Legal Related Alabama Senate Finally Approves Medical Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida February 26, 2021 This week Alabama senators finally approved a medical marijuana bill to regulate the production, sales, and use of medicinal marijuana. Now the bill heads to the House of Representatives and if passed would become a law. The...
Legal Related Pennsylvania Gets Marijuana Legislation Support for First Time from Republicans by Sophia Vida February 26, 2021 A Republican senator in Pennsylvania has endorsed a plan to make marijuana legal in the state, marking the first time a Republican senator has made such a move. State Sen. Dan Laughlin (R., Erie) has teamed with State Sen. Shar...
Legal Related Cannabis Pre-rolls See Sales Up Almost 50% in 2020 by Sophia Vida February 26, 2021 Despite the coronavirus pandemic, sales of cannabis pre-rolls (the common industry term for professionally rolled marijauna cigerattes) in 2020 were up nearly 50%. According to data from Seattle-based cannabis analytics firm He...
Legal Related Biden Administration to Issue New Guidelines on Staff and Past Marijuana Use by Sophia Vida February 26, 2021 The Biden administration is issuing new guidelines that will address filling key White House positions and people who have had past recreational marijuana use. Marijuana is still illegal under federal law and is therefore a pot...
Legal Related Utah Would Get This Through a New Cannabis Bill by Sophia Vida February 24, 2021 The state of Utah would be getting a 15th marijuana pharmacy through a new cannabis bill. The bill would also force existing pharmacy operators to get up and running or give up their licenses. According to a report in The Sa...
Legal Related Tennessee Republicans Look to Create Medical Cannabis Commission by Sophia Vida February 24, 2021 Two Republicans in the state of Tennessee are seeking to create a medical cannabis commission. SB118/HB490, sponsored by Senator Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin) and Representative Bryan Terry (R-Murfreesboro), would have a 9 person ...
Legal Related New Jersey Finally Legalizes Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida February 23, 2021 After years of failed efforts and negotiations, the state of New Jersey just achieved a big achievement. The state has finally legalized recreational cannabis. It was this week that Gov. Phil Murphy was able to keep his prom...
Legal Related New Florida Medical Marijuana Rules Have People Mad Over This by Sophia Vida February 23, 2021 Medical marijuana is a topic of heated debate again in the state of Florida. Members of the Joint Committee on Medical Marijuana met last week to begin developing the practice standards that Florida-licensed physicians must fol...
Legal Related North Dakota Gets Marijana Legislation Bill Approved in Committee by Sophia Vida February 19, 2021 A bill that would legalize marijuana in North Dakota, dubbed HB 1420, has advanced through a House committee this week. The bill, which is being sponsored by a Republican lawmaker who personally opposed the policy change, would...
Legal Related Massachusetts Medical Cannabis Patient List Tops 100,000 by Sophia Vida February 15, 2021 In the last year, the number of medicinal cannabis patients grew over 30,000 and is now at the state's highest level since the first dispensary opened in June of 2015. Massachusetts now has 100,000 medical marijuana patients in...
