Legal Related New Jersey State and Assembly Approve Medical Marijuana Bill by Sofia Vida June 21, 2019 It was this week that the Senate and Assembly in New Jersey approved the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act. This is a big overhaul of the state's medical marijuana program. The bill would legalize edible forms o...
Legal Related Marijuana Legalization Bill Dies In New York by Sofia Vida June 20, 2019 A bill pushing to legalize recreational marijuana in New York is now officially dead. New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo said the senate confirmed it did not have the votes to move forward with legalization on Wednesday, which wa...
Legal Related Ohio Will Not Be Voting for Marijuana Legalization This Year by Sofia Vida June 20, 2019 Ohio residents will not be voting in 2019 on whether to broadly legalize marijuana in the state. Ohio Families for Change, which backed the Marijuana Rights and Regulations amendment, deactivated its Facebook page and website a...
Legal Related Some Doctors Think Legal Age to Buy Marijuana Should Be 25 by Sofia Vida June 18, 2019 According to some doctors, the legal age to buy recreational marijuana should be moved all the way to 25. In an opinion piece in the New York Times, which was covered by the Washington Post, some healthcare professionals believ...
Legal Related Only This Many Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Ohio Are Operational by Sofia Vida June 14, 2019 Out of 56 medical marijuana dispensaries in the state of Ohio, only 18 are operational and many face having their licenses taken away due to the delays. The state's regulators had divided the state into regions and allotted a n...
Legal Related Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Approves the Sale of This Marijuana Company by Sofia Vida June 14, 2019 The Cannabis Control Commission in Massachusetts has approved the sale of New England Treatment Access marijuana company this week. The state’s Cannabis Control Commission unanimously approved the sale of New England Treatmen...
Legal Related US House Committee Approves Spending Bill That Will Help Marijuana Industry by Sofia Vida June 14, 2019 A U.S. House panel has approved a spending bill that includes a provision that would protect banks serving lawful marijuana businesses from punishment by federal financial regulators. The House Appropriations Committee approved...
Legal Related Church of England Says it is Exploring in Investing in Medical Marijuana by Sofia Vida June 14, 2019 The largest religious organization in Great Britain, The Church of England, announced that it is exploring investing into medical marijuana. The Church announced that it is removing a longstanding prohibition on medical cannabi...
Legal Related Failing a Marijuana Test in this State Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Get Hired by Sofia Vida June 13, 2019 Nevada has banned employers from being able to refuse to hire potential employees that have failed a marijuana drug test. The ban will start in 2020 and will make Nevada the first state to pass such a law. "It is unlawful fo...
Legal Related Alabama’s Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill That Will Only Allow Study of Drug by Sofia Vida June 12, 2019 Alabama marijuana advocates may not be thrilled to learn that a bill signed recently won't grant access to medical marijuana. The state's Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill this week that is related to medical marijuana but do...
