single-Use Filtered Cigarettes and Tobacco Vapes by Sophia Vida January 26, 2022 Cigarette smokers and vapers beware—a new California law could upend the state’s tobacco industry as we know it, and other states are following suit. Blaming cigarette butts piling up, the law focuses on cigarette and vape was...