Legal Related Oklahoma Attorneys Accused of Facilitating Illegal Medicinal Cannabis Operations by Sophia Vida June 16, 2022 This week Oklahoma officials announced charges against two attorneys they say facilitated illegal medical marijuana operations. "Oklahomans will not tolerate lawlessness or illegal marijuana grow operations," Oklahoma Attorney ...
Legal Related Kentucky Governor Names Members to Medical Marijuana Committee by Sophia Vida June 15, 2022 Kentucky's governor Andy Beshear (D) announced this week that he has named members to a medical marijuana committee that will conduct public hearings on the issue and advise him on ways he can advance patient access while the legi...
Legal Related Germany Begins Preparatory Phase of Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida June 14, 2022 Germany is set to launch a series of expert hearings at the Federal Ministry of Health this week as the country gears towards legalizing cannabis production and sale. The country could become only the second Group of 20 nation ...
Legal Related It May Be 2025 Until Maryland Gets a Recreational Marijuana Industry by Sophia Vida June 13, 2022 When Marylanders vote in November of this year, they are expected to overwhelmingly support a referendum that would legalize adult-use cannabis. The state however likely wouldn’t get a recreational marijuana industry until 20...
Legal Related Ukraine Heads Towards Legalizing Medicinal Cannabis by Sophia Vida June 09, 2022 As war continues in Ukraine, the country's government is moving to legalize medical cannabis. Minister of Healthcare Viktor Liashko wrote on Facebook this week that Ukraine's cabinet had approved a bill "on regulating the circu...
Legal Related Thailand Minister Says You Still Can’t Smoke Joints in the Country by Sophia Vida June 09, 2022 This week Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis. The country's Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has signed a measure that drops cannabis from his ministry's list of controlled drugs. While th...
Legal Related New York Lays Out New Marketing and Packaging Rules for Legal Marijuana Sellers by Sophia Vida June 03, 2022 This week New York's Cannabis Control Board approved new marketing and packaging rules for soon-to-be sellers of legalized marijuana. The rules allow TV ads but bar the targeting of minors with cartoon characters, celebrities o...
Legal Related North Carolina Senate Could Vote on Medical Marijuana This Soon by Sophia Vida May 31, 2022 The NC Senate could be voting on medical marijuana as soon as this week. A recent poll showed 70% of North Carolinians support legalizing medical marijuana. There is also bipartisan support for that amongst lawmakers, who plan ...
Legal Related Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee Signs Legislation to Legalize Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida May 27, 2022 Rhode Island is the newest state to see marijuana acceptance on a recreational level. State lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation this week that sets up a system for the regulation, sale, and taxation and recreational can...
Legal Related Iowa State Supreme Court Rules Arizona Medical Marijuana Card Doesn’t Allow Women to Do This by Sophia Vida May 27, 2022 Arizona medical marijuana card doesn't allow woman to possess drug in Iowa, according to a state Supreme Court ruling. This is even if the woman had to obtain a doctor's authorization to have it, a divided Iowa Supreme Court ru...
