Legal RelatedMarijuana Decriminalization Bill is Filed in Texasby Sofia November 13, 2018This week the pre-filing period for the 2019 legislative session which begins in January began and one of the first bills is one that proposes to decriminalize marijuana. “Civil penalty legislation is the first thing I’ve f...
Legal RelatedNew Illinois Governor Elect May Help Marijuana Legislation in the Stateby Sofia November 10, 2018According to supporters of J.B. Pritzker, who just was elected governor on Tuesday, his win could help marijuana legalization in the state of Illinois. Pritzker was a proponent of the legalization of recreational marijuana in t...
Legal RelatedConnecticut Gets a New Condition Approved for Medical Marijuanaby Sofia November 10, 2018Connecticut's state Department of Consumer Protection announced a new condition that will allow patients to be prescribed medical marijuana. The condition is degenerative spinal disorders. Marijuana was approved Thursday by the...
Legal RelatedWorld Health Organization Leader Is Skeptical on Legalizing Marijuanaby Sofia November 09, 2018According to the World Health Organization's leader, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, legalizing marijuana for recreational use may not be the best thing. Despite the organization releasing a report this past summer that said the dr...
Legal RelatedMajority of North Dakota Voters Pass on Marijuana Legislationby Sofia November 08, 2018North Dakota's initiative for marijuana legislation did not pass this election. The measure failed 59% to 41% with 59% against the initiative. Had North Dakota's measure passed, it would have set no limit on the amount of marij...
Legal RelatedMissouri Voters Say Yes to Legal Medicinal Marijuanaby Sofia November 08, 2018The elections on Tuesday resulted in several states changing their stance on marijuana legislation as voters made their voices heard. In Missouri, voters had approved at least one of three medical marijuana measures that appear...
Legal RelatedConservative Utah Votes to Legalize Medicinal Marijuanaby Sofia November 08, 2018Utah is the newest state that has opted to legalize medical marijuana according to the results from the midterm elections this past Tuesday. According to NBC News and Salt Lake City's local Fox affiliate, the state's medical ca...
Legal RelatedMichigan Votes to Legalize Marijuanaby Sofia November 07, 2018Michigan voters made their voices loud and clear on Tuesday with their vote on marijuana in the state. According to ABC, a ballot measure to replace marijuana prohibition with a legal and regulated system of sales and cultivati...
Legal RelatedOhio Medical Professor Pushes for Treating Opioid Addiction with Marijuanaby Sofia November 06, 2018An Ohio medical professor and family physician, Dr. F. Stuart Leeds, has said that he is gathering data and research on treating opioid addiction with marijuana and plans to give his data to the Ohio Medical Board. The Ohio Med...
Legal RelatedPresident Trump Could be Gearing up to Legalize Marijuana After the Midtermsby Sofia November 03, 2018While he only spent about 10 days in the White House, former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci has projected that President Trump will legalize marijuana after the midterms. Scaramucci has said that the pre...
